Mon, 28 Jul – 3 Aug 2025 · 4 TDs · 0 bills voted on · 47 questions · 0 new lobbying filings
Albert Dolan — Fianna Fáil
0 votes ·
35 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked35 total
Housing6 questions
2025-07-29Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when a decision will be made on funding allocations for the Multi-Annual Rural Water Programme 2024-2026 under measure A5 – Extensions and new schemes; if a decision has been made on a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40869/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered directly by the Department or through its agencies. [41061/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to his Department’s published procurement-related payments over €20,000 for 2023 and 2024, the methodology used to calculate and display the total figures now included in these reports, introduced first in the 2023 Q4 report (details supplied); if any exclusions, adjustments, data timing differences or rounding mechanisms are applied that may account for this variance; if his Department has conducted any audit or reconciliation of these reports to ensure consistency between reported totals and listed amounts; and if this process is documented or routinely undertaken. [41068/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide access to his Department’s procurement-related payment reports over €20,000 for years prior to 2020, noting that such records are not currently visible or accessible on the Department’s designated webpage for these reports (details supplied); if he will either provide direct links to these earlier records (if they are hosted elsewhere), or confirm if his Department intends to update the webpage to include these reports for transparency and public accessibility. [41069/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount estate agents are paid in commission or fees for selling homes under affordable housing schemes funded by the State. [42052/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to consider introducing emergency legislation to expedite housing developments for the general population as has been done in response to accommodation needs under IPAS given the urgency of the ongoing housing crisis. [42668/25]
Health5 questions
2025-07-29Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of all addiction step-down facilities currently operating in County Galway; who operates each facility; the public body or agency that holds responsibility for their regulation or oversight; and the range of supports available at each location including counselling, medical care and so on, in order to ensure that individuals recovering from addiction are receiving appropriate, high-quality, support and that all such facilities meet required standards of care and service provision. [40920/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health if there is a centralised register or list of all addiction step-down facilities in the State; and the formal process by which such facilities are established or acquired including the criteria used to assess their suitability, the consultation or engagement required with local stakeholders, and the regulatory or quality assurance checks applied prior to approval or funding. [40921/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered directly by the Department or through its agencies. [41060/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the further investments planned for maternity services in the west of Ireland, including Portiuncula University Hospital, PUH, and University Hospital Galway, UHG; if she will consider commissioning a fully independent external review of maternity services at UHG; and if she will provide an update on the implementation timeline for the 34 recommendations arising from the five external reviews into maternity and neonatal care at PUH. [42053/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of speech and language therapy services in the Headford area of county Galway, in view of reports that no cover has been provided for a local speech language therapist that is on leave until July 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42288/25]
Taoiseach3 questions
2025-07-29Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Taoiseach further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 329 and 331 of 24 June 2025, to the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, which confirmed that responsibility for analysing collapsed or re-run procurement competitions rests with individual contracting authorities, if his Department has estimated or recorded the number of procurement competitions since 2019 that did not result in a contract award due to insufficient submissions, legal challenges, disqualification of bidders, or internal cancellation, recorded or estimated the administrative or financial cost associated with collapsed or re-run procurement competitions during the same period and undertaken any analysis on the underlying reasons for failed competitions and the extent to which outcomes might be improved through better planning, clearer specifications, earlier market engagement, or other procurement reforms; and if not, if his Department will now consider putting in place such monitoring systems, in light of the administrative cost and service delays associated with failed procurement procedures. [40738/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Taoiseach to provide a list of all public private partnership projects under his remit, including project name, contract value, and start-end date since 2010; and to confirm whether any projects have been subject to cost overruns, renegotiation or early termination since 2010. [40739/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Taoiseach to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered directly by the Department or through its agencies. [41066/25]
Justice3 questions
2025-07-29Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department maintains a centralised record of all facilities that have been used under contract to house beneficiaries of temporary protection; whether it retains information on facilities that are no longer under contract; whether this data has ever been compiled or analysed to inform future planning or coordination with other State entities; and whether his Department uses this information or shares it with other Departments when considering the future use of such facilities. [40922/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department maintains any oversight or follow-up once a contract for the use of a facility to accommodate beneficiaries of temporary protection is terminated; whether his Department tracks or evaluates what subsequently happens to such facilities and their local impact; and if not, whether his Department believes it has any responsibility to ensure that communities are not left with unmanaged voids or adverse consequences, particularly where facilities were operated by private entities motivated primarily by commercial opportunity. [40923/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered directly by the Department or through its agencies. [41062/25]
Enterprise2 questions
2025-07-29Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide detailed information on the smart regions enterprise innovation scheme, launched on 13 October 2023; the number of applications received, projects approved, and funding allocated to date under the first €35 million call which closed on 31 March 2024; the breakdown, by region, project type, funding stream, and investment amount, in tabular form; his views on the achievements of the scheme to date; his Department’s plans for future calls and continued implementation of this €145 million programme co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund. [40925/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered directly by the Department or through its agencies. [41056/25]
Education2 questions
2025-07-29Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of a tender report for a school (details supplied) that applied for planning for new school building; and the next steps that are required in order to progress the project if the planning application is successful. [41034/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered directly by the Department or through its agencies. [41055/25]
Culture2 questions
2025-07-29Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to report on the achievements of the State-backed National Digital Research Centre (NDRC) programme in supporting early-stage startups; the financial returns realised to date from public investment, referencing successful exits; the details of the way in which those realised funds have been or are planned to be reinvested to accelerate future entrepreneurial activity; the statistics on the number of companies supported, the scale of private follow-on investment attracted, and the regional impact of the programme; and his views on the performance to date and on plans to continue and expand this highly successful innovation model under his Department’s remit. [40926/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered directly by the Department or through its agencies. [41053/25]
Further and Higher Education2 questions
2025-07-29Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will clarify the status of adult literacy and English for Speakers of Other Languages, ESOL, tutors employed by ETBs, many of whom have been told their contracts may not be renewed due to budgetary issues; the number affected; the steps being taken to ensure continuity of provision for learners this September; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40871/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered directly by the Department or through its agencies. [41059/25]
Foreign1 question
2025-07-29Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered directly by the Department or through its agencies. [41058/25]
Climate1 question
2025-07-29Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered directly by the Department or through its agencies. [41052/25]
Defence1 question
2025-07-29Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered directly by the Department or through its agencies. [41054/25]
Transport1 question
2025-07-29Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered directly by the Department or through its agencies. [41067/25]
Finance1 question
2025-07-29Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Finance to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered directly by the Department or through its agencies. [41057/25]
Public Expenditure1 question
2025-07-29Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered directly by the Department or through its agencies. [41063/25]
Social1 question
2025-07-29Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered directly by the Department or through its agencies. [41065/25]
Agriculture1 question
2025-07-29Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered directly by the Department or through its agencies. [41050/25]
Children1 question
2025-07-29Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered directly by the Department or through its agencies. [41051/25]
Rural1 question
2025-07-29Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered directly by the Department or through its agencies. [41064/25]
Louis O'Hara — Sinn Féin
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12 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked12 total
Children4 questions
2025-07-29Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is concerned that early years educators are having difficulty accessing mortgages due to having to sign on to jobseekers during the summer months; if she is considering any measures to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41836/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children as of 1 July 2025, or latest date available, that were awaiting a first assessment of need from the HSE under the Disability Act 2005, for the CHO2 area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43350/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people under 18 who are on an autism assessment waiting list in county Galway; the length of time they have been on this waiting list in each of the years 2020 to 2024, and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43351/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children on waiting lists for an assessment of need in CHO2 in each of the years from 2020 to the latest data in 2025; the number overdue for completion; the number completed with a service statement, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43352/25]
Health4 questions
2025-07-29Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the number of persons and the average wait time on the waiting list for CAMHS in CHO2; and a breakdown of this waiting list by age category, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43346/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the amount of money paid to private hospitals via the national treatment purchase fund from the outsourcing of waiting list elective in-patient and day-case surgeries at Galway University Hospital and Portiuncula University Hospital, for the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025; the amount of money paid to private hospitals via the national treatment purchase fund from the outsourcing of waiting list elective in-patient and day-case surgeries at Portiuncula University Hospital for the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025; the amount of money paid to private hospitals via the national treatment purchase fund from the outsourcing of waiting list elective in-patient and day-case surgeries at Merlin Park University Hospital for the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, all in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43347/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the number of people on the speech and language therapy assessment waiting list, and within that, the numbers waiting less than four months; the number waiting 4-12 months; the number waiting more than 12 months; and for each category, the numbers waiting aged 0-17 years and those aged 18 and above, for CHO2, as of 1 July 2025 or latest date available, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43348/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the budgetary allocations to CAMHS psychology in CHO2 in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43349/25]
Education2 questions
2025-07-29Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No.376 of 24 June 2025, if a response will issued from the SEC. [40866/25]
2025-07-29Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if support will be provided to a parent trying to find a school place for their 16-year-old child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41436/25]
Climate1 question
2025-07-29Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the plan to introduce a renewable heat obligation, RHO; to provide a timeline for its introduction; to outline the analysis that has been undertaken to understand the effects the RHO may have on final customer gas bills, especially domestic customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43345/25]
Housing1 question
2025-07-29Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of the average duration spent on Galway County Council’s social housing waiting list in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43353/25]
Peter Roche — Fine Gael
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