Mon, 28 Jul – 3 Aug 2025 · 4 TDs · 0 bills voted on · 135 questions · 1 new lobbying filings
Maeve O'Connell — Fine Gael
0 votes ·
8 questions ·
1 new lobbying return
Questions asked8 total
Further and Higher Education6 questions
2025-07-29Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to report on the progress made in creating a website to give students comprehensive information on third level pathways, as committed to in the programme for Government. [42604/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to report on the progress made in creating an online career guidance and information portal. [42605/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to report on the progress made in developing sector-specific career guidance and information portals. [42606/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to report the total number of students registered in higher education institutions each year for the past five years. [42607/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on the progress made in carrying out the second stage of the technological sector student accommodation programme. [42608/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to report the amount of funding allocated in the National Training Fund to provide craft apprenticeships to fill reported gaps in the construction sector. [42609/25]
Transport1 question
2025-07-29Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport to list the disability person’s representative organisations that were present at each of the four stakeholder engagement meetings as part of the development of an updated SMP Action Plan and as part of the Sustainable Mobility Policy 2022; and the organisations that received invitations to participate but did not attend. [44267/25]
Health1 question
2025-07-29Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Health the number of people who have registered for the new HSE app in Dublin Rathdown. [42610/25]
New lobbying1 return
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Neale Richmond — Fine Gael
0 votes ·
0 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.
Shay Brennan — Fianna Fáil
0 votes ·
0 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.
Sinéad Gibney — Social Democrats
0 votes ·
127 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked127 total
Foreign23 questions
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether he or his officials have met with peace activists or experts in the past 12 months; the date and agenda of those meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43716/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in light of the Hague Group meeting in Colombia, which Ireland attended, and the declaration of 12 countries to end all ties with Israel through the use of their legal and administrative systems, if Ireland is considering making such a commitment; if so, the barriers to doing so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42293/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has given approval for the transfer of military weaponry or personnel through Irish airspace, from the period 28 May to date in 2025, to the State of Israel; and if his Department is aware of the use of military aircraft in the above-mentioned operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42294/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has given approval for the transfer of military weaponry or personnel through Irish airspace from the period 28 May to date in 2025; if his Department is aware of the use of military aircraft in the operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42295/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of full-time equivalents directly employed by his Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form. [43660/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy, and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43678/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason his Department has not published the names of those in the US Strategic Economic Advisory Panel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43717/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether members of the Strategic Economic Advisory Panel have ever lobbied the Irish Government in their work outside of the panel; if they are on the lobbying register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43718/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether the Strategic Economic Advisory Panel has discussed increased government spending on arms and other US produced goods in the context of US trade and tariff mitigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43719/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether the Strategic Economic Advisory Panel discussed the inclusion of both goods and services in the Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025, or other matters related to Palestine and the genocide in Gaza in the context of US trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43720/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline Ireland's official position on global debt refinancing and forgiveness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43767/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland will be advocating for debt forgiveness for lower income countries to address the global aid shortfalls; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43768/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the Hague Group meeting in Colombia; if Ireland will be committing to implementing the six measures as agreed at the meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43771/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide details of evacuation processes in place for university students granted places at Irish universities to escape Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43962/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason there have been no evacuation flights from Gaza since April 2025; the reason there are no plans for further evacuation flights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43963/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide detailed clarification of the potential access and the protections to market access, arising from the so-called "negative list" in the CETA trade agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43990/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on Ireland's position as outlined in the European Commission Review of Trade and Sustainable Development Ireland position paper for 2022; and whether it is still the position of the Government that trade agreements that Ireland is party to should "demand an increased focus on environmental, social and governance dimensions of trade"; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43991/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will request a strengthening of regulatory enforcement mechanisms in CETA before attempting to ratify it in Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43992/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to confirm that "The State shall not be bound by any international agreement involving a charge upon public funds unless the terms of the agreement shall have been approved by Dáil Éireann" as detailed in Article 29.5.2° of the Constitution with regards to any potential ratification of CETA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43994/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland is held to any explicit timeline for progressing the ratification of CETA, noting that at least nine other European Member States have yet to do so; if Ireland it potentially at risk of a challenge for not making a ratification decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43995/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress he has made in lobbying for continued support of the UN Security Council mandate for the UNIFIL mission; if he intends to support a Uniting for Peace Resolution at the UN General Assembly should its mandate not be renewed by the UN Security Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43997/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the consultation that has been conducted by his Department with the Irish diaspora on voting rights for new emigrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44118/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions Ireland is taking with regard to the forced repatriation of refugees to Afghanistan; the steps that have been taken to support family reunification in Ireland for Afghani refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44239/25]
Children11 questions
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps her Department is taking to address the cost of childcare in areas like Dublin Rathdown, where the cost is above the national average and previous interventions have been unable to bring it down; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43607/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has engaged with the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science on ensuring that enough early years educators are trained and qualified to meet the need for early years education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43608/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department keeps statistics on the opening and closure of early years education and childcare settings; and if she will provide these figures broken down monthly, by local authority, and by capacity, for the past three years, in tabular form. [43609/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of Irish-medium early years services in operation, by local authority and capacity, in tabular form. [43610/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of full time equivalents directly employed by her Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form. [43653/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy, and crisis management; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43671/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the status of respite funding for adults with intellectual disabilities and autism in counties Carlow and Kilkenny and specifically the status of promised funding to SOS Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43772/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider collecting and publishing data on the average number of overnight respite beds and a record of respite bed waiting lists for greater transparency in relation to available respite resources; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44116/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on the status of respite funding for adults with intellectual disabilities and autism in Dublin Rathdown. [44117/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps her Department is taking to ensure the implementation of the public sector equality and human rights duty in the operation of her Department and any related state bodies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44242/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps her Department is taking to ensure the implementation of the public sector equality and human rights duty in the public procurement practices of her Department and any related state bodies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44246/25]
Health11 questions
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health the details of any coordination with other states on evacuation flights from Gaza, similar to the coordination with the Slovakian Government in December 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43964/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health if she has engaged with public health experts on the health impact of the potential delay of the application of health warning labels on alcoholic beverages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42289/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time equivalents directly employed by her Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form. [43662/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy and crisis management; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43680/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health the waiting time for persons with a diagnosis of cancer to start treatment in Carlow and Kilkenny following reports that the target of 90% to start within 15 working days is only being met in 65% of cases in Carlow and Kilkenny; her plans to improve the waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44119/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for people diagnosed with cancer to start treatment in CHO6, broken down by local health area, stage of cancer, and number of days waiting, in tabular form. [44120/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for people diagnosed with cancer to start treatment in CHO5, broken down by local health area, stage of cancer, and number of days waiting, in tabular form. [44121/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health her Departments plans to expand mobile cancer screening services to rural areas of Carlow and Kilkenny to address geographic and transport barriers for accessing cancer diagnostics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44122/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to ensure the implementation of the public sector equality and human rights duty in the operation of her Department and any related state bodies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44241/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to ensure the implementation of the public sector equality and human rights duty in the public procurement practices of her Department and any related state bodies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44245/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health if she will provide details of evacuation processes in place for medical evacuees attempting to escape Gaza; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44567/25]
Public Expenditure9 questions
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the well-being framework will be utilised in formulating key target areas of budget 2026; if consideration is given to how the Sustainable Development Goals could map onto the well-being framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43989/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the specific terms under which the National Concert Hall site was allocated for the National Children’s Science Museum project; the duration, cost-sharing and oversight mechanisms; if the OPW has assessed the impact of construction on the National Concert Hall’s operations and heritage status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43619/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the predicted construction cost for the National Children’s Science Museum project; and the costs that have been incurred to date. [43620/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if there are concerns regarding state aid rules relating to the National Children’s Science Museum project as a similar museum, Explorium, is now in operation 10 km from the proposed site. [43621/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the reason there is no specific allocation in the national development plan for the Gaeltacht; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43622/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of full-time equivalents directly employed by his Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form. [43665/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy, and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43683/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the steps his Department is taking to ensure the implementation of the public sector equality and human rights duty in the operation of his Department and any related State bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44244/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the steps his Department is taking to ensure the implementation of the public sector equality and human rights duty in the public procurement practices of his Department and any related State bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44248/25]
Enterprise9 questions
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether he is supportive of the Wild Atlantic EuroPride bid, which seeks to make counties Limerick and Clare the hosts of EuroPride 2028 [43885/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment in view of recent incidents of AI chatbots producing and posting racist and antisemitic content, the steps he is taking to ensure that AI chatbots in use in Ireland do not post hateful and harmful content; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42291/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of full time equivalents directly employed by his Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form. [43658/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy, and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43676/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to outline his Department's position on the Oireachtas joint committee on enterprise report on the EU Omnibus proposal; if the Government will use the report at the EU level to advocate for the protection of environmental and human rights safeguards in the supply chain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43770/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment in the context of proposals for an AI observatory and the clear impact of AI on the employment market demonstrated in independent research, the concrete actions he will take to pre-empt and mitigate the displacement of labour by AI, particularly in more lucrative industries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43889/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether he has done any independent research or assessment on the impact of the 9% VAT for hospitality on the retention of jobs and the affordability of hospitality services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43890/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps being taken to address the lack of collective bargaining agreements or collective bargaining coverage in the hospitality sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43891/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps being taken to address the low pay and poor working conditions prevalent in the hospitality sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43892/25]
Defence8 questions
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence what increase in operational spending will take place in the context of the €1.7 billion increase in capital spending to ensure that the terms and conditions of military personnel and the crisis and recruitment and retention are addressed in line with capital investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43623/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if any European counterparts have pressured his Department to increase defence spending to align more closely with NATO targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43624/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the up-to-date figures relating to Defence Forces personnel who have left the Defence Forces, broken down by service, rank, reserve or non-reserve status, by month, from the period 2021 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43625/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of full time equivalents directly employed by his Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form. [43656/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy, and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43674/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence whether he or his officials have met with lobbyists from the arms industry in the past 12 months; the date and agenda of those meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43715/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department has investigated the credible allegations made by a person (details supplied); if this has prompted a review of any such purchase by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43996/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the progress and-or recommendations that have been made by the Institute for Security Governance in their oversight of the Defence Forces redesign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43998/25]
Justice8 questions
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department is aware of Palestinian students being refused student visas as their scholarships provided through public third level students are not “official Government scholarships”; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42296/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his Department’s position on the denial of visas to Palestinian students as their scholarships, which are funded by public universities, are not “official Government scholarships”; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42297/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has examined the wider impact of the Communications (Interception and Lawful Access) Bill on privacy of individuals; if the infringement of privacy, including proposals which may lead to an end to encrypted messaging, is proportional to the public policy aims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42298/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department is examining the expansion of family reunion schemes for Palestinian refugees in Ireland similar to current schemes applied to Syrian and Afghan refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42299/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of full time equivalents directly employed by his Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form. [43664/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy, and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43682/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his position on the requirement for nightclubs to apply for a special exemption order for each night they are operating at great direct and legal costs to their business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43958/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration given significant concerns regarding EU plans for third country deportation, the steps he is taking to assess the consequences of such measures as well as the historical issues associated with such programmes before choosing to opt-in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44266/25]
Finance7 questions
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Finance his Department's position regarding Ireland being 14th globally in terms of fossil fuel investment by manager location, alongside economies that have substantial fossil fuel industries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43756/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Finance the number of full time equivalents directly employed by his Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form. [43659/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Finance whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy, and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43677/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Finance Ireland's official position on the International Court of Justice's ruling on climate change, calling it an "urgent and existential threat”; and his position on Ireland being the 14th globally in terms of fossil fuel investment by manager location, alongside economies that have substantial fossil fuel industries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43752/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Finance given the International Court of Justice's ruling on climate change, calling it an "urgent and existential threat", the proactive steps the Government will take to stop fossil fuel investment being channelled through Ireland, specifically to stop Irish-based subsidiaries from fossil fuel investments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43754/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Finance whether Irish sovereign funds are invested in fossil fuel industries; the steps his Department is taking to ensure Ireland's investments are green investments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43755/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Finance his Department’s position on the recent comments by a person (details supplied) in the context of the Irish economy’s reliance on fossil fuel investments, infrastructure, and use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44264/25]
Education7 questions
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the number of students enrolled in Irish-medium schools, broken down by school, primary and secondary level, local authority area, Gaeltacht status, mixed or single sex status, and patronage since 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42292/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of full time equivalents directly employed by her Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form. [43657/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy, and crisis management; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43675/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether he would be supportive of including Gaelic games on the primary school curriculum in order to give each child a chance to access and play our national sports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43887/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether he would be supportive of including Gaelic games on the primary school curriculum in order to give each child a chance to access and play our national sports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43888/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department is taking to ensure the implementation of the public sector equality and human rights duty in the operation of her Department and any related state bodies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44243/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department is taking to ensure the implementation of the public sector equality and human rights duty in the public procurement practices of her Department and any related state bodies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44247/25]
Transport6 questions
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has engaged with community and civil society groups in the past six months with regard to the operation of drone delivery depots already in operation and the opening of a drone delivery depot in the Dundrum area of Dublin Rathdown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42300/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport the steps his Department is taking to tackle the use of mobile phones while driving; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43073/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport the number of people who received penalty points for use of a mobile phone while driving in the past three years, broken down by month, in tabular form. [43074/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport the number of full-time equivalents directly employed by his Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form. [43669/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43687/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport the steps he will take under the powers granted to him under section 5 of the Air Navigation and Transport Act 1946 to issue appropriate orders to stop the illegal transport of weapons through Irish airspace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43956/25]
Culture6 questions
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his Department is considering measures to expand the basic income for artists scheme in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42290/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of full time equivalents directly employed by his Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form. [43655/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy, and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43673/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the way he will ensure that artists, musicians and arts workers are not negatively impacted by any findings of the review of the Arts Council; and that funding levels are not decreased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43959/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether his Department has plans for the development and promotion of amateur and community theatre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43960/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his plans to ensure decision-making in the granting of monies directly from his Department to arts festivals and organisations is done in an equitable and transparent manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43961/25]
Agriculture5 questions
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans to ban or limit the practice of blood sports in Ireland such as hare coursing and fox hunting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43611/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will align Irish laws with those of other European countries and ban surgical insemination of racing greyhounds, as it is with all other types of dog breeds due to the cruel and harmful nature of the practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43612/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department monitors the number of greyhounds being surgically artificially inseminated; if he will provide those figures for the past three years, broken down by month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43613/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of full-time equivalents directly employed by his Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form. [43652/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43670/25]
Housing4 questions
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of full time equivalents directly employed by his Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43663/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy, and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43681/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new social homes that have been brought into use in the last two years, broken down by local authority, number of bedrooms, and newbuilds, in tabular form. [43714/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding data across all local authorities for the tenant-in-situ scheme since its introduction in 2023, broken down by month, local authority, and whether the funds were used, in tabular form. [44169/25]
Climate3 questions
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of full-time equivalents directly employed by his Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43654/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy, and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43672/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update in relation to Vermilion Energy Corrib Ireland Ltd v The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43993/25]
Social3 questions
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Social Protection whether his Department is aware of pension vesting practices for defined-benefit pensions pre-2000 which allow companies to deny employees with fewer than five years’ service their accrued pension rights; whether his Department has any plans to retrospectively protect the effected employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42977/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of full-time equivalents directly employed by his Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form. [43667/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Social Protection whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43685/25]
Further and Higher Education3 questions
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of full-time equivalents directly employed by his Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form. [43661/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy, and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43679/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide detailed information on the acceptance criteria, processes for assessment and any other pertinent information of the Government of Ireland International Education Scholarships with respect to applications from students from Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44240/25]
Taoiseach2 questions
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Taoiseach the number of full-time equivalents directly employed by his Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form. [43668/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Taoiseach whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy and crisis management. [43686/25]
Rural2 questions
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of full time equivalents directly employed by his Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form. [43666/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy, and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43684/25]