James Geoghegan

Committee of Public AccountsJoint Committee on Artificial IntelligenceSelect Committee on Artificial Intelligence

193Lobbying returns

1,030Questions asked

283Votes cast

100%With Fine Gael

Who's in their ear 193 lobbying returns · 3 paid agencies in top 10

Health 33 Economic Development and Industry 26 Justice and Equality 12 Education and Training 12 Children and Youth Affairs 11 Environment 10

Dublin Chamber of Commerce 25 returns
- 2026-01-21Dublin Chamber Oireachtas Reception
- 2026-01-21President's Address at the Dublin Chamber Annual Dinner 2025
- 2026-01-21President's Address at the Dublin Chamber Annual Dinner 2025
- 2026-01-21President's Address at the Dublin Chamber Annual Dinner 2025
- 2026-01-21President's Address at the Dublin Chamber Annual Dinner 2025
- 2026-01-21President's Address at the Dublin Chamber Annual Dinner 2025
- 2026-01-21President's Address at the Dublin Chamber Annual Dinner 2025
- 2026-01-21Chamber Budget Day correspondence
- 2026-01-21Chamber Budget Day correspondence
- 2026-01-21Chamber Budget Day correspondence
- 2026-01-21Chamber Budget Day correspondence
- 2026-01-21Chamber Budget Day correspondence
Ibec 11 returns
- 2026-01-21Technology Ireland Awards
- 2026-01-21Artificial Intelligence
- 2025-09-19Small Firms Association Survey on AI
- 2025-09-19Small Firms Association - AI survey
Autism Spectrum Information, Advice and Meeting Point Ltd, Trading as AsIAm 8 returns
- 2026-01-21AsIAm hosted the 14th Autism Europe Congress in Dublin and invited a number of elected representatives and DPOs to take part. The Congress was supported by Failte Ireland, Dublin City Council and the Department of Children, Disability and Equality.
- 2026-01-20Meeting of the All Party Group on Autism
Alcohol Action Ireland 8 returns
- 2026-01-19Operation Encompass
Rockwood Consulting ULC PAID AGENCY 4 returns
- 2026-01-21Sought meetings with relevant DPOs for client
- 2025-09-20Euronext Dublin Pre-budget submission
- 2025-09-19Brief DPOs on IPOA perspectives on proposals for reform to the rental market regulatory environment
Vulcan Consulting Limited PAID AGENCY 4 returns

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Irish Cancer Society 4 returns
- 2026-01-21Accessing financial products and services after cancer
- 2025-09-19Pre-Budget Submission priorities
Hume Brophy PAID AGENCY 4 returns
- 2026-01-20Raise awareness about NOffLA's concerns about unregulated online sellers of alcohol

What they're asking about 1,030 questions asked · 20 departments

Children 98 questions
- 2026-03-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18510/26]
- 2026-03-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update in relation to the new Guardian ad litem national service and the recent stakeholder engagement she has had; if she will indicate when the start date for the new service will commence and come into force, with her approval; the transitional arrangements that are proposed for existing Guardians ad litem and their client children who are not part of the new Guardian ad litem national service when it comes into being; if she is confident that when the new Guardian ad litem national service is established there will be no waiting list for Guardians ad litem being appointed to children who are entitled to their support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18514/26]
- 2026-02-26 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 519 of 19 February 2026, if the information requested can be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16132/26]
- 2026-02-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on the programme for Government commitment to extend the national childcare scheme to childminders in the family home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13322/26]
- 2026-02-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on the number of childminders, registered under the relevant childminding regulations, providing services from the childminders’ home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13321/26]
- 2026-02-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will outline each section of enacted legislation, where the responsibility lies in the Minister to commence that section, that has not been commenced; if she will outline each section of enacted legislation which provides for the making of regulations by the Minister that have not been made by the Minister; if she will outline all sections of enacted legislation or secondary legislation which provide for the publication of guidelines by the Minister that have not been published, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13499/26]
- 2026-02-12 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11123/26]
- 2026-01-20 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to examine correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3570/26]
- 2026-01-20 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if children in a variety of childminding settings can also benefit from national childcare scheme subsidies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3657/26]
- 2026-01-20 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if childminding done outside of commercial setting, such as registered creches' and Montessori’s, should be considered within the national childcare scheme, this would include the use of childminders, such as au pairs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3658/26]
- 2025-12-02 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will request TUSLA to provide details of the number of persons for each year between 2021 to date in 2025, who they have referred back and made a query on, to the International Protection Office in circumstances where TUSLA believe the person is not entitled to child services because TUSLA believes they are an adult, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67890/25]
- 2025-12-02 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she can direct TUSLA to provide, for each year between 2021 to date in 2025, the total number of cases which have been issued against TUSLA where the question of age assessment has been an issue germane to the proceedings; the amount of damages paid in each respective proceedings; and the full legal costs associated with each proceeding, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67892/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will highlight any work she is doing to improve supports and protections offered to parents whose crèche withdraws from core funding; the level of support provided to these parents each year since the scheme’s establishment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61555/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on the Programme for Government commitment to extend the national childcare scheme to childminders working in the family home, with sensible regulations that fit homebased care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61556/25]
- 2025-10-21 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will address the issue of NCS funding being reduced for parents who have to collect their children early from creche; if she is considering changes to NCS funding that will allow more flexibility for parents in such a position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57020/25]
- 2025-10-21 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on a report (details supplied) on the end-to-end processes linked to publicly funded early learning and childcare schemes/programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57021/25]
- 2025-09-30 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51476/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 2454 of 29 July 2025, if she will instruct the bodies under her aegis to provide the information requested; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47350/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 2455 of 29 July 2025, if she will instruct the bodies under her aegis to provide the information requested; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47368/25]
- 2025-07-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 313 of 10 July 2025, the reply from the HSE furnished to me on 5 July 2025, if he will direct the HSE to furnish the data (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42026/25]
- 2025-07-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question number 313 of 10 July 2025, if the Minister seek further clarification to matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42049/25]
- 2025-07-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality Further to Parliamentary Question No. 341 of 22 May 2025, to provide details of each employer of the 93 CDNTs (detail supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42092/25]
- 2025-07-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the details of the capital funding programmes or grants which her Department or any body under her aegis has responsibility, for which sporting organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened for which a sporting organisation is eligible to apply for, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43160/25]
- 2025-07-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the details of capital funding programmes or grants which her Department or any body under her aegis has responsibility, for which community organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date of when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened that a community organisation is eligible to apply for; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43178/25]
- 2025-07-15 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will detail the total number of CCTV cameras owned by her Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and dissemination of the recorded footage; the total number of CCTV cameras owned by bodies under the aegis of her Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and dissemination of the recorded footage, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38678/25]
- 2025-07-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 309, 310 and 311 of 26 June 2025, when replies will issue from the HSE; that they will be answered within the timeframe required under Standing Order 52; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38628/25]
- 2025-06-26 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 371 and 372 of 19 June 2025 and correspondence (details supplied) from the HSE to this deputy dated 17 June 2025, when in July the individual data per 93 CDNTs will be made available; the reason it will take a further month to furnish this information; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35157/25]
- 2025-06-26 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 371 and 372 of 19 June 2025 and correspondence (details supplied) from the HSE to this deputy dated 17 June 2025, if the Minister will direct the HSE to explain how it can possibly be the case that, for example, the HSE itself or Enable Ireland have no record of the average tenure of individuals employed for each discipline in delivering occupational therapy, physiotherapy and speech and language therapy, when this data would exist even at a payroll or HR level; to clarify from the HSE that the HSE is in fact stating they have no way of knowing how long its own employees in these disciplines, on average, have remained employed in these disciplines within the specific CDNT team or in the S.38 or S.39 providers either; to confirm that there is no data collection on an individual CDNT team basis for how long people working within that specific CDNT team have remained within that team; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35158/25]
- 2025-06-26 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 371 and 372 of 19 June 2025 and correspondence (details supplied) from the HSE to this deputy dated 17 June 2025, if she will direct the HSE referable to Table 4 provided in the letter to answer the specificity of the original parliamentary question which sought for the HSE to identify the name of provider in each of the 93 CDNTs whereas the reply provided simply lists the name of the Employer and provider type does not identify which employer relates to which specific CDNT team [35159/25]
- 2025-06-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 278 of 11 June 2025 which referred to Parliamentary Question No. 342 of the 22 May 2025, the reason the HSE still has not responded to this Deputy directly notwithstanding the fact they are well in excess of the ten days as required under Standing Order 52; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33405/25]
- 2025-06-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 279 of 11 June 2025 which referred to Parliamentary Question No. 343 of 22 May 2025, the reason the HSE has not responded to this Deputy directly notwithstanding the fact they are well in excess of the ten days as required under Standing Order 52; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33406/25]
- 2025-06-17 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to reduce the number of childcare providers leaving the core funding model; the means by which she plans to protect parents and children affected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32281/25]
- 2025-06-17 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will outline her plans to expand the access and inclusion model to support children below the current age of eligibility, which is two years and 8 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32282/25]
- 2025-06-17 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she can outline the plans being developed by the disability unit within her Department to increase the recruitment of speech and language therapists from abroad. [20997/25]
- 2025-06-11 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of individual psychologists, that are directly employed by the HSE, who conduct assessment of need processes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30954/25]
- 2025-06-11 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will identify by name each section 38 organisation who conduct assessment of need processes for the HSE; if she will identify referable to that section 38 organisation the total individual number of psychologists employed or contracted by that section 38 organisation who conduct assessment of need processes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30955/25]
- 2025-06-11 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will identify by name each section 39 organisation that carries out an assessment of need process for the HSE; if she will identify referable to that section 39 organisation the total individual number of psychologists employed or contracted by that section 39 organisation who conduct assessment of need processes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30956/25]
- 2025-06-11 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will identify the name of the entity or entities that the HSE contract or contracted to deliver the assessment of need waiting list initiative, in tabular form; if she will identify the total number of individual psychologists provided by the contracted entity or entities to carry out the assessment of need under the waiting list initiative; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30957/25]
- 2025-06-11 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality how the HSE determines when a psychologist who is conducting an assessment of need process, either directly or indirectly for the HSE, is suitably qualified to conduct that assessment of need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30958/25]
- 2025-06-11 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 341 of 22 May 2025, if the HSE will reply to this Deputy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31093/25]
- 2025-06-11 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 342 of 22 May 2025, if the HSE will reply to this Deputy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31094/25]
- 2025-06-11 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 343 of 22 May 2025, if the HSE will reply to this Deputy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31095/25]
- 2025-06-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider expanding the access and inclusion (AIMS) model to support children below the current age of eligibility which is two years and eight months; the equivalent supports that exist for children who otherwise would qualify for AIMS but do not meet the age eligibility requirement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30433/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the version of software programmes (details supplied) used by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26591/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has full access and use of a software programme (details supplied); if not, the alternative provider being used and the version of that provider; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26609/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the cloud services currently being used by her Department, by name and version; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26627/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department currently uses a software programme (details supplied); if so, the version of the programme that is used; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26645/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department currently uses a commercial internet service provider; the name of the provider; the value of the contract; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26663/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1424 of 19 March 362 and 362 of 27 March 2025 and letter dated 8 April 2025 from the Assistant National Director, Access and Integration, National Disability Team, referable to the specific excel data set provided accompanying that letter, if she will direct the HSE to furnish this Deputy with the specific number of persons currently employed for each discipline in delivering occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, and psychology in each of the specific 93 CDNTs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26688/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1424 of 19 March 362 and 362 of 27 March 2025 and letter dated 8 April 2025 the Assistant National Director, Access and Integration, National Disability Team, referable to the specific excel data set provided accompanying that letter, if she will direct the HSE to furnish this Deputy the average tenure of the individuals currently employed for each discipline in delivering occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, and psychology in each of the specific 93 CDNTs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26689/25]
- …and 48 more questions on Children
Health 82 questions
- 2026-03-25 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if she will consider the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22728/26]
- 2026-03-24 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health to review a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22231/26]
- 2026-03-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the publication of the AI for Care strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18278/26]
- 2026-03-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to extending free family planning to the provision of vasectomy services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18279/26]
- 2026-02-26 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 571 of 19 February 2026, if the information requested can be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16138/26]
- 2026-02-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if she will outline each section of enacted legislation where the responsibility lies with the Minister to commence that section, which has not been commenced; if she will outline each section of enacted legislation that provides for the making of regulations by the Minister which has not been made by the Minister; if she will outline all sections of enacted legislation or secondary legislation which provide for the publication of guidelines by the Minister that have not been published, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13508/26]
- 2026-02-12 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11122/26]
- 2026-01-27 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if she will arrange with a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5925/26]
- 2026-01-20 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health to review correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3568/26]
- 2026-01-20 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health to consider implementing a post-Christmas period of an increase in mental health supports, due to the increase of acute mental health cases that present to the healthcare system at this time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3659/26]
- 2026-01-20 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 252 of 3 December 2025, if a reply will be furnished from the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4161/26]
- 2026-01-13 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if she will examine the issues outlined in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75034/25]
- 2025-12-09 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health to review the case of a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69178/25]
- 2025-12-03 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if she will request the HSE to provide a list of services currently being provided in Terenure health centre; the contact details of the relevant point of contact or manager of the centre; if she can request the HSE to provide an update in respect of any proposed plans to deliver a new primary healthcare centre in Terenure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68263/25]
- 2025-12-02 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if she will consider correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67956/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if the blood test department in St Vincent’s Hospital is going to close; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61969/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health to review the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58134/25]
- 2025-09-30 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health to review the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51467/25]
- 2025-09-23 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health to provide details on the services currently provided for adult patients with epilepsy at a hospital (details supplied); the number and grade of staff that are currently attached to this service at this site; the number of current staff vacancies within this service; the number of epilepsy patients currently registered with this service; the number of patients currently awaiting first consultations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49887/25]
- 2025-09-23 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if she will consider the introduction of ring-fenced annual funding for radiotherapy equipment replacement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49888/25]
- 2025-09-23 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if she will consider the establishment of a national body with radiotherapy expertise to identify patient and technology specific needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49889/25]
- 2025-09-23 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49890/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if she will detail the historical commercial ties between her Department, a distributor (details supplied) and Chemin Grunenthal during the 1950s; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47317/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if she will outline the safeguards that were in place during the 1950s to ensure that providers of thalidomide fully disclosed any potential side effects; if she can provide evidence that proves her Department was satisfied that these safeguards were sufficient; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47318/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if she can provide a timeline, dating back to the 1950s, of each instance where her predecessors as Minister were briefed by officials on the potential negative effects of thalidomide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47319/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if she can confirm that all files detailing the State’s relationship with providers of thalidomide are publicly available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47320/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health , further to Parliamentary Question No. 3085 of 29 July, if she will instruct the bodies under her aegis to provide the information requested; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47359/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health , further to Parliamentary Question No. 3086 of 29 July, if she will instruct the bodies under her aegis to provide the information requested; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47377/25]
- 2025-07-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health the details of the capital funding programmes or grants which her Department or any body under her aegis has responsibility, for which sporting organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened for which a sporting organisation is eligible to apply for, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43169/25]
- 2025-07-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health the details of capital funding programmes or grants which her Department or any body under her aegis has responsibility, for which community organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date of when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened that a community organisation is eligible to apply for; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43187/25]
- 2025-07-15 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if she will detail the total number of CCTV cameras owned by her Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and dissemination of the recorded footage; the total number of CCTV cameras owned by bodies under the aegis of her Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and dissemination of the recorded footage, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38687/25]
- 2025-07-15 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if a medical card will be renewed for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38706/25]
- 2025-07-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 362 and 363 of 11 June 2025, if the HSE will reply to the questions asked and that they will be answered within the timeframe required under Standing Order 52; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38608/25]
- 2025-06-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33426/25]
- 2025-06-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if she or the HSE has any plans on making thyroid disease a long-term illness further to matters raised (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33427/25]
- 2025-06-11 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 345 of 22 May 2025, and the reply provided from the HSE, if she will confirm when a tender will be issued to appoint an agent to dispose of the Baggot Street Hospital building on the open market (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31066/25]
- 2025-06-11 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 345 of 22 May 2025, and the reply provided from the HSE, if she can confirm the specific services which the HSE intends to provide in the primary care centre on the site off Haddington Road, adjacent to the former Baggot Street hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31067/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health to examine a fair deal scheme appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28881/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update in respect of the former Baggot Street Hospital site which has been registered as surplus to requirements by the HSE on the Office of Public Works Inter State Property Register; if any expressions of interest have been made by any other State entity in respect of this property; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26683/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health the version of software programmes (details supplied) used by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26599/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if her Department has full access and use of a software programme (details supplied); if not, the alternative provider being used and the version of that provider; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26617/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health the cloud services currently being used by her Department, by name and version; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26635/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if her Department currently uses a software programme (details supplied); if so, the version of the programme that is used; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26653/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if her Department currently uses a commercial internet service provider; the name of the provider; the value of the contract; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26671/25]
- 2025-05-20 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health to examine concerns in correspondence (details supplied) and outline the measures she is taking to address these. [25210/25]
- 2025-05-20 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health for an update on her engagements with representatives of pharmacists in relation to the free HRT scheme; if she will consider raising the dispensing fee for each HRT item (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25211/25]
- 2025-05-20 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if she can provide any detail in respect of the Taoiseach’s statement in the Dáil on 2 April 2025 that getting overseas occupational and speech and language therapists’ qualifications recognised by CORU is an issue that is being pursued by Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25224/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health for an update in respect of the proposed Rathmines primary care centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23496/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health for an update regarding the proposed Baggot Street primary care centre; the efforts the HSE is making regarding their proposed disposal of the old Baggot Street Hospital, which is adjacent to the primary care centre proposal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23497/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to ensure the continued supply of evorel HRT patches (details supplied); if the 25mcg evorel or other patch will be added to the list of reimbursable items; the reason it is not currently on the list.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22251/25]
- …and 32 more questions on Health
Enterprise 81 questions
- 2026-02-26 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 283 of 19 February 2026, if the information requested can be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16136/26]
- 2026-02-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to outline any engagements he or his Department has had with any stakeholder or body under his Department’s aegis on a matter (details supplied); if he will provide an update in respect of this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13323/26]
- 2026-02-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will outline each section of enacted legislation, where the responsibility lies in the Minister to commence that section, that has not been commenced; if he will outline each section of enacted legislation which provides for the making of regulations by the Minister that have not been made by the Minister; if he will outline all sections of enacted legislation or secondary legislation which provide for the publication of guidelines by the Minister that have not been published, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13504/26]
- 2026-02-17 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide an update on the national life sciences strategy consultation process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12194/26]
- 2026-01-20 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to review the case of a person (details supplied);; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3573/26]
- 2026-01-20 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3656/26]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will outline any engagement he has had with industry on the subject of new graduates being unable to obtain entry-level jobs in areas most affected by the adoption of artificial intelligence; if his Department has conducted any industry surveys to assess the existence of such a trend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73807/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he is considering the introduction of supports for new graduates unable to obtain entry-level jobs in areas most affected by the adoption of artificial intelligence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73809/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has modelled the number of jobs that might be lost or not created across different AI uptake and adoption scenarios; if he will provide a breakdown of any such analysis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73810/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of work permits that have been issued by his Department to people working in artificial intelligence-related fields for each year since 2021; if he will provide a breakdown of this figure, by role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73811/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department keeps a record of how much foreign investment was directed towards IDA- and Enterprise Ireland-supported companies in artificial intelligence-related activities; if he will provide a breakdown of these figures for each year since 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73812/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has modelled the amount of AI-related investment growth, FDI growth, and employment growth that Ireland will experience across different scenarios; if he will provide a breakdown of any such analysis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73813/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of companies that have received funding from the Disruptive Technologies Fund since its inception; the number of these companies that have been acquired since receiving funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73815/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of jobs which have been created in AI-related companies each year since 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73825/25]
- 2025-12-03 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 311 of 25 November 2025, if he will provide a further breakdown of the information supplied (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68282/25]
- 2025-11-25 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will direct the National Standards Authority of Ireland to provide the number of companies that have applied for modern methods of construction agreement certifications; the country of origin of those companies who have applied; the status of each application; the average time it takes from the point of application to approval; the number of certifications that have been granted; the identity of companies who have applied and have been approved; the companies country of origin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65188/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps he is taking to implement the Competitiveness and Productivity Action Plan goal of improved and more targeted funding for the adoption of AI and digital tools under the enterprise pillar of the new National Digital and AI Strategy; the metrics his Department will use to measure the success of these policies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61891/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the powers he plans to grant to the new National AI Office; the way in which he plans to structure engagement between the office and industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61890/25]
- 2025-10-09 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide an update on the publication of the National Clustering Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54502/25]
- 2025-10-09 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will outline any plans to reform the Enterprise Ireland Commercialisation Fund evaluation process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54503/25]
- 2025-09-30 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide a list, maintained by the IDA, of the 25 North Carolina-headquartered companies with operations in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52081/25]
- 2025-09-25 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide an update on legislation to establish the national AI office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50480/25]
- 2025-09-25 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if the proposed Glass Bottle Site innovation hub aligns with commitments to fostering innovation and collaboration in his Action Plan for Competitiveness and Productivity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50481/25]
- 2025-09-25 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when the heads of a Bill will be published to establish a central and coordinating authority for governance of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51097/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 933 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the information requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47355/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 934 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the information requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47373/25]
- 2025-07-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the details of the capital funding programmes or grants which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility, for which sporting organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened for which a sporting organisation is eligible to apply for, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43165/25]
- 2025-07-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the details of capital funding programmes or grants which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility, for which community organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date of when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened that a community organisation is eligible to apply for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43183/25]
- 2025-07-15 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will detail the total number of CCTV cameras owned by his Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and dissemination of the recorded footage; the total number of CCTV cameras owned by bodies under the aegis of his Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and dissemination of the recorded footage, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38683/25]
- 2025-07-03 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 401 of 20 May 2025, if he will instruct the Companies Registration Office to provide the information sought; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36901/25]
- 2025-06-24 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the date on which the planned Competitiveness Summit will take place; who will be invited to participate in this Summit; whether the Action Plan on Competitiveness and Productivity will be announced in advance of or at this summit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34149/25]
- 2025-06-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide an update on the new national clustering policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33182/25]
- 2025-06-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to clarify the circumstances in which the Companies Registration Office accept e-signatures for company filings; if it does not accept e-signatures, to outline the reasoning for same; if it does not accept e-signatures, to outline any plans it has for e-signatures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33424/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the version of software programmes (details supplied) used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26594/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has full access and use of a software programme (details supplied); if not, the alternative provider being used and the version of that provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26612/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the cloud services currently being used by his Department, by name and version; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26630/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department currently uses a software programme (details supplied); if so, the version of the programme that is used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26648/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department currently uses a commercial internet service provider; the name of the provider; the value of the contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26666/25]
- 2025-05-20 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to Ireland's reduced competitiveness ranking (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25209/25]
- 2025-05-20 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the name and address of each recipient of the increased cost of business grant in Dublin 2,4,6 and 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25311/25]
- 2025-05-20 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will detail the numbers on the opening of new hospitality businesses and closures of such businesses nationally from January 2024 to the latest available date, in tabular form; the numbers on the opening of new retail businesses and closure of such businesses nationally from January 2024 to the latest available date; both sets of figures, but specific to Dublin businesses only; whether there is any evidence of an increase in net or gross closures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25574/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to confirm that for each year between 2020 and 2025, in respect of the boards of bodies under the aegis of his Department (details supplied), the board has terms of reference; where that is not the case, to identify that body, by reference to the year or years when no terms of reference existed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24240/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to confirm that for each year between 2020 and 2025, in respect of the boards of bodies under the aegis of his Department (details supplied), at least one member of the audit and risk committee of that board has recent, relevant financial experience for each of those years; where that is not the case, to identify that body, by reference to the year or years when no such member existed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24241/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to identify, by body name and associated skills gap, any skills gaps identified by the chairperson of that board in correspondence to his Department or a Minister (details supplied) in respect of the composition of the board of the body referred, for each year between 2020 and 2025, in tabular form; to identify any body where the chairperson of that board never identified skills gaps to his Department or a Minister, by year and body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24242/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of members of boards in each body under the aegis of his Department (details supplied) that have a professional accounting qualification, for each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24243/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps that will be undertaken in the upcoming review of the National Development Plan to consider the case for semiconductor subsidies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22831/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in view of the Comprehensive Employment Strategy for People with Disabilities 2015-2024, if he is considering any further plans or strategies for the employment of disabled people and neurodivergent people. [22488/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the means by which his Department will be co-ordinating with the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to consider the case for semiconductor subsidies, in the context of the upcoming review of the National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22830/25]
- 2025-05-01 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline the steps he is taking to cultivate investment in artificial intelligence in the context of his action plan for competitiveness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21722/25]
- 2025-05-01 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on his action plan for competitiveness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21721/25]
- …and 31 more questions on Enterprise
Housing 80 questions
- 2026-03-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding any recent tripartite engagements between his Department, Dublin City Council and the developers of the Poolbeg SDZ area to reach an agreement on the delivery of affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18280/26]
- 2026-03-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding any review of the qualifying income thresholds for cost rental housing developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18281/26]
- 2026-02-26 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the most recent Local Democracy Taskforce meeting; if he can provide an update on the publication of its final report, including any emerging themes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16107/26]
- 2026-02-26 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 399 of 19 February 2026, if the information requested can be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16131/26]
- 2026-02-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline each section of enacted legislation, where the responsibility lies in the Minister to commence that section, that has not been commenced; if he will outline each section of enacted legislation which provides for the making of regulations by the Minister that have not been made by the Minister; if he will outline all sections of enacted legislation or secondary legislation which provide for the publication of guidelines by the Minister that have not been published, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13509/26]
- 2026-01-13 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he intends to commence all relevant provisions of the Planning and Development Act 2024 which would enable the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to introduce secondary legislation to implement scale of fees, capping the costs of environmental planning judicial reviews as per part 9 of the Planning and Development Act 2024; the level and degree of consultation the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment has had with him, as required under the relevant provision of the Act and describe the form that consultation took; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74483/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he plans to initiate a review of cost-rental income thresholds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73765/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether people participating in HAP or the RAS are eligible to apply for cost-rental housing; the number of people participating in these programmes that have availed of cost-rental housing to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73766/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider granting the Land Development Agency greater compulsory purchase order powers, similar to those possessed by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73767/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of compulsory purchase orders that have been conducted to facilitate Land Development Agency activity since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73768/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 40 of 25 November 2025, when he anticipates a conclusion or further update between Dublin City Council and Pembroke Beach DAC in respect of the delivery of affordable housing in this first phase, in accordance with the terms of the SDZ condition; if he can confirm that this will be concluded or announced within the first 3 months of 2026 or before; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73769/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he can detail, in relation to the affordable housing fund, cost rental equity loan scheme and secure tenancy affordable rental investment scheme, the names of each respective delivery partner currently awarded funding under one of those schemes or seeking funding under those schemes; the number of cost rental homes for which funding pursuant to each respective delivery partner funding application is sought under one of those schemes; the address of the developments, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74161/25]
- 2025-12-02 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will respond to issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67880/25]
- 2025-12-02 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has considered giving the LDA greater borrowing powers; if he will outline any other borrowing models that have been considered by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68164/25]
- 2025-12-02 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline each metric his Department is using to monitor the impact of the Planning and Development Act 2024’s provisions; the breakdown of any data available on the impact of enacted provisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68166/25]
- 2025-11-27 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his Department's involvement with Dublin City Council's pilot scheme to provide cost-rental accommodation for key workers on Middle Abbey Street and North Frederick Street; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67219/25]
- 2025-11-27 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline any involvement his Department will have with the special purpose vehicle established to implement the recommendations of the Dublin City Taskforce Roadmap for Delivery, as discussed in the recently published housing plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67220/25]
- 2025-11-27 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on any recent tripartite engagements between his Department, Dublin City Council and the developers of the Poolbeg SDZ area to progress the delivery of affordable housing; if the number of Part V, social, and affordable units available in the first phase will be in accordance with the terms of the SDZ condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67221/25]
- 2025-11-27 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department maintains a list of all of Part V dwellings which have been acquired by local authorities over the past three years to date; if this information breaks down acquisition cost, address, number of bedrooms; if this information is in the possession of his Department, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67233/25]
- 2025-11-27 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department maintains information on the number of staff assigned to Part V negotiations in each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67235/25]
- 2025-11-25 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on any recent tripartite engagements between his Department, Dublin City Council and the developers of the Poolbeg SDZ area to progress the delivery of affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65839/25]
- 2025-11-25 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline any involvement his Department will have with the special purpose vehicle established to implement the recommendations of the Dublin City Taskforce roadmap for delivery, as discussed in the recently published housing plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65838/25]
- 2025-11-25 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will direct the Land Development Agency to provide an update in respect of their interest or engagement with the HSE concerning the sale of a property (details supplied); and its potential use as LDA housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65195/25]
- 2025-11-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the definition of a derelict property that guide councils in adding sites to the derelict sites register; if the criteria will change ahead of the introduction of the new derelict property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62987/25]
- 2025-11-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage if he will review the affordability thresholds and criteria for single applicants to cost-rental housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62995/25]
- 2025-10-21 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to encourage purpose built housing for older adults by designating it as a specific use class or housing typology, as has been done for purpose built student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56563/25]
- 2025-10-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he acknowledges that there is significant variation across local authorities in the way they enforce vacant sites legislation; the steps he is taking to ensure that local authorities apply the legislation in a uniform manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53904/25]
- 2025-10-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the public consultation for review of exempted development received submissions advocating for the introduction of a statutory exemption from planning permission for the installation of electric vehicle charging arms on public footpaths (details supplied); his views on applying such a planning permission exemption if the continued requirement for planning permission once section 83 of the Planning and Development Act 2024 is commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53903/25]
- 2025-09-25 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether legislation is needed for the establishment of the special purpose vehicle (SPV) by Dublin City Council to lead the execution of the roadmap for delivery for implementation of the Dublin City Centre Taskforce recommendations; if he can provide an update on any legislation or policy measure that is needed by him in respect of having the SPV established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51098/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1607 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the information requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47360/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to parliamentary Question No. 1608 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the information requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47378/25]
- 2025-07-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to examine correspondence (details supplied); if the lack of consultation will be rectified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41899/25]
- 2025-07-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he can detail for each specific local authority the precise number of Part V units currently due for delivery, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43050/25]
- 2025-07-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he can detail for each specific local authority the precise number and grade of staff within that local authority who have responsibility for engaging with developers in respect of Part V units to be delivered up in each local authority area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43051/25]
- 2025-07-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of the capital funding programmes or grants for which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility for which sporting organisations are eligible to apply; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened for which a sporting organisation is eligible to apply for, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43170/25]
- 2025-07-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of capital funding programmes or grants for which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility for which community organisations are eligible to apply; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date of when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened that a community organisation is eligible to apply for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43188/25]
- 2025-07-15 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will detail the total number of CCTV cameras owned by his Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and dissemination of the recorded footage; the total number of CCTV cameras owned by bodies under the aegis of his Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and dissemination of the recorded footage, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38688/25]
- 2025-07-15 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the public consultation on exempted development regulations will be opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38695/25]
- 2025-07-15 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on giving the Residential Tenancies Board more powers and assistance to get information on landlords, considering the issue of the Residential Tenancies Board being unable to locate a current address for a landlord meaning that a dispute process cannot be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38721/25]
- 2025-07-01 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider extending planning exemptions to EV home charging infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35874/25]
- 2025-06-24 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of apartments completed in the four Dublin local authority areas per year from 2018 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34173/25]
- 2025-06-24 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of apartments that received planning permission in the four Dublin local authority areas per year from 2018 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34174/25]
- 2025-06-24 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing commencements to date in 2025 in the four Dublin local authority areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34176/25]
- 2025-06-24 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of apartment commencements to date in 2025 in the four Dublin local authority areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34177/25]
- 2025-06-24 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide details on the expected or set prices for each category of new home being developed by the Land Development Agency at Cherry Orchard Point, Dublin 10; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34178/25]
- 2025-06-24 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline the set prices for two-bed apartments across every Land Development Agency development in Dublin completed over the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34179/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider reviewing Government’s acquisition cost guidelines for Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28830/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he can outline plans to support the tenant-in-situ scheme via funding and also through the eligibility criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28831/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider the issues raised by a person (details supplied) and provide a response in relation to development levy wavers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28897/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the version of software programmes (details supplied) used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26600/25]
- …and 30 more questions on Housing
Transport 77 questions
- 2026-04-14 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question no. 300 of 1 April 2025, to provide an update since he initiated efforts to consider driving licence agreements with US states; the progress made to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24181/26]
- 2026-02-26 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport the input provided by his Department or ZEVI into the development of the private wires legislation on the subject of making it possible for residents who do not have a driveway to install home electric charging points; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16109/26]
- 2026-02-26 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 231 of 19 February 2026, if the information requested can be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16133/26]
- 2026-02-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline each section of enacted legislation, where the responsibility lies in the Minister to commence that section, that has not been commenced; if he will outline each section of enacted legislation which provides for the making of regulations by the Minister that have not been made by the Minister; if he will outline all sections of enacted legislation or secondary legislation which provide for the publication of guidelines by the Minister that have not been published, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13514/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if he will address issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) with Irish Rail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8531/26]
- 2026-01-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if the National Transport Agency can specify with some granularity and specifics as to what Dublin City Council were allocated €250,000.00 for under the 2026 Active Travel budget for a project entitled ‘Strand Road Active Travel Trial’; and what exactly DCC submitted to obtain this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5382/26]
- 2026-01-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if the National Transport Agency can specify with some granularity and specifics as to what Dublin City Council were allocated funding for under the 2026 Active Travel budget for projects (details supplied); and what exactly DCC submitted to obtain this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5383/26]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 412 of 25 November 2025, wherein the NTA confirmed that the Luas Poolbeg Pre-Feasibility study has been completed by Transport Infrastructure Ireland and is currently under consideration by the NTA, where the Department of Transport has received a copy of this report or anyone in the Ministers office; if the Department has received a copy of this report or anyone in the Ministers office, if he can detail the key findings from the study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73770/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport further to the reply provided to me from the NTA as a follow on from your reply to question 65872/25 wherein the NTA confirmed that the Luas Poolbeg Pre-Feasibility study has been completed by Transport Infrastructure Ireland and is currently under consideration by the NTA if he can detail to me what involvement officials in his Department or the Ministers’ office have in subsequent steps following the completion of the NTA’s consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73771/25]
- 2025-12-17 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if he will ask the National Transport Authority to address issues outlined in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72662/25]
- 2025-12-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport to review the roll out of new bus routes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70599/25]
- 2025-12-09 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if he can direct the NTA to provide an update as to whether the active travel division in Dublin City Council has been funded by the NTA to deliver the permanent ‘Fitzwilliam cycle route scheme’ which runs along Fitzwilliam Place, Fitzwilliam Street, and Merrion Square East, connecting Leeson Street Lower with Merrion Square North; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69294/25]
- 2025-12-09 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 259 of 30 September 2025, if he will instruct the RSA to examine issues with the NCT outlined in correspondence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69521/25]
- 2025-11-25 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport to provide this Deputy with a copy of the feasibility study carried out by TII for Luas Poolbeg, which is under review by the National Transport Authority; and if he will support the progression of this line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65972/25]
- 2025-11-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport the proportion of his Department’s National Development Plan allocation that will be assigned to funding Luas extensions in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63505/25]
- 2025-11-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the formation of the transport security force to address safety issues on public transport in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63506/25]
- 2025-10-09 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54505/25]
- 2025-10-09 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if he has considered expanding the student Leap card (details supplied) to those enrolled in online colleges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54506/25]
- 2025-09-30 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline his plans to improve disability access on public transport in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51784/25]
- 2025-09-30 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the feasibility study for the extension of the Red Line Luas to Poolbeg, due to be complete this summer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51783/25]
- 2025-09-30 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport to examine issues with the NCT outlined in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51470/25]
- 2025-09-30 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport his views on the current uptake of electric vehicles in the Dublin region; if it is in line with the Climate Action Plan’s 2030 electric vehicle targets for Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49117/25]
- 2025-09-30 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a progress update on reaching the Climate Action Plan’s 2030 target of 845,000 electric vehicles on the road by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49116/25]
- 2025-09-23 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport the status of a driver’s licence application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49869/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport his views on a matter regarding public transport (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48505/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 547 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the information requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47366/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 548 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the information requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47384/25]
- 2025-07-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if matters in relation to public transport to Dublin Airport will be examined (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41896/25]
- 2025-07-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if he has considered the recommendations contained in the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission report “Access to Car History”; if he intends to implement the recommendations in the report that relate to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42531/25]
- 2025-07-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport the details of the capital funding programmes or grants which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility, for which sporting organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened for which a sporting organisation is eligible to apply for, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43176/25]
- 2025-07-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport the details of capital funding programmes or grants which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility, for which community organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date of when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened that a community organisation is eligible to apply for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43194/25]
- 2025-07-17 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if he will request Bus Éireann to consider adding a stop for the route 2 service from Arklow to Dublin Airport at UCD Belfield; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40634/25]
- 2025-07-15 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if he will detail the total number of CCTV cameras owned by his Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and dissemination of the recorded footage; the total number of CCTV cameras owned by bodies under the aegis of his Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and dissemination of the recorded footage, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38694/25]
- 2025-06-26 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline his plans to increase the ease with which someone can receive a road opening licence to excavate a pavement for the purpose of installing safe electric vehicle charging points in high density areas where the cable for the charger needs to be routed under a pavement to reach the vehicle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35156/25]
- 2025-06-26 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if he will instruct Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland to consider, in conjunction with relevant stakeholders, how a scheme for safe electric vehicle charging points might work where the charging cable needs to be routed under a pavement in high density areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35160/25]
- 2025-06-24 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline his plans to increase the usage of electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34129/25]
- 2025-06-24 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on his engagements about accelerating Luas extensions as part of his NDP review negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34128/25]
- 2025-06-24 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport his plans to introduce on street EV charging infrastructure. [30251/25]
- 2025-06-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on a driving licence exchange (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33425/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport the version of software programmes (details supplied) used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26606/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has full access and use of a software programme (details supplied); if not, the alternative provider being used and the version of that provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26625/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport the cloud services currently being used by his Department, by name and version; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26642/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if his Department currently uses a software programme (details supplied); if so, the version of the programme that is used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26660/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if his Department currently uses a commercial internet service provider; the name of the provider; the value of the contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26678/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport in respect of the boards of bodies under the aegis of his Department (details supplied) to confirm that for each year between 2020 and 2025, each board has a terms of reference; where that is not the case, to identify that body, by reference to year or years where no terms of reference existed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24228/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport in respect of the boards of bodies under the aegis of his Department (details supplied), to confirm that for each year between 2020 and 2025, at least one member of the audit and risk committee of that board has recent, relevant financial experience for each of those years; where that is not the case, to identify that body, by reference to the year or years where no so such member existed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24229/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport to identify, by body name and associated skills gap, any skills gaps identified by the chairperson of that board (details supplied) in correspondence to his Department or a Minister in respect of the composition of the board of the body referred, for each year between 2020 and 2025, in tabular form; to identify any body where the chairperson of that board never identified skills gaps to his Department or a Minister, by year and body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24230/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport the number of members of boards (details supplied) in each body under the aegis of his Department who have a professional accounting qualification, for each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24231/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport his plans to expand free public transport access for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22821/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport which routes in Dublin will be prioritised for the initial rollout of the transport security force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22822/25]
- …and 27 more questions on Transport
Taoiseach 70 questions
- 2026-04-15 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on the Economy, Trade and Competitiveness will next meet. [16478/26]
- 2026-04-15 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on EU and International Affairs will next meet. [16479/26]
- 2026-04-15 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on EU and International Affairs will next meet. [22084/26]
- 2026-04-15 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Housing will next meet. [22083/26]
- 2026-03-24 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Housing will next meet. [14634/26]
- 2026-03-24 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Water Quality will next meet. [13980/26]
- 2026-03-03 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure will next meet. [13981/26]
- 2026-03-03 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Disability will next meet. [12502/26]
- 2026-03-03 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the revised National Digital and AI Strategy. [13324/26]
- 2026-02-24 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [12503/26]
- 2026-02-24 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach if he will outline each section of enacted legislation, where the responsibility lies in the Minister to commence that section, that has not been commenced; if he will outline each section of enacted legislation which provides for the making of regulations by the Minister that have not been made by the Minister; if he will outline all sections of enacted legislation or secondary legislation which provide for the publication of guidelines by the Minister that have not been published, in tabular form. [13515/26]
- 2026-02-17 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on the Economy, Trade and Competitiveness will next meet. [7332/26]
- 2026-01-13 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Government co-ordination will next meet. [69535/25]
- 2025-12-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on infrastructure will next meet. [69534/25]
- 2025-12-03 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on EU and International Affairs will next meet. [63507/25]
- 2025-11-26 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure will next meet [61554/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on justice, migration and social affairs will next meet. [59728/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on disability will next meet [61553/25]
- 2025-10-21 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Disability will next meet. [51781/25]
- 2025-10-14 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [51782/25]
- 2025-10-14 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure will next meet. [48476/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [48477/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach further to Parliamentary Question No. 26 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the information requested. [47365/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach further to Parliamentary Question No. 27 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the information requested. [47383/25]
- 2025-07-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach the details of the capital funding programmes or grants for which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility for which sporting organisations are eligible to apply; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened for which a sporting organisation is eligible to apply for, in tabular form. [43175/25]
- 2025-07-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach the details of capital funding programmes or grants for which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility for which community organisations are eligible to apply; and the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date of when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened that a community organisation is eligible to apply for. [43193/25]
- 2025-07-15 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [34130/25]
- 2025-07-15 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the housing and infrastructure unit within his Department. [35872/25]
- 2025-07-15 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update of the status of the National Risk Assessment 2025. [37648/25]
- 2025-07-15 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a timeline for the publication of his Department’s Strategy Statement 2025-2027. [37649/25]
- 2025-07-15 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach if he will detail the total number of CCTV cameras owned by his Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and dissemination of the recorded footage; the total number of CCTV cameras owned by bodies under the aegis of his Department; and the specific video file format used in the recording and dissemination of the recorded footage, in tabular form. [38693/25]
- 2025-07-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the priorities of his Department’s housing and infrastructure unit [32279/25]
- 2025-06-17 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the response to Ireland's Competitiveness Challenge 2024, published by his Department in November 2024. [27447/25]
- 2025-06-17 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach if he plans on hosting another competitiveness summit. [27448/25]
- 2025-06-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Disability will next meet. [30254/25]
- 2025-05-27 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will next meet. [22480/25]
- 2025-05-27 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on EU and International Affairs will next meet. [22481/25]
- 2025-05-27 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Housing will next meet [24167/25]
- 2025-05-27 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach the version of software programmes (details supplied) used by his Department. [26607/25]
- 2025-05-27 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach if his Department has full access and use of a software programme (details supplied); if not, the alternative provider being used and the version of that provider [26623/25]
- 2025-05-27 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach the cloud services currently being used by his Department, by name and version. [26643/25]
- 2025-05-27 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach if his Department currently uses a software programme (details supplied); and if so, the version of the programme that is used. [26661/25]
- 2025-05-27 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach if his Department currently uses a commercial internet service provider; the name of the provider; the value of the contract. [26679/25]
- 2025-05-20 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on his Department's interdepartmental group report on the Dublin city task force recommendations. [20996/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach his views on the National Economic and Social Council's recent compact growth report. [24166/25]
- 2025-04-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the new disability unit within his Department. [18211/25]
- 2025-04-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the steps his Department is taking to improve data collection and database construction in anticipation of the increased data processing capacity that artificial intelligence adoption entails; and if he will outline the logic behind their approach. [18439/25]
- 2025-04-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach if he will identify any projects which the Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI [18440/25]
- 2025-04-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach if he will identify any AI training offered to people working in the Department; and the level of take-up. [18443/25]
- 2025-04-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach if he will detail how many emails the Minister’s offices and the customer service mailbox the Department received from the public in 2024 [18445/25]
- …and 20 more questions on Taoiseach
Justice 60 questions
- 2026-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 313 of 10 April 2025, if there are still currently 209 CCTV cameras in the Dublin metropolitan area that are authorised by the Garda Commissioner, or if there has been an increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20214/26]
- 2026-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the date on which work began on the new CCTV Strategy by An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20215/26]
- 2026-03-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he has examined the adequacy of the current governance framework for public safety in Dublin City Centre; whether consideration is being given to legislative reform to provide for enhanced coordination between An Garda Síochána, local authorities and other relevant State agencies in the prevention of crime and anti-social behaviour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18267/26]
- 2026-03-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total euro value of grants provided from his Department for capital expenditure for installation and maintenance of community-based CCTV; if he can break down that number in terms of number of actual CCTV cameras; the figures by county, for each year from 2017 to-date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18499/26]
- 2026-03-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 313 of 10 April 2025, if there are still 209 CCTV cameras in the Dublin metropolitan area that are authorised by the Garda Commissioner; if there has been an increase; if there has been an increase of CCTV cameras authorised by the Garda Commissioner; to identify the location and number of cameras; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18500/26]
- 2026-03-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the date on which work began on the new CCTV Strategy by An Garda Síochána; whether his Department or any bodies other than An Garda Síochána are involved in the development of the new CCTV Strategy; if so, whether he will identify those bodies; if he will confirm when the CCTV strategy will be complete; if it will be published; whether changes to primary legislation or secondary legislation will be necessary for the implementation of the CCTV strategy; if legislative changes are necessary; if he can detail what those changes will be; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18501/26]
- 2026-03-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether any external consultants or otherwise were engaged with for the purposes of supporting the development of the new CCTV strategy being developed by An Garda Síochána; if he will identify the nature of that engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18502/26]
- 2026-03-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide an update on the commencement of Part 5 of the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Act 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18503/26]
- 2026-03-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there has been engagement between his officials and the European Commission in respect of the European Commission's recently published proposals for a new EU Cyber Security Act; if he will outline the extent of that engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18504/26]
- 2026-03-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current and/or additional funding allocations being provided to local authorities, specifically Dublin City Council to expand the provision of CCTV within Dublin City Centre; the additional supports being provided by his Department to assist local authorities in improving safety, visibility and passive surveillance within the city centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21175/26]
- 2026-02-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will outline each section of enacted legislation, where the responsibility lies in the Minister to commence that section, that has not been commenced; if he will outline each section of enacted legislation which provides for the making of regulations by the Minister that have not been made by the Minister; if he will outline all sections of enacted legislation or secondary legislation which provide for the publication of guidelines by the Minister that have not been published, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13510/26]
- 2026-02-17 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he maintains data on the number of international protection applicants who are bound to present at the International Protection Office, Timberlay House, 78-83 Lower Mount Street, Dublin 2, D02 ND99 in order to formally seek international protection and that are forced to rough sleep until an offer of accommodation is made; if there are practices and procedures which could be introduced that would eliminate the time lag between the offer of accommodation and rough sleeping to avoid tents being assembled in neighbouring areas and international protection applicants being forced to rough sleep;,whatever the duration of that period of rough sleep; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12595/26]
- 2026-01-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of deportation orders made in accordance with the Free Movement Directive (Directive 2004/38/EC) for each year since 2020; the average length of the re-entry ban applied to those deported under the Directive for each year since 2020; the total cost of deportation operations made under the directive for each year since 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7336/26]
- 2026-01-20 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 714 of 16 December 2025, if the information requested can be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4156/26]
- 2026-01-13 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the level and degree of consultation the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment has had with him concerning all relevant provisions of the Planning and Development Act 2024 which would enable the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment introduce secondary legislation to implement scale of fees, capping the costs of environmental planning judicial reviews as per part 9 of the Planning and Development Act 2024; if he can detail the form this consultation has taken and the number of meetings which have taken place under this statutory consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74484/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of employment (scientific researcher) visas which have been issued to workers in AI-related companies each year since 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73826/25]
- 2025-12-16 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of legal cases which have been issued against him in 2021 to date in 2025, by year, where the question of age verification in the context of international protection has been an issue germane to the legal proceedings; the type of proceedings issued, the reliefs made, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71859/25]
- 2025-12-16 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72562/25]
- 2025-12-04 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he can provide an update on changes in respect of bail recommended by a person (details supplied) in the report commissioned by the Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68448/25]
- 2025-12-04 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which he plans to address the issue of age verification for unaccompanied minors who arrive in Ireland and seek international protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68447/25]
- 2025-11-25 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to examine the case for a review of gaps in legislation handling abuse outlined in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65194/25]
- 2025-09-30 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to examine issues with the States labour market access permission system for asylum seekers outlined in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51469/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 2086 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the information requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47361/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 2087 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the information requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47379/25]
- 2025-07-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the details of the capital funding programmes or grants which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility, for which sporting organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened for which a sporting organisation is eligible to apply for, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43171/25]
- 2025-07-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the details of capital funding programmes or grants which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility, for which community organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date of when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened that a community organisation is eligible to apply for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43189/25]
- 2025-07-15 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will detail the total number of CCTV cameras owned by his Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and dissemination of the recorded footage; the total number of CCTV cameras owned by bodies under the aegis of his Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and dissemination of the recorded footage, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38689/25]
- 2025-07-03 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide an update on his work to permit the retrospective use of biometric technologies by the Garda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36167/25]
- 2025-07-03 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will outline his plans to better integrate Garda-operated CCTV with other State-operated CCTV systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36166/25]
- 2025-06-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 1192 of 19 March 2025, if his Department has instructed the Office of Parliamentary Counsel to draft legislation to enable An Garda Síochána to share information and clarifying obligations in respect of the person receiving that information; if not, when that instruction will be forthcoming; if he, having reviewed all of the relevant material on these matters, will confirm whether it is a Ministerial priority for him to see the introduction of a programme such as Operation Encompass; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33428/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice the version of software programmes (details supplied) used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26601/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice if his Department has full access and use of a software programme (details supplied); if not, the alternative provider being used and the version of that provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26619/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice the cloud services currently being used by his Department, by name and version; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26637/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice if his Department currently uses a software programme (details supplied); if so, the version of the programme that is used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26655/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice if his Department currently uses a commercial internet service provider; the name of the provider; the value of the contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26673/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice to examine the case of a person (details supplied) seeking naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22314/25]
- 2025-04-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 309 of 10 April 2025, if he will clarify a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20110/25]
- 2025-04-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the case of a person (details supplied); whether there are any further options available to the applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20119/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice if he will review a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18207/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 547 of 25 March 2025, if the information could be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18301/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice if he will outline the steps his Department is taking to improve data collection and database construction in anticipation of the increased data processing capacity that artificial intelligence adoption entails; if he will outline the logic behind their approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18364/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice if he will identify any projects which the Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18381/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice if he will identify any projects which a body under the aegis of his Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI; if he will send this question to the bodies for direct response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18399/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice if he will specify the specific policy areas where the Department is examining future use of AI; if he will identify what entities the Department is working with, public or private, in relation to this examination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18416/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice if he will identify any AI training offered to people working in the Department; the level of take-up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18433/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice if he will detail how many physical letters the Minister’s offices and the customer service team in the Department received from the public in 2024; whether those letters are digitised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18458/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice if he will detail how many emails the Minister’s offices and the customer service mailbox the Department received from the public in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18475/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice if he will detail whether any surveys have been carried out to estimate the amount of time taken up with administrative tasks where such time could be used more efficiently; if so, in which areas of the Department has this examination been carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18492/25]
- 2025-03-25 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice the number of CCTV cameras located within the Dublin metropolitan region operated by An Garda Síochána between 2020 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13458/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice if he has plans to introduce a specific offence for assaulting a retail worker; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12882/25]
- …and 10 more questions on Justice
Education 59 questions
- 2026-03-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review an application by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20859/26]
- 2026-02-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will outline each section of enacted legislation, where the responsibility lies in the Minister to commence that section, that has not been commenced; if she will outline each section of enacted legislation which provides for the making of regulations by the Minister that have not been made by the Minister; if she will outline all sections of enacted legislation or secondary legislation which provide for the publication of guidelines by the Minister that have not been published, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13503/26]
- 2026-02-12 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11121/26]
- 2026-02-12 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 506 of 27 January 2026, if she will provide an update on the appeal underway. [11130/26]
- 2026-01-27 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ask Department officials to examine and seek to resolve an issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5926/26]
- 2026-01-13 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider issues regarding a new school campus (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75039/25]
- 2025-12-11 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding her Department’s primary school survey; the next steps following the survey’s conclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70226/25]
- 2025-12-11 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she plans for the educational therapy service to be rolled out to all special schools and, in time, all mainstream schools; if she can provide a timeline for this rollout; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70225/25]
- 2025-12-09 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69296/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department is taking vis-à-vis AI and all of her Department's responsibilities, including primary and secondary education (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59716/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which her Department's 'Guidance on Artificial Intelligence in Schools' was benchmarked, if it all, with European counterparts; the input the AI Advisory Council has had on the guidance; if she and her Department have reviewed the steps Estonia is taking in respect of AI in schools; if there are any lessons which could be applied in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59717/25]
- 2025-10-21 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to examine issues in correspondence (details supplied) affecting an amalgamation project for a school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56557/25]
- 2025-09-30 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review correspondence (details supplied) in relation to the SNA review process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51475/25]
- 2025-09-30 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total funding given by her Department to an organisation (details supplied) over the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51477/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the appointment of an inspector to investigate legal breaches (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48643/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to address the shortage of after-school places for children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44947/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth , further to Parliamentary Question No. 1206 of 29 July, if she will instruct the bodies under her aegis to provide the information requested; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47354/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth , further to Parliamentary Question No. 1207 of 29 July, if she will instruct the bodies under her aegis to provide the information requested; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47372/25]
- 2025-07-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41298/25]
- 2025-07-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of the capital funding programmes or grants which her Department or any body under her aegis has responsibility, for which sporting organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened for which a sporting organisation is eligible to apply for, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43164/25]
- 2025-07-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of capital funding programmes or grants which her Department or any body under her aegis has responsibility, for which community organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date of when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened that a community organisation is eligible to apply for; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43182/25]
- 2025-07-17 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will outline her plans for a building (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40632/25]
- 2025-07-15 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will detail the total number of CCTV cameras owned by her Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and dissemination of the recorded footage; the total number of CCTV cameras owned by bodies under the aegis of her Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and dissemination of the recorded footage, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38682/25]
- 2025-07-15 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will outline her Department’s plans in respect of a site (details supplied) which was included in the total site purchased in 2018 for the two new schools on the site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38785/25]
- 2025-06-26 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35154/25]
- 2025-06-12 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the development of any policies, guidelines and supports for second level educators in relation to the effective and responsible integration of AI into teaching and assessment practices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31304/25]
- 2025-06-12 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will outline any plans her Department has to deliver a new secondary school in Dublin 2,4 or 6; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31305/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the version of software programmes (details supplied) used by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26593/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has full access and use of a software programme (details supplied); if not, the alternative provider being used and the version of that provider; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26611/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the cloud services currently being used by her Department, by name and version; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26629/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department currently uses a software programme (details supplied); if so, the version of the programme that is used; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26647/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department currently uses a commercial internet service provider; the name of the provider; the value of the contract; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26665/25]
- 2025-04-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education if a response will issue to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18935/25]
- 2025-04-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education if she will consider extending the science implementation grant to fund schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18940/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education if she will outline the steps her Department is taking to improve data collection and database construction in anticipation of the increased data processing capacity that artificial intelligence adoption entails; if she will outline the logic behind their approach; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18356/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education if she will identify any projects which the Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18373/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education if she will identify any projects which a body under the aegis of her Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI; if she will send this question to the bodies for direct response; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18391/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education if she will specify the specific policy areas where the Department is examining future use of AI; if she will identify what entities the Department is working with, public or private, in relation to this examination; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18408/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education if she will identify any AI training offered to people working in the Department; the level of take-up; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18425/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education if she will detail how many physical letters the Minister’s offices and the customer service team in the Department received from the public in 2024; whether those letters are digitised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18450/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education if she will detail how many emails the Minister’s offices and the customer service mailbox the Department received from the public in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18467/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education if she will detail whether any surveys have been carried out to estimate the amount of time taken up with administrative tasks where such time could be used more efficiently; if so, in which areas of the Department has this examination been carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18484/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education the names and locations of schools currently in receipt of the NCSE educational therapy support service, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15649/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education if she will identify every secondary school in Dublin 2,4,6 and 8 which has Politics and Society on their Leaving Certificate curriculum, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15710/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on an application by a school for emergency works (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10971/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education the number of members of boards in each body under the aegis of her Department who have a professional accounting qualification, for each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12150/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education to identify, by body name and associated skills gap, any skills gaps identified by the chairperson of that board in correspondence to her Department or a Minister in respect of the composition of the board of the body referred, for each year between 2020 and 2025, in tabular form; to identify any body where the chairperson of that board never identified skills gaps to her Department or a Minister, by year and body; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12168/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education to confirm that for each year between 2020 and 2025 in respect of the boards of bodies under the aegis of her Department, at least one member of the audit and risk committee of that board has recent, relevant financial experience for each of those years; where that is not the case, to identify that body, by reference to the year or years where no so such member existed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12186/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education to confirm that for each year between 2020 and 2025 in respect of the boards of bodies under the aegis of her Department, that the board has a terms of reference; where that is not the case, to identify that body, by reference to year or years where no terms of reference existed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12204/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education to identify specific examples where artificial intelligence has been adapted for the operation of her Department and each body under the aegis of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12916/25]
- …and 9 more questions on Education
Finance 59 questions
- 2026-02-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will outline each section of enacted legislation, where the responsibility lies in the Minister to commence that section, that has not been commenced; if he will outline each section of enacted legislation which provides for the making of regulations by the Minister that have not been made by the Minister; if he will outline all sections of enacted legislation or secondary legislation which provide for the publication of guidelines by the Minister that have not been published, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13505/26]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 270 of 27 November 2025, if his Department modelled the way in which the more active use of the €163 billion of savings currently held in low-yield accounts by Irish households (according to Central Bank figures) might offset the direct cost of removing the deemed disposal rule; if not, whether his Department can provide estimates, based on models of international best practice, of the potential economic and fiscal upsides that higher returns from investing these savings might have; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69536/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the progression of the Central Bank (Amendment) Bill 2025 to ensure fair access to insurance services for cancer survivors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69537/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of money claimed under the research and development tax credit for AI-related advanced manufacturing activity each year since 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73828/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of money which has been claimed under the research and development tax credit for AI-related life sciences activity each year since 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73829/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of money which has been claimed under the research and development tax credit for AI-related financial services activity each year since 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73830/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of money which has been claimed under the research and development tax credit for AI-related financial services activity each year since 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73831/25]
- 2025-11-27 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding the roadmap for the taxation of retail investment currently being developed by his Department, with specific regard to any reforms to the deemed disposal tax for exchange traded funds; the timeline for the publication of the roadmap; if any cost estimate was done in advance of the last budget in respect of the deemed disposal rule for Irish investors in exchange-traded funds (ETFs); and to provide that figure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67228/25]
- 2025-11-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance the steps his Department has taken to review or renegotiate Ireland's obligations under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, particularly in relation to the requirement for Irish residents to complete US tax forms when opening bank accounts; if he will consider measures to reduce the administrative burden on non-US persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62996/25]
- 2025-11-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance if he will review the level of principal private residence relief available in cases involving primary carers and family-related absences; if he intends to examine how the relief applies to particular cases (details supplied), where current rules do not reflect the circumstances of many families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62997/25]
- 2025-10-21 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to engage with the Central Bank on the subject of bridging finance for older people seeking to right size; the engagements he has had with the Central Bank and commercial lenders to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56562/25]
- 2025-09-23 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance if the office of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman will accelerate the award of proceedings for older people towards the end of their life who must wait a long time for the award of money from successful adjudication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49867/25]
- 2025-07-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to insurance for electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41897/25]
- 2025-07-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance the details of the capital funding programmes or grants which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility, for which sporting organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened for which a sporting organisation is eligible to apply for, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43166/25]
- 2025-07-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance the details of capital funding programmes or grants which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility, for which community organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date of when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened that a community organisation is eligible to apply for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43184/25]
- 2025-07-17 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance the estimated amount a three-year waiver on capital gains tax for the sale of above-the-shop units in Ireland would cost under various scenarios with regard to the number of units sold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40631/25]
- 2025-07-15 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance if he will detail the total number of CCTV cameras owned by his Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and dissemination of the recorded footage; the total number of CCTV cameras owned by bodies under the aegis of his Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and dissemination of the recorded footage, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38684/25]
- 2025-07-01 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance for an update on the new action plan for insurance reform, with specific regard to flood insurance; if the action plan will recommend changes to the memorandum of understanding between the OPW and Insurance Ireland to increase obligations on insurance companies to extend coverage to people in low-risk flood zones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36106/25]
- 2025-06-24 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance the date for the announcement of Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34150/25]
- 2025-06-24 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance when he plans to publish the Summer Economic Statement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34151/25]
- 2025-06-24 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance when he intends to publish this year’s Tax Strategy Group Papers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34152/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance if he will engage with an organisation (details supplied) to ensure that properties in strategically important growth zones can obtain flood insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28160/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline any taxation measures he is considering to tackle dereliction in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28159/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline any engagements he has had with the European Commission and the Trump administration about the introduction of an EU-wide digital levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27445/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance the version of software programmes (details supplied) used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26596/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has full access and use of a software programme (details supplied); if not, the alternative provider being used and the version of that provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26614/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance the cloud services currently being used by his Department, by name and version; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26632/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department currently uses a software programme (details supplied); if so, the version of the programme that is used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26650/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department currently uses a commercial internet service provider; the name of the provider; the value of the contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26668/25]
- 2025-05-20 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider reviewing the current rate of tax on managed funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25822/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance to confirm that for each year between 2020 and 2025 in respect of the boards of bodies under the aegis of his Department, that the board has a terms of reference; where that is not the case, to identify that body, by reference to year or years where no terms of reference existed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24236/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance in respect of the boards of bodies (details supplied) under the aegis of his Department, to confirm that for each year between 2020 and 2025, at least one member of the audit and risk committee of that board has recent, relevant financial experience for each of those years; where that is not the case, to identify that body, by reference to the year or years where no so such member existed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24237/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance to identify, by body name and associated skills gap, any skills gaps identified by the chairperson of that board (details supplied) in correspondence to his Department or a Minister in respect of the composition of the board of the body referred, for each year between 2020 and 2025, in tabular form; to identify any body where the chairperson of that board never identified skills gaps to his Department or a Minister, by year and body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24238/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance the number of members of boards (details supplied) in each body under the aegis of his Department who have a professional accounting qualification, for each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24239/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline the steps his Department is taking to improve data collection and database construction in anticipation of the increased data processing capacity that artificial intelligence adoption entails; if he will outline the logic behind their approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18359/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance if he will identify any projects which the Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18376/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance if he will identify any projects which a body under the aegis of his Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI; if he will send this question to the bodies for direct response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18394/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance if he will specify the specific policy areas where the Department is examining future use of AI; if he will identify what entities the Department is working with, public or private, in relation to this examination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18411/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance if he will identify any AI training offered to people working in the Department; the level of take-up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18428/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance if he will detail how many physical letters the Minister’s offices and the customer service team in the Department received from the public in 2024; whether those letters are digitised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18453/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance if he will detail how many emails the Minister’s offices and the customer service mailbox the Department received from the public in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18470/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance if he will detail whether any surveys have been carried out to estimate the amount of time taken up with administrative tasks where such time could be used more efficiently; if so, in which areas of the Department has this examination been carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18487/25]
- 2025-04-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance when the National Economic Dialogue will take place in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16832/25]
- 2025-04-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance when the 2025 summer economic statement will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16833/25]
- 2025-04-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance if a date for the publication of Budget 2026 has been agreed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16834/25]
- 2025-04-03 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance if he can detail the key impact of the ESRI working paper, The Impact of Deglobalisation and Protectionism on a Small Open Economy - The Case of Ireland, on policy in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15839/25]
- 2025-04-03 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance if he can provide an update in respect of measures proposed in the report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare relevant to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15838/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance the number of members of boards in each body under the aegis of his Department who have a professional accounting qualification, for each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12153/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance to identify, by body name and associated skills gap, any skills gaps identified by the chairperson of that board in correspondence to his Department or a Minister in respect of the composition of the board of the body referred, for each year between 2020 and 2025, in tabular form; to identify any body where the chairperson of that board never identified skills gaps to his Department or a Minister, by year and body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12171/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance to confirm that for each year between 2020 and 2025 in respect of the boards of bodies under the aegis of his Department, at least one member of the audit and risk committee of that board has recent, relevant financial experience for each of those years; where that is not the case, to identify that body, by reference to the year or years where no so such member existed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12189/25]
- …and 9 more questions on Finance
Social 58 questions
- 2026-02-24 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection to review a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14929/26]
- 2026-02-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline each section of enacted legislation, where the responsibility lies in the Minister to commence that section, that has not been commenced; if he will outline each section of enacted legislation which provides for the making of regulations by the Minister that have not been made by the Minister; if he will outline all sections of enacted legislation or secondary legislation which provide for the publication of guidelines by the Minister that have not been published, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13513/26]
- 2026-02-12 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11124/26]
- 2026-02-12 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11125/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection to review correspondence from a person (details supplied) regarding pensions;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8084/26]
- 2026-01-13 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide a cost estimate for extending the free travel pass to children in receipt of the domiciliary care allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74642/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department is planning for a scenario where youth unemployment increases in certain sectors as a result of the roll-out of artificial intelligence; if his Department has identified any high-risk sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73802/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is considering the introduction of supports for new graduates unable to obtain entry-level jobs in areas most affected by the adoption of artificial intelligence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73803/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline any engagement his Department has had with the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment on the subject of new graduates being unable to obtain entry-level jobs in areas most affected by the adoption of artificial intelligence; his views on whether there will be a need to introduce specific retraining schemes for new graduates affected by this development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73805/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline any engagement he has had with industry on the subject of new graduates being unable to obtain entry-level jobs in areas most affected by the adoption of artificial intelligence; if his Department has conducted any industry surveys to assess the existence of such a trend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73806/25]
- 2025-11-27 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection to review correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67222/25]
- 2025-09-25 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection the means by which his Department plans on using artificial intelligence to speed up the processing of application forms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50482/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection further to parliamentary Question No. 1843 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the information requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47364/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 1844 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the information requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47382/25]
- 2025-07-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection the details of the capital funding programmes or grants for which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility for which sporting organisations are eligible to apply; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened for which a sporting organisation is eligible to apply for, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43174/25]
- 2025-07-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection the details of capital funding programmes or grants for which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility for which community organisations are eligible to apply; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date of when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened that a community organisation is eligible to apply for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43192/25]
- 2025-07-15 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will detail the total number of CCTV cameras owned by his Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and dissemination of the recorded footage; the total number of CCTV cameras owned by bodies under the aegis of his Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and dissemination of the recorded footage, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38692/25]
- 2025-07-15 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline the process for applying for carer’s allowance and if it is necessary for the applicant to be physically seen by the social welfare officer (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38697/25]
- 2025-06-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will give a timeline for implementing the Programme for Government commitment to phase out means testing for the carers’ allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33185/25]
- 2025-06-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline his plans to reform the domiciliary care allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33184/25]
- 2025-06-11 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of medical assessors employed by his Department; if he can identify the average number of professional-opinion referrals received; the average time it takes a medical assessor to carry out a professional opinion; the average number of professional opinions completed in a day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31053/25]
- 2025-06-11 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of medical assessors employed by his Department; the number of professional opinion referrals on average that are received; the average time it takes a medical assessor to carry out a professional opinion; the average number of professional opinions completed in a day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31092/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the disability appeal (details supplied). [28855/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on engagements between the General Registers Office and the Department of Justice on the commencement of section 59 of the Civil Registration Act 2004 on the registration of decrees of divorce and decrees of nullity; the timeline for when the register of decrees of divorce and decrees of nullity will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28896/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection the version of software programmes (details supplied) used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26604/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department has full access and use of a software programme (details supplied); if not, the alternative provider being used and the version of that provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26622/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection the cloud services currently being used by his Department, by name and version; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26640/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department currently uses a software programme (details supplied); if so, the version of the programme that is used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26658/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department currently uses a commercial internet service provider; the name of the provider; the value of the contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26676/25]
- 2025-05-20 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is considering any proposals as laid out in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25205/25]
- 2025-05-01 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is considering the use of artificial intelligence to improve the processing of claims and payments by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21723/25]
- 2025-05-01 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline his plans for the Programme for Government commitment to introduce a new working age payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21724/25]
- 2025-04-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider a matter regarding a disability allowance (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20626/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline the steps his Department is taking to improve data collection and database construction in anticipation of the increased data processing capacity that artificial intelligence adoption entails; if he will outline the logic behind their approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18367/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will identify any projects which the Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18384/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will identify any projects which a body under the aegis of his Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI; if he will send this question to the bodies for direct response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18402/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will specify the specific policy areas where the Department is examining future use of AI; if he will identify what entities the Department is working with, public or private, in relation to this examination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18419/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will identify any AI training offered to people working in the Department; the level of take-up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18436/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will detail how many physical letters the Minister’s offices and the customer service team in the Department received from the public in 2024; whether those letters are digitised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18461/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will detail how many emails the Minister’s offices and the customer service mailbox the Department received from the public in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18478/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will detail whether any surveys have been carried out to estimate the amount of time taken up with administrative tasks where such time could be used more efficiently; if so, in which areas of the Department has this examination been carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18495/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of premises in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10633/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of individual domiciliary care allowance applications or social welfare appeals relating to domiciliary care allowance applications where the Minister or Department has either directly or indirectly received solicitor letters pertaining to that individual application or appeal for each year between 2020 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12120/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of members of boards in each body under the aegis of his Department who have a professional accounting qualification, for each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12161/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection to identify, by body name and associated skills gap, any skills gaps identified by the chairperson of that board in correspondence to his Department or a Minister in respect of the composition of the board of the body referred, for each year between 2020 and 2025, in tabular form; to identify any body where the chairperson of that board never identified skills gaps to his Department or a Minister, by year and body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12179/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection to confirm that for each year between 2020 and 2025 in respect of the boards of bodies under the aegis of his Department, at least one member of the audit and risk committee of that board has recent, relevant financial experience for each of those years; where that is not the case, to identify that body, by reference to the year or years where no so such member existed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12197/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection to confirm that for each year between 2020 and 2025 in respect of the boards of bodies under the aegis of his Department, that the board has a terms of reference; where that is not the case, to identify that body, by reference to year or years where no terms of reference existed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12215/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 465 of 4 March 2025, if he will consider commissioning research, external or otherwise, to examine and establish just how long parents of over 1,000 disabled children are waiting in each of the past five years to be awarded a domiciliary care allowance that they were initially refused, irrespective of the manner in which that initial decision is altered; the reason that the success rate of appeals, partial appeals, or revised decision, taken together is so high vis-à-vis the original decision based on the information supplied in a series of Parliamentary Questions to this Deputy; if he has concerns that parents of disabled children from disadvantaged backgrounds may face greater challenges in navigating both the criteria and layers of process involved in the awarding of this allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12704/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection to identify specific examples where artificial intelligence has been adapted for the operation of his Department and each body under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12927/25]
- 2025-03-05 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update and timeline for the removal of the means test for carer’s allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9860/25]
- …and 8 more questions on Social
Public Expenditure 57 questions
- 2026-02-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will outline each section of enacted legislation, where the responsibility lies in the Minister to commence that section, that has not been commenced; if he will outline each section of enacted legislation which provides for the making of regulations by the Minister that have not been made by the Minister; if he will outline all sections of enacted legislation or secondary legislation which provide for the publication of guidelines by the Minister that have not been published, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13511/26]
- 2026-02-12 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide an update on the refurbishment of the GPO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11105/26]
- 2026-02-12 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he plans to reform Public Appointment Service hiring processes in order to attract new, elite talent to the public and civil services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11106/26]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No. 171 of 10 of December 2025, if he can identify the officials referred to who are sitting on the project steering group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73775/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to the OPW’s attendance at the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee wherein a witness (details supplied) referred to ‘Circular 01/2025’, if a copy of that circular can be provided; the data now being captured as a result of this circular by the OPW that were not previously being captured or monitored; when the OPW can provide a more concrete picture of occupancy rates within its portfolio with figures it is satisfied to credibly stand over; to outline, based on the data currently available, the occupancy rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73738/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No. 171 of 10 of December 2025, when the first meeting of the ‘project steering group’ took place; the number of meetings of this steering group since its inception; the provenance of the cost range estimate referred as to how it was arrived at, and what factors were included in that cost consideration; how ‘technical consultants’ will be engaged with; when it is envisaged the work streams referred will be agreed and established; and when the next meeting of the ‘project steering group’ is scheduled to take place. [73773/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No. 171 of 10 of December 2025, the form the non-statutory public consultation may take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73774/25]
- 2025-12-11 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the timeline for the passage and enactment of his Department’s Critical Infrastructure Bill; if he envisions this Bill being applied retroactively to stalled critical infrastructure projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70228/25]
- 2025-12-11 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the types of projects that will be deemed as “critical” under his new accelerating infrastructure action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70227/25]
- 2025-12-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the details of the Office of Public Works Sectoral Investment Plan 2026 – 2030 in respect of the GPO; those responsible for undertaking the strategic assessment and preliminary case within the OPW and the relevant senior official responsible for this project; if he can identify the provenance of the cost range identified between €200 million and €500 million; the meaning of term approval gate; the procurement timeline identified; the line Department responsible in this process or if it is vested solely in the OPW; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70760/25]
- 2025-11-27 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the Office of Public Works will engage with the National Transport Authority about constructing an off-road cycleway in conjunction with the Sandymount flood relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67229/25]
- 2025-09-25 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether title of the GPO has transferred to the OPW; the role the OPW has in respect of the action set out in strand one of the roadmap for delivery of the Dublin City Taskforce report, described as 'conceptualise and decide on the future use of the reimagined GPO'; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51099/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No. 822 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the information requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47362/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No. 823 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the information requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47380/25]
- 2025-07-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will detail regarding Table 6 contained in ‘National Development Plan Review 2025’ if he will detail the gross voted capital allocation in € millions for the Office of Public of Works contained within the ‘Public, Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation’ gross voted capital allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42484/25]
- 2025-07-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the details of the capital funding programmes or grants for which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility for which sporting organisations are eligible to apply; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened for which a sporting organisation is eligible to apply for, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43172/25]
- 2025-07-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the details of capital funding programmes or grants which her Department or any body under her aegis has responsibility, for which community organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date of when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened that a community organisation is eligible to apply for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43190/25]
- 2025-07-15 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will detail the total number of CCTV cameras owned by his Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and dissemination of the recorded footage; the total number of CCTV cameras owned by bodies under the aegis of his Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and dissemination of the recorded footage, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38690/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide a timeline for the completion of the national children's science centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28162/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide an update on the National Development Plan Review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28161/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide an update on the construction of the National Children’s Science Centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26320/25]
- 2025-05-27 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will instruct the OPW to conduct a flood risk review in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27694/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the version of software programmes (details supplied) used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26602/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department has full access and use of a software programme (details supplied); if not, the alternative provider being used and the version of that provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26620/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the cloud services currently being used by his Department, by name and version; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26638/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department currently uses a software programme (details supplied); if so, the version of the programme that is used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26656/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department currently uses a commercial internet service provider; the name of the provider; the value of the contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26674/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform in respect of the boards of bodies (details supplied) under the aegis of his Department, to confirm that for each year between 2020 and 2025 that the board has a terms of reference; where that is not the case, to identify that body, by reference to year or years where no terms of reference existed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24232/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform in respect of the boards of bodies (details supplied) under the aegis of his Department, to confirm that for each year between 2020 and 2025, at least one member of the audit and risk committee of that board has recent, relevant financial experience for each of those years; where that is not the case, to identify that body, by reference to the year or years where no so such member existed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24233/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to identify, by body name and associated skills gap, any skills gaps identified by the chairperson of that board 9details suppled) in correspondence to his Department or a Minister in respect of the composition of the board of the body referred, for each year between 2020 and 2025, in tabular form; to identify any body where the chairperson of that board never identified skills gaps to his Department or a Minister, by year and body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24234/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of members of boards (details supplied) in each body under the aegis of his Department who have a professional accounting qualification, for each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24235/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he plans to update the interim guidelines for the use of AI in the public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18337/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department assesses productivity across all Government Departments; the methodology of how that is assessed, and areas where improvement has been identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18338/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department is developing a policy for the use of high-risk AI tools, as categorised by the EU AI Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18339/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department is considering the development of a national data library such as that proposed in the UK AI Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18340/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will outline the steps his Department is taking to improve data collection and database construction in anticipation of the increased data processing capacity that artificial intelligence adoption entails; if he will outline the logic behind their approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18365/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will identify any projects which the Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18382/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will identify any projects which a body under the aegis of his Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI; if he will send this question to the bodies for direct response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18400/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will specify the specific policy areas where the Department is examining future use of AI; if he will identify what entities the Department is working with, public or private, in relation to this examination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18417/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will identify any AI training offered to people working in the Department; the level of take-up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18434/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will detail how many physical letters the Minister’s offices and the customer service team in the Department received from the public in 2024; whether those letters are digitised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18459/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will detail how many emails the Minister’s offices and the customer service mailbox the Department received from the public in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18476/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will detail whether any surveys have been carried out to estimate the amount of time taken up with administrative tasks where such time could be used more efficiently; if so, in which areas of the Department has this examination been carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18493/25]
- 2025-04-03 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform his plans to use AI to support public service reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15840/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of members of boards in each body under the aegis of his Department who have a professional accounting qualification, for each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12159/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to identify, by body name and associated skills gap, any skills gaps identified by the chairperson of that board in correspondence to his Department or a Minister in respect of the composition of the board of the body referred, for each year between 2020 and 2025, in tabular form; to identify any body where the chairperson of that board never identified skills gaps to his Department or a Minister, by year and body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12177/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to confirm that for each year between 2020 and 2025 in respect of the boards of bodies under the aegis of his Department, at least one member of the audit and risk committee of that board has recent, relevant financial experience for each of those years; where that is not the case, to identify that body, by reference to the year or years where no so such member existed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12195/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to confirm that for each year between 2020 and 2025 in respect of the boards of bodies under the aegis of his Department, that the board has a terms of reference; where that is not the case, to identify that body, by reference to year or years where no terms of reference existed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12213/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to identify specific examples where artificial intelligence has been adapted for the operation of his Department and each body under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12925/25]
- 2025-02-13 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the measures his Department intends to take to expedite delivery of project assessments, appraisals, business cases, and other stages of the approval process, as set out in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5076/25]
- …and 7 more questions on Public Expenditure
Further and Higher Education 43 questions
- 2026-02-26 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 686 of 19 February 2026, if the information requested can be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16130/26]
- 2026-02-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will outline each section of enacted legislation, where the responsibility lies in the Minister to commence that section, that has not been commenced; if he will outline each section of enacted legislation which provides for the making of regulations by the Minister that have not been made by the Minister; if he will outline all sections of enacted legislation or secondary legislation which provide for the publication of guidelines by the Minister that have not been published, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13507/26]
- 2025-12-17 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps being taken to address employer concerns that the current funding model for culinary apprenticeships is not financially viable; whether the programme will be aligned with the support provided to other apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72661/25]
- 2025-12-03 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on the establishment of Ireland’s first AI factory antenna; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68264/25]
- 2025-10-09 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54504/25]
- 2025-09-23 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will carry out a consultation on the way in which to shape the agenda of Ireland’s Presidency of the EU Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49917/25]
- 2025-09-23 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department will carry out a consultation on how to shape the agenda of Ireland's presidency of the EU Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50299/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 3403 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the information requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47358/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 3404 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the information requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47376/25]
- 2025-07-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of the capital funding programmes or grants which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility, for which sporting organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened for which a sporting organisation is eligible to apply for, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43168/25]
- 2025-07-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of capital funding programmes or grants which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility, for which community organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date of when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened that a community organisation is eligible to apply for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43186/25]
- 2025-07-15 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will detail the total number of CCTV cameras owned by his Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and dissemination of the recorded footage; the total number of CCTV cameras owned by bodies under the aegis of his Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and dissemination of the recorded footage, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38686/25]
- 2025-07-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will expand the number of third level places related to therapies in the disability sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37651/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the plans or strategies being considered for the integration and inclusion of neurodivergent people in higher education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28854/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on the Programme for Government commitment to develop a multi-annual plan to deliver new student accommodation, including through State financed purpose-built student accommodation on public or private lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26319/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the version of software programmes (details supplied) used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26598/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department has full access and use of a software programme (details supplied); if not, the alternative provider being used and the version of that provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26616/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the cloud services currently being used by his Department, by name and version; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26634/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department currently uses a software programme (details supplied); if so, the version of the programme that is used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26652/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department currently uses a commercial internet service provider; the name of the provider; the value of the contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26670/25]
- 2025-04-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide emergency funding to extend a course (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18941/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will review a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18208/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will outline the steps his Department is taking to improve data collection and database construction in anticipation of the increased data processing capacity that artificial intelligence adoption entails; if he will outline the logic behind their approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18361/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will identify any projects which the Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18378/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will identify any projects which a body under the aegis of his Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI; if he will send this question to the bodies for direct response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18396/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will specify the specific policy areas where the Department is examining future use of AI; if he will identify what entities the Department is working with, public or private, in relation to this examination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18413/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will identify any AI training offered to people working in the Department; the level of take-up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18430/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will detail how many physical letters the Minister’s offices and the customer service team in the Department received from the public in 2024; whether those letters are digitised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18455/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will detail how many emails the Minister’s offices and the customer service mailbox the Department received from the public in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18472/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will detail whether any surveys have been carried out to estimate the amount of time taken up with administrative tasks where such time could be used more efficiently; if so, in which areas of the Department has this examination been carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18489/25]
- 2025-03-27 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science what plans are in place to increase the number of degree courses for occupational therapy and speech and language therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14527/25]
- 2025-03-27 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he can confirm that higher level education funding can continue to be increased while fulfilling the Programme for Government commitment to continue to reduce the student contribution fee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14530/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if an organisation (details supplied) will be engaged with in respect of the new student accommodation strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12010/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of members of boards in each body under the aegis of his Department who have a professional accounting qualification, for each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12155/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to identify, by body name and associated skills gap, any skills gaps identified by the chairperson of that board in correspondence to his Department or a Minister in respect of the composition of the board of the body referred, for each year between 2020 and 2025, in tabular form; to identify any body where the chairperson of that board never identified skills gaps to his Department or a Minister, by year and body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12173/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to confirm that for each year between 2020 and 2025 in respect of the boards of bodies under the aegis of his Department, at least one member of the audit and risk committee of that board has recent, relevant financial experience for each of those years; where that is not the case, to identify that body, by reference to the year or years where no so such member existed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12191/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to confirm that for each year between 2020 and 2025 in respect of the boards of bodies under the aegis of his Department, that the board has a terms of reference; where that is not the case, to identify that body, by reference to year or years where no terms of reference existed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12209/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to identify specific examples where artificial intelligence has been adapted for the operation of his Department and each body under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12921/25]
- 2025-03-05 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the breakdown of funding utilised by the Higher Education Authority from the National Training Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9935/25]
- 2025-03-05 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on a study (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9993/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the works undertaken by the Mayo Sligo Leitrim Education and Training Board for the refurbishment of a school (details supplied); the progress that has been made in delivering a new apprenticeship training centre at this location; for which craft apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7326/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to the programme for Government commitment, if he will provide details as to how his Department will examine the provision of the personal assistants initiative for persons with a disability in third level institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3477/25]
- 2025-01-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the full address and Eircode of each property that is directly occupied by his Department where that address is located in Dublin, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1765/25]
Agriculture 37 questions
- 2026-03-03 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 455 of 19 February 2026, if he will provide the information requested, for the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16519/26]
- 2026-02-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline each section of enacted legislation, where the responsibility lies in the Minister to commence that section, that has not been commenced; if he will outline each section of enacted legislation which provides for the making of regulations by the Minister that have not been made by the Minister; if he will outline all sections of enacted legislation or secondary legislation which provide for the publication of guidelines by the Minister that have not been published, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13498/26]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 2209 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the information requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47349/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 2210 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the information requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47367/25]
- 2025-07-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the capital funding programmes or grants which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility, for which sporting organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened for which a sporting organisation is eligible to apply for, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43159/25]
- 2025-07-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of capital funding programmes or grants which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility, for which community organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date of when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened that a community organisation is eligible to apply for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43177/25]
- 2025-07-15 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will detail the total number of CCTV cameras owned by his Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and dissemination of the recorded footage; the total number of CCTV cameras owned by bodies under the aegis of his Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and dissemination of the recorded footage, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38677/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the version of software programmes (details supplied) used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26590/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has full access and use of a software programme (details supplied); if not, the alternative provider being used and the version of that provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26608/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cloud services currently being used by his Department, by name and version; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26626/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department currently uses a software programme (details supplied); if so, the version of the programme that is used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26644/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department currently uses a commercial internet service provider; the name of the provider; the value of the contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26662/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to confirm that for each year between 2020 and 2025 in respect of the boards of bodies under the aegis of his Department (details supplied); that the board has a terms of reference; where that is not the case, to identify that body, by reference to year or years where no terms of reference existed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24244/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to confirm that for each year between 2020 and 2025 in respect of the boards of bodies under the aegis of his Department (details supplied); at least one member of the audit and risk committee of that board has recent, relevant financial experience for each of those years; where that is not the case, to identify that body, by reference to the year or years where no so such member existed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24245/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to identify, by body name and associated skills gap, any skills gaps identified by the chairperson of that board (details supplied) in correspondence to his Department or a Minister in respect of the composition of the board of the body referred, for each year between 2020 and 2025, in tabular form; to identify any body where the chairperson of that board never identified skills gaps to his Department or a Minister, by year and body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24246/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of members of boards in each body under the aegis of his Department (details supplied) who have a professional accounting qualification, for each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24247/25]
- 2025-04-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of an incident (details supplied); the plans he has in place to ensure that those who commit animal cruelty face the full force of the law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18954/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the steps his Department is taking to improve data collection and database construction in anticipation of the increased data processing capacity that artificial intelligence adoption entails; if he will outline the logic behind their approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18353/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will identify any projects which the Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18370/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will identify any projects which a body under the aegis of his Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI; if he will send this question to the bodies for direct response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18387/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will specify the specific policy areas where the Department is examining future use of AI; if he will identify what entities the Department is working with, public or private, in relation to this examination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18405/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will identify any AI training offered to people working in the Department; the level of take-up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18422/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will detail how many physical letters the Minister’s offices and the customer service team in the Department received from the public in 2024; whether those letters are digitised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18447/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will detail how many emails the Minister’s offices and the customer service mailbox the Department received from the public in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18464/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will detail whether any surveys have been carried out to estimate the amount of time taken up with administrative tasks where such time could be used more efficiently; if so, in which areas of the Department has this examination been carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18481/25]
- 2025-04-09 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No.129 of November 2011, if he will direct bodies (details supplied) to outline specific examples of where artificial intelligence has been adopted in their operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17989/25]
- 2025-04-02 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will again be supporting a national organic food fair which took place in Merrion Square in 2024; whether smaller fairs might be supported in other smaller Dublin or urban parks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13804/25]
- 2025-04-02 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he supports the establishment of an Irish food manifesto styled on the Nordic Food Manifesto model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13805/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline his Department’s policy on illegal puppy farming; if he will provide an update on the progress made under this policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10632/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of members of boards in each body under the aegis of his Department who have a professional accounting qualification, for each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12147/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to identify, by body name and associated skills gap, any skills gaps identified by the chairperson of that board in correspondence to his Department or a Minister in respect of the composition of the board of the body referred, for each year between 2020 and 2025, in tabular form; to identify any body where the chairperson of that board never identified skills gaps to his Department or a Minister, by year and body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12165/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to confirm that for each year between 2020 and 2025 in respect of the boards of bodies under the aegis of his Department, at least one member of the audit and risk committee of that board has recent, relevant financial experience for each of those years; where that is not the case, to identify that body, by reference to the year or years where no so such member existed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12183/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to confirm that for each year between 2020 and 2025 in respect of the boards of bodies under the aegis of his Department, that the board has a terms of reference; where that is not the case, to identify that body, by reference to year or years where no terms of reference existed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12201/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to identify specific examples where artificial intelligence has been adapted for the operation of his Department and each body under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12911/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a felling licence (details supplied) submitted approximately three to four months ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7175/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of meetings the high-level implementation committee has held monitoring the implementation of the Food Vision 2030 Strategy; if he will assess the success of the strategy to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3476/25]
- 2025-01-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the full address and Eircode of each property that is directly occupied by his Department where that address is located in Dublin, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1757/25]
Foreign 34 questions
- 2026-02-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will outline each section of enacted legislation, where the responsibility lies in the Minister to commence that section, that has not been commenced; if she will outline each section of enacted legislation which provides for the making of regulations by the Minister that have not been made by the Minister; if she will outline all sections of enacted legislation or secondary legislation which provide for the publication of guidelines by the Minister that have not been published, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13506/26]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if it is possible to provide space for both parents or guardians names and emergency contact details on a child's passport, especially for parents that may be separated and living apart; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44750/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 100 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the information requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47357/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 101 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the information requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47375/25]
- 2025-07-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of the capital funding programmes or grants for which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility for which sporting organisations are eligible to apply; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened for which a sporting organisation is eligible to apply for, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43167/25]
- 2025-07-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of capital funding programmes or grants for which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility for which community organisations are eligible to apply; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date of when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened that a community organisation is eligible to apply for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43185/25]
- 2025-07-15 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he/she will detail the total number of CCTV cameras owned by his Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and dissemination of the recorded footage; the total number of CCTV cameras owned by bodies under the aegis of his Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and dissemination of the recorded footage, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38685/25]
- 2025-07-15 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update in respect of how he is implementing the elements of ‘Global Citizen 2030 Strategy’ which are relevant to the Department; if he will confirm if the education attaches located in embassies and consulates are engaging on this with specific and particular reference to the Global Undergraduate Awards also explicitly referenced as an example of partnership in the ‘Global Citizen 2030 Strategy’; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39021/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts his Department is making to expand Ireland's trade relations with China; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27446/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the version of software programmes (details supplied) used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26597/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has full access and use of a software programme (details supplied); if not, the alternative provider being used and the version of that provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26615/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the cloud services currently being used by his Department, by name and version; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26633/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department currently uses a software programme (details supplied); if so, the version of the programme that is used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26651/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department currently uses a commercial internet service provider; the name of the provider; the value of the contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26669/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the situation in Sudan; if he can outline the work Ireland is doing with international partners to provide humanitarian assistance in Sudan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23692/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the steps his Department is taking to improve data collection and database construction in anticipation of the increased data processing capacity that artificial intelligence adoption entails; if he will outline the logic behind their approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18360/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will identify any projects which the Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18377/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will identify any projects which a body under the aegis of his Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI; if he will send this question to the bodies for direct response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18395/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will specify the specific policy areas where the Department is examining future use of AI; if he will identify what entities the Department is working with, public or private, in relation to this examination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18412/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will identify any AI training offered to people working in the Department; the level of take-up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18429/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will detail how many physical letters the Minister’s offices and the customer service team in the Department received from the public in 2024; whether those letters are digitised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18454/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will detail how many emails the Minister’s offices and the customer service mailbox the Department received from the public in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18471/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will detail whether any surveys have been carried out to estimate the amount of time taken up with administrative tasks where such time could be used more efficiently; if so, in which areas of the Department has this examination been carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18488/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update in relation to the Government’s Trade Forum and the efforts that are underway to preserve Ireland’s two-way relationship in trade between the United States and Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15527/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if artificial intelligence innovation will be a key theme of Ireland’s EU Presidency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15526/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of members of boards in each body under the aegis of his Department who have a professional accounting qualification, for each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12154/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to identify, by body name and associated skills gap, any skills gaps identified by the chairperson of that board in correspondence to his Department or a Minister in respect of the composition of the board of the body referred, for each year between 2020 and 2025, in tabular form; to identify any body where the chairperson of that board never identified skills gaps to his Department or a Minister, by year and body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12172/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to confirm that for each year between 2020 and 2025 in respect of the boards of bodies under the aegis of his Department, at least one member of the audit and risk committee of that board has recent, relevant financial experience for each of those years; where that is not the case, to identify that body, by reference to the year or years where no so such member existed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12190/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to confirm that for each year between 2020 and 2025 in respect of the boards of bodies under the aegis of his Department, that the board has a terms of reference; where that is not the case, to identify that body, by reference to year or years where no terms of reference existed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12208/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to identify specific examples where artificial intelligence has been adapted for the operation of his Department and each body under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12920/25]
- 2025-02-20 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the extent of Ireland’s bilateral economic relationship with China for each year over the past five years with relevant updated statistics in terms of jobs, exports, imports, companies; the total number of staff, in the embassy of Ireland, Shanghai consulate general of Ireland, Hong Kong Consulate General of Ireland, Enterprise Ireland in China, IDA in China, Bord Bia in China, Tourism Ireland in China, by grade and office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7099/25]
- 2025-02-11 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to report on the preparatory work within his Department in advance of Ireland assuming the Presidency of the European Council in 2026. [4436/25]
- 2025-02-11 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the measures being taken to weather any economic storms which may be triggered by trade and tax policies implemented by the new Administration in the United States. [4435/25]
- 2025-01-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the full address and Eircode of each property that is directly occupied by his Department where that address is located in Dublin, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1764/25]
Defence 31 questions
- 2026-02-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Defence if she will outline each section of enacted legislation, where the responsibility lies in the Minister to commence that section, that has not been commenced; if she will outline each section of enacted legislation which provides for the making of regulations by the Minister that have not been made by the Minister; if she will outline all sections of enacted legislation or secondary legislation which provide for the publication of guidelines by the Minister that have not been published, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13502/26]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 353 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the information requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47353/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 354 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the information requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47371/25]
- 2025-07-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the details of the capital funding programmes or grants which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility for which sporting organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened for which a sporting organisation is eligible to apply for, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43163/25]
- 2025-07-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the details of capital funding programmes or grants which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility for which community organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date of when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened that a community organisation is eligible to apply for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43181/25]
- 2025-07-15 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will detail the total number of CCTV cameras owned by his Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and dissemination of the recorded footage; the total number of CCTV cameras owned by bodies under the aegis of his Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and dissemination of the recorded footage, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38681/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his updated plans for the married quarters at Cathal Brugha Barracks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28844/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the version of software programmes (details supplied) used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26592/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department has full access and use of a software programme (details supplied); if not, the alternative provider being used and the version of that provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26610/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the cloud services currently being used by his Department, by name and version; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26628/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department currently uses a software programme (details supplied); if so, the version of the programme that is used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26646/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department currently uses a commercial internet service provider; the name of the provider; the value of the contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26664/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will outline the steps his Department is taking to improve data collection and database construction in anticipation of the increased data processing capacity that artificial intelligence adoption entails; if he will outline the logic behind their approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18355/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will identify any projects which the Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18372/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will identify any projects which a body under the aegis of his Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI; if he will send this question to the bodies for direct response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18390/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will specify the specific policy areas where the Department is examining future use of AI; if he will identify what entities the Department is working with, public or private, in relation to this examination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18407/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will identify any AI training offered to people working in the Department; the level of take-up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18424/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will detail how many physical letters the Minister’s offices and the customer service team in the Department received from the public in 2024; whether those letters are digitised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18449/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will detail how many emails the Minister’s offices and the customer service mailbox the Department received from the public in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18466/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will detail whether any surveys have been carried out to estimate the amount of time taken up with administrative tasks where such time could be used more efficiently; if so, in which areas of the Department has this examination been carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18483/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of members of boards in each body under the aegis of his Department who have a professional accounting qualification, for each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12149/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to identify, by body name and associated skills gap, any skills gaps identified by the chairperson of that board in correspondence to his Department or a Minister in respect of the composition of the board of the body referred, for each year between 2020 and 2025, in tabular form; to identify any body where the chairperson of that board never identified skills gaps to his Department or a Minister, by year and body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12167/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to confirm that for each year between 2020 and 2025 in respect of the boards of bodies under the aegis of his Department, at least one member of the audit and risk committee of that board has recent, relevant financial experience for each of those years; where that is not the case, to identify that body, by reference to the year or years where no so such member existed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12185/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to confirm that for each year between 2020 and 2025 in respect of the boards of bodies under the aegis of his Department, that the board has a terms of reference; where that is not the case, to identify that body, by reference to year or years where no terms of reference existed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12203/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to identify specific examples where artificial intelligence has been adapted for the operation of his Department and each body under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12913/25]
- 2025-02-26 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his views on whether there is a need to enhance the community use of the playing pitches at Cathal Brugha Barracks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6099/25]
- 2025-02-26 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence when he expects the report by the Defence Forces in relation to the suitability for renovation of the derelict homes owned by his Department at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6098/25]
- 2025-02-20 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he has reviewed the global study The Military Balance 2025 conducted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies which reveals Ireland is at the bottom of the European table of 38 countries for defence spend as a percentage of GDP; if he has carried out any assessment of our spend as a percentage of gross national income (GNI) given the complexity of Ireland’s economy being measured in GDP terms and where Ireland comparatively ranks using a GNI comparator; and if he expects greater demands on our defence expenditure in 2026 and beyond; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7102/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence what plans, if any, his Department has for four homes owned by his Department at 17, 18, 23 and 24 Grosvenor Lodge, Rathmines, Dublin 6; if he is aware that these premises are active files for Dublin City Council’s derelict sites unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3462/25]
- 2025-01-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the full address and Eircode of each property that is directly occupied by the Defence Forces where that address is located in Dublin, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1756/25]
- 2025-01-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the full address and Eircode of each property that is directly occupied by his Department where that address is located in Dublin, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1759/25]
Rural 30 questions
- 2026-02-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will outline each section of enacted legislation, where the responsibility lies in the Minister to commence that section, that has not been commenced; if he will outline each section of enacted legislation which provides for the making of regulations by the Minister that have not been made by the Minister; if he will outline all sections of enacted legislation or secondary legislation which provide for the publication of guidelines by the Minister that have not been published, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13512/26]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 3472 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the information requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47363/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 3473 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the information requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47381/25]
- 2025-07-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the details of the capital funding programmes or grants which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility, for which sporting organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened for which a sporting organisation is eligible to apply for, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43173/25]
- 2025-07-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the details of capital funding programmes or grants which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility, for which community organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date of when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened that a community organisation is eligible to apply for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43191/25]
- 2025-07-15 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will detail the total number of CCTV cameras owned by his Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and dissemination of the recorded footage; the total number of CCTV cameras owned by bodies under the aegis of his Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and dissemination of the recorded footage, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38691/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the version of software programmes (details supplied) used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26603/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his Department has full access and use of a software programme (details supplied); if not, the alternative provider being used and the version of that provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26621/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the cloud services currently being used by his Department, by name and version; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26639/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his Department currently uses a software programme (details supplied); if so, the version of the programme that is used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26657/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his Department currently uses a commercial internet service provider; the name of the provider; the value of the contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26675/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the projects relating to neurodiversity that have received funding from schemes under his Department, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22228/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will outline the steps his Department is taking to improve data collection and database construction in anticipation of the increased data processing capacity that artificial intelligence adoption entails; if he will outline the logic behind their approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18366/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will identify any projects which the Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18383/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will identify any projects which a body under the aegis of his Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI; if he will send this question to the bodies for direct response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18401/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will specify the specific policy areas where the Department is examining future use of AI; if he will identify what entities the Department is working with, public or private, in relation to this examination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18418/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will identify any AI training offered to people working in the Department; the level of take-up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18435/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will detail how many physical letters the Minister’s offices and the customer service team in the Department received from the public in 2024; whether those letters are digitised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18460/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will detail how many emails the Minister’s offices and the customer service mailbox the Department received from the public in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18477/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will detail whether any surveys have been carried out to estimate the amount of time taken up with administrative tasks where such time could be used more efficiently; if so, in which areas of the Department has this examination been carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18494/25]
- 2025-03-27 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development what funding schemes his Department has to support projects located within the Dublin City Council administrative area or Dublin City Council itself; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14538/25]
- 2025-03-27 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there will be another round of funding for a new tranche of the community recognition fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14539/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will outline his Department’s policy on illegal puppy farming; if he will provide an update on the progress made under this policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10631/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of members of boards in each body under the aegis of his Department who have a professional accounting qualification, for each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12160/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to identify, by body name and associated skills gap, any skills gaps identified by the chairperson of that board in correspondence to his Department or a Minister in respect of the composition of the board of the body referred, for each year between 2020 and 2025, in tabular form; to identify any body where the chairperson of that board never identified skills gaps to his Department or a Minister, by year and body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12178/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to confirm that for each year between 2020 and 2025 in respect of the boards of bodies under the aegis of his Department, at least one member of the audit and risk committee of that board has recent, relevant financial experience for each of those years; where that is not the case, to identify that body, by reference to the year or years where no so such member existed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12196/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to confirm that for each year between 2020 and 2025 in respect of the boards of bodies under the aegis of his Department, that the board has a terms of reference; where that is not the case, to identify that body, by reference to year or years where no terms of reference existed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12214/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to identify specific examples where artificial intelligence has been adapted for the operation of his Department and each body under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12926/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the projects by name, address and amount located in Dublin 2, 4 and 6 which have received funding from the community recognition fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7459/25]
- 2025-01-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the full address and Eircode of each property that is directly occupied by her Department where that address is located in Dublin, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1770/25]
Tourism 26 questions
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the version of software programmes (details supplied) used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26605/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if his Department has full access and use of a software programme (details supplied); if not, the alternative provider being used and the version of that provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26624/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the cloud services currently being used by his Department, by name and version; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26641/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if his Department currently uses a software programme (details supplied); if so, the version of the programme that is used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26659/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if his Department currently uses a commercial internet service provider; the name of the provider; the value of the contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26677/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will outline his plans to fund the Dublin city night-time economy strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22895/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media whether he supports the introduction of a tourism accommodation levy to support the funding of the Dublin City Council taskforce recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12864/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will outline the steps his Department is taking to improve data collection and database construction in anticipation of the increased data processing capacity that artificial intelligence adoption entails; if he will outline the logic behind their approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18368/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will identify any projects which the Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18385/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will identify any projects which a body under the aegis of his Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI; if he will send this question to the bodies for direct response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18403/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will specify the specific policy areas where the Department is examining future use of AI; if he will identify what entities the Department is working with, public or private, in relation to this examination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18420/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will identify any AI training offered to people working in the Department; the level of take-up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18437/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will detail how many physical letters the Minister’s offices and the customer service team in the Department received from the public in 2024; whether those letters are digitised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18462/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will detail how many emails the Minister’s offices and the customer service mailbox the Department received from the public in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18479/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will detail whether any surveys have been carried out to estimate the amount of time taken up with administrative tasks where such time could be used more efficiently; if so, in which areas of the Department has this examination been carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18496/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of members of boards in each body under the aegis of his Department who have a professional accounting qualification, for each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12163/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to identify, by body name and associated skills gap, any skills gaps identified by the chairperson of that board in correspondence to his Department or a Minister in respect of the composition of the board of the body referred, for each year between 2020 and 2025, in tabular form; to identify any body where the chairperson of that board never identified skills gaps to his Department or a Minister, by year and body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12181/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to confirm that for each year between 2020 and 2025 in respect of the boards of bodies under the aegis of his Department, at least one member of the audit and risk committee of that board has recent, relevant financial experience for each of those years; where that is not the case, to identify that body, by reference to the year or years where no so such member existed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12199/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to confirm that for each year between 2020 and 2025 in respect of the boards of bodies under the aegis of his Department, that the board has a terms of reference; where that is not the case, to identify that body, by reference to year or years where no terms of reference existed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12217/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to identify specific examples where artificial intelligence has been adapted for the operation of his Department and each body under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12929/25]
- 2025-03-06 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if his Department could help support the Dublin city task force recommendation for a meanwhile-use strategy for privately owned lands in Dublin city centre to utilise the city’s vacant space for musical, artistic and cultural events, artists workspaces, community spaces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10058/25]
- 2025-03-06 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media his views on whether the Six Nations tournament should be a designated event that remains free-to-air; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10057/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the revised and retitled Short Term Letting and Tourism Bill General Scheme will be published; if he agrees with his Departmental ministerial brief that this Bill will be of particular assistance in planning, introducing and collecting an accommodation levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7402/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will identify each entity which received funding from the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme, the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme, the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund, by name, address, description of project, funding stream, application status, and total grant provided, located in Dublin2, 4 and 6, between 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7452/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he intends to list the Six Nations tournament as a designated event that must be carried free to air; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3473/25]
- 2025-01-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the full address and Eircode of each property that is directly occupied by her Department where that address is located in Dublin, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1773/25]
Environment 23 questions
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the version of software programmes (details supplied) used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26595/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has full access and use of a software programme (details supplied); if not, the alternative provider being used and the version of that provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26613/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the cloud services currently being used by his Department, by name and version; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26631/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department currently uses a software programme (details supplied); if so, the version of the programme that is used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26649/25]
- 2025-05-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department currently uses a commercial internet service provider; the name of the provider; the value of the contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26667/25]
- 2025-04-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is satisfied that the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority is sufficiently resourced to fulfil its statutory mandate and, in particular, to complete its decision-making process as expeditiously as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19237/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will investigate a case (details supplied); if he will outline the safeguards in place to prevent issues like this arising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18209/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will outline the steps his Department is taking to improve data collection and database construction in anticipation of the increased data processing capacity that artificial intelligence adoption entails; if he will outline the logic behind their approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18358/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will identify any projects which the Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18375/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will identify any projects which a body under the aegis of his Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI; if he will send this question to the bodies for direct response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18393/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will detail how many physical letters the Minister’s offices and the customer service team in the Department received from the public in 2024; whether those letters are digitised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18452/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will detail how many emails the Minister’s offices and the customer service mailbox the Department received from the public in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18469/25]
- 2025-04-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will detail whether any surveys have been carried out to estimate the amount of time taken up with administrative tasks where such time could be used more efficiently; if so, in which areas of the Department has this examination been carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18486/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are plans to review, revise or update the Government Statement on the Role of Data Centres in Ireland’s Enterprise Strategy dated July 2022, and in particular in the area of ‘islanded’ data centre developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10573/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of members of boards in each body under the aegis of his Department who have a professional accounting qualification, for each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12152/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to identify, by body name and associated skills gap, any skills gaps identified by the chairperson of that board in correspondence to his Department or a Minister in respect of the composition of the board of the body referred, for each year between 2020 and 2025, in tabular form; to identify any body where the chairperson of that board never identified skills gaps to his Department or a Minister, by year and body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12170/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to confirm that for each year between 2020 and 2025 in respect of the boards of bodies under the aegis of his Department, at least one member of the audit and risk committee of that board has recent, relevant financial experience for each of those years; where that is not the case, to identify that body, by reference to the year or years where no so such member existed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12188/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to confirm that for each year between 2020 and 2025 in respect of the boards of bodies under the aegis of his Department, that the board has a terms of reference; where that is not the case, to identify that body, by reference to year or years where no terms of reference existed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12206/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to identify specific examples where artificial intelligence has been adapted for the operation of his Department and each body under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12918/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update in relation to plans for a site (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8904/25]
- 2025-02-20 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will outline his Department’s strategy to reduce vape-related waste and pollution issues in Dublin; if he will provide metrics to measure the success of this strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6808/25]
- 2025-02-20 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the installation and usage of CCTV for litter and waste enforcement purposes in the local authority sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6805/25]
- 2025-01-22 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the full address and Eircode of each property that is directly occupied by his Department where that address is located in Dublin, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1762/25]
Climate 16 questions
- 2026-02-26 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 197 of 19 February 2026, if the information requested can be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16135/26]
- 2026-02-24 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his private wires legislation will address the relevant legal issues associated with the use of private EV chargers for homes without driveways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14380/26]
- 2026-02-24 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department had any engagement with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage on the issue of EV charging for homes without driveways during the development of his private wires legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14382/26]
- 2026-02-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will outline each section of enacted legislation, where the responsibility lies in the Minister to commence that section, that has not been commenced; if he will outline each section of enacted legislation which provides for the making of regulations by the Minister that have not been made by the Minister; if he will outline all sections of enacted legislation or secondary legislation which provide for the publication of guidelines by the Minister that have not been published, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13500/26]
- 2026-01-21 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to review correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4647/26]
- 2026-01-13 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his plans to introduce secondary legislation to implement scale of fees, capping the costs of environmental planning judicial reviews as per part 9 of the Planning and Development Act 2024; if these regulations have been prepared in draft form; the level and degree of consultation with the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration and the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage as required under the relevant provision of the Act and the form that consultation took; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74482/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of data processing agreements that have been applied for under the Circular Economy & Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 to allow the sharing of CCTV footage between councils and Gardai since the Act’s introduction; the number of these applications that were successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73759/25]
- 2025-11-25 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update in respect of proposed legislation and supporting regulations to provide low-cost EV charging solutions for those without access to off-street parking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65154/25]
- 2025-09-18 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is developing plans to streamline the co-location of islanded data centres with large, multi-use urban developments that incorporate district heating into their design; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33183/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 256 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the information requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47351/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 257 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the information requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47369/25]
- 2025-07-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the details of the capital funding programmes or grants which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility, for which sporting organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened for which a sporting organisation is eligible to apply for, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43161/25]
- 2025-07-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the details of capital funding programmes or grants which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility, for which community organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date of when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened that a community organisation is eligible to apply for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43179/25]
- 2025-07-15 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will detail the total number of CCTV cameras owned by his Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and dissemination of the recorded footage; the total number of CCTV cameras owned by bodies under the aegis of his Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and dissemination of the recorded footage, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38679/25]
- 2025-06-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his views on the recently published national climate change risk assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30710/25]
- 2025-06-10 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his views on the recently published National Climate Risk Assessment. [30252/25]
Culture 9 questions
- 2026-02-26 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 387 of 19 February 2026, if the information requested can be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16137/26]
- 2026-02-19 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will outline each section of enacted legislation, where the responsibility lies in the Minister to commence that section, that has not been commenced; if he will outline each section of enacted legislation which provides for the making of regulations by the Minister that have not been made by the Minister; if he will outline all sections of enacted legislation or secondary legislation which provide for the publication of guidelines by the Minister that have not been published, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13501/26]
- 2025-10-09 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will consider a community media fund (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54526/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 1365 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the information requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47352/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 1366 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the information requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47370/25]
- 2025-07-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he has considered the Commission for Communications Regulation “Know Your Customer (KYC) Guidance Document - draft”, and to confirm whether any legislative action would be necessary to address the matters cited (details supplied); if he intends to take any; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42560/25]
- 2025-07-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the details of the capital funding programmes or grants which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility, for which sporting organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened for which a sporting organisation is eligible to apply for, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43162/25]
- 2025-07-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the details of capital funding programmes or grants which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility, for which community organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date of when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened that a community organisation is eligible to apply for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43180/25]
- 2025-07-15 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will detail the total number of CCTV cameras owned by his Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and dissemination of the recorded footage; the total number of CCTV cameras owned by bodies under the aegis of his Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and dissemination of the recorded footage, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38680/25]

How they're voting 283 votes cast · 100% with Fine Gael · broke with party 1×

Broke with Fine Gael on 1 vote

2025-12-17 Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Restoration to Order Paper (Resumed) — voted TA while party voted NIL

Tackling Soaring Energy Costs

2026-04-15 · 2 votes

✓ voted for the motion the motion motion passed · 84–65
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion passed · 84–65

Fuel Prices

2026-04-15 · 2 votes

✓ voted for the motion the motion motion passed · 84–65
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion passed · 84–65

Organisation of Working Time (Leave for Health Screening Purposes) Bill 2025

2026-04-15 · 1 vote · Labour Party PMB

A bill to provide for a period of paid leave in order to enable employees to participate in health screening programmes

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A bill to provide for a period of paid leave in order to enable employees to participate in health screening programmes; for that purpose to amend the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997; to extend the protection against unfair dismissals conferred by the Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977 to 2015; to provide for the consequential amendment of certain other Acts; and to provide for related matters.

✗ voted against the motion motion failed · 65–83

Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages

2026-04-15 · 1 vote

✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 83–64

International Protection Bill 2026

2026-04-15 · 4 votes · Govt (Justice)

A bill to provide for the entry into, and presence in, the State of persons seeking international protection, while having regard also to the power of the Executive in relation …

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A bill to provide for the entry into, and presence in, the State of persons seeking international protection, while having regard also to the power of the Executive in relation to these matters; to give effect to Directive (EU) 2024/1346 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection (recast); to give further effect to Regulation (EU) 2024/1347 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 on standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection, for a uniform status for refugees or for persons eligible for subsidiary protection and for the content of the protection granted; to give further effect to Regulation (EU) 2024/1348 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 establishing a common procedure for international protection in the Union and repealing Directive 2013/32/EU; to give further effect to Regulation (EU) 2024/1350 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 establishing a Union Resettlement and Humanitarian Admission Framework, and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1147; to give further effect to Regulation (EU) 2024/1351 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 on asylum and migration management; to give further effect to Regulation (EU) 2024/1358 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 on the establishment of ‘Eurodac’ for the comparison of biometric data in order to effectively apply Regulations (EU) 2024/1351 and (EU) 2024/1350 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Directive 2001/55/EC and to identify illegally staying third country nationals and stateless persons and on requests for the comparison with Eurodac data by Member States’ law enforcement authorities and Europol for law enforcement purposes; to give further effect to Regulation (EU) 2024/1359 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 addressing situations of crisis and force majeure in the field of migration and asylum and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1147; to give further effect to the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees done at Geneva on the 28th day of July 1951 and the Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees done at New York on the 31st day of January 1967; to provide for the gathering of information from applicants for international protection; to provide for the removal from the State of certain persons; to provide for the establishment of a body to be known as An Binse um Achomhairc i dtaobh Tearmainn agus Filleadh or, in the English language, as the Tribunal for Asylum and Returns Appeals and to provide for its functions; to provide for the establishment of a body to be known as Oifig an Phríomh-Chigire Nósanna Imeachta Teorann um Thearmann or, in the English language, as the Office of the Chief Inspector of Asylum Border Procedures and to provide for its functions; to amend, or repeal certain provisions of, the International Protection Act 2015; to amend the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, the Immigration Act 1999, the Illegal Immigrants (Trafficking) Act 2000, the Immigration Act 2004 and certain other enactments; and to provide for related matters.

✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 86–62
✗ voted against a sub-amendment motion failed · 62–84
✓ voted to accept a change the Seanad made to the bill motion passed · 86–64
✓ voted to accept a change the Seanad made to the bill motion passed · 83–61

Financial Resolution No. 2: Natural Gas Carbon Tax

2026-04-14 · 1 vote

✓ voted for a budget financial resolution motion passed · 115–52

Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax

2026-04-14 · 2 votes

✓ voted for a budget financial resolution motion passed · 113–54
✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 52–114

Confidence in Government

2026-04-14 · 1 vote

✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 92–78

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2026-04-14 · 1 vote

✓ accepted the schedule the week's Dáil business schedule motion passed · 93–74

Financial Resolution No.1: Mineral Oil Tax

2026-03-24 · 2 votes

✓ voted for a budget financial resolution motion passed · 118–39
✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 69–88

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil

2026-03-24 · 1 vote

✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 84–66

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2026-03-24 · 1 vote

✓ accepted the schedule the week's Dáil business schedule motion passed · 85–63

Online Safety (Recommender Algorithms) Bill 2026

2026-03-04 · 2 votes · People Before Profit-Solidarity PMB

A bill to amend the Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 to regulate the use of recommender algorithms by video-sharing platform services

✓ voted for the motion the motion motion passed · 81–63
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion passed · 80–63

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2026-03-03 · 1 vote

✓ accepted the schedule the week's Dáil business schedule motion passed · 84–68

Expanding Access to General Practitioner Care

2026-02-25 · 1 vote

✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 65–76

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