Dublin West — week of Mon, 8 Sept

Emer Currie — Fine Gael 0 votes · 87 questions · 7 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 87 total

Transport 24 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of drivers disqualified in court, by month, to date in 2025; the number who failed to surrender their licence/learner permit to the Road Safety Authority as required by law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44977/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport when the sustainable aviation fuel policy roadmap will be published given its importance in supporting decarbonisation efforts across the aviation sector and meeting Ireland’s climate targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45019/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to provide clarity on planning dimensions for a footpath under BusConnects (details supplied). [45144/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of disqualifications imposed on Irish licence holders in 2024 and to date in 2025 that were not possible to enforce as no match could be found to link the disqualification to the appropriate driver record resulting in a Shell record being created on the NVDF database; the number that have been removed from the Shell record as no match could be found within the disqualification period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45224/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of disqualifications imposed on learner permit holders in 2024 and to date in 2025 that were not possible to enforce as no match could be found to link the disqualification to the appropriate driver record resulting in a Shell record being created on the NVDF database; the number that have been removed from the Shell record as a match could not be found within the disqualification period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45225/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of Irish licence holders who incurred penalty points in 2024 and to date in 2025 resulting in a Shell record being created as it was not possible to match the penalty points to the appropriate driver record; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45226/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of learner drivers that failed to show for their scheduled driving test appointment in July 2025 and August 2025, by driving test centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46268/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the eligibility criteria for the residential insulation grant scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46568/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the engagement he has had with Dublin Port Company on the Alexandra Basin Redevelopment project, particularly regarding the proposed cruise berths; and if he will provide an update on expected timelines for delivery. [46662/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if funding provision is being considered to support the delivery of new cruise berths at Dublin Port as part of the National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46665/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will consider the introduction of a grant scheme to assist car-share and car-rental operators in acquiring ZE vehicles. [46691/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to consider increasing the frequency of a bus service both to and from the Dublin city centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46871/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the date of implementation for free bus transport for children under-9 years; if he will consider including commercial bus operators in the scheme in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47258/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has engaged with commercial bus operators and considered their inclusion in future fare reduction schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47259/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the number Leap card validators at Broombridge Luas and rail access points to cut down on queuing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47274/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport for an update on increasing bus and rail services in Dublin west for winter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47275/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the status of the installation of the next generation automatic vehicle location system on bus services nationally and in Dublin west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47276/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the implementation to date on the rollout of new automatic vehicle location technology on bus services nationally and in Dublin west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47277/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of buses in operation in Dublin overall, by diesel hybrid and diesel in each of the years 2021 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47278/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the implementation of contactless payment systems on public transport as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47279/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the cost of contactless payment systems on public transport as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47280/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the reason driving test centre waiting times (details supplied) are lagging behind the national average of 10.4 weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47297/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the specific actions being taken to reduce the waiting times for a driving test at a centre (details supplied)) in line with the national average of 10.4 weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47298/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the reason a test centre (details supplied) is still included in official statistics despite not being operational since 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47299/25]
Education 18 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the provision of SNA support for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45681/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the provision of an appropriate school place for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45682/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeframe for a decision on an application under the additional school accommodation scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45805/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on a modular building for a school (details supplied); when the building will be ready for use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45814/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the supports available for students with dyslexia during State examinations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45922/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is considering any proposals to increase the supports available for students with dyslexia during State examinations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45923/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline the annual budget for the State Examinations Commission, by year from 2020 and 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45924/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for the latest update on the stage 2a report of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46101/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding a school transport scheme route (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46281/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of a school transport scheme route (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46282/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of a school transport scheme route (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46283/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of a school transport scheme route (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46284/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of a school transport scheme route (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46289/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether a school (details supplied) will definitively be added to the list of Dublin 15 national schools as it is situated in the Fingal County Council administrative area, is within the D15 electoral area and requires consistent access to services of the NCSE and the local D15 SENO. [46459/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the changes to the eligibility criteria for qualification for a contract of indefinite duration for teachers; when these changes will be finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46576/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on matters raised during the Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46577/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide clarity to parents on a school transport route (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46579/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether students can avail of a scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46755/25]
Enterprise 9 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his position on the development of new cruise berths in Dublin; and his views on the way in which this could support the growth of cruise tourism and wider economic benefits. [46661/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the assessment carried out on the economic contribution of cruise tourism to Ireland, including the potential to triple passenger numbers to over 600,000 annually;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46663/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the way in which the development of additional cruise capacity at Dublin Port will support job creation in the tourism and hospitality sectors; and if he will outline the discussions that have taken place with stakeholders on maximising these opportunities. [46664/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of applications and approvals for the grow digital voucher in each of the 12 months from September 2024 to August 2025, in tabular form. [46688/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps being taken to hold online sellers and marketplaces, including those based outside Ireland, to the same standards and regulation as Irish retailers who sell consumer goods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46747/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he plans to adopt solutions to address gaps in compliance by online sellers of consumer goods; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that established Irish retailers who follow the rules face an unfair disadvantage as certain third-country traders avoid costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46748/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his plans for a digital awareness campaign to inform online shoppers about their consumer rights and relevant health, safety and environmental issues ahead of Cyber Week and Black Friday; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46749/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he has taken steps to engage with the Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland to ensure compliance and enforcement of advertising standards on digital platforms selling goods to Irish consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46750/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures being taken in Ireland ahead of the festive shopping season to tackle the surge in low value imports, as highlighted by the European Commission in their E-Commerce Communication in February 2025 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46751/25]
Finance 7 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has examined any proposals for a weight-based tax for large electric SUVs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45884/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance his response to the Tax Strategy Group’s General Excise Paper, which found that “notable increases in the volume of products being consumed outside the scope of Irish excise duty raises concerns that price increases may be creating greater incentives for illegal market activity”; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46659/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance the number of convictions secured to date in 2025 for the illegal sale of tobacco products, and for the smuggling of tobacco products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46660/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance if he has met or plans to meet with an organisation (details supplied) before the budget regarding their pre-budget submission. [46685/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to reports that the European Commission has cited Sweden’s ISK model as best practice for encouraging savers to invest in stock and shares; and if he has given consideration to the way in which Ireland can introduce an accessible ISK-type model in line with EU proposals for a savings and investment union. [46686/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has considered the extension of taxsaver relief to more forms of sustainable transport and shared mobility as part of budget 2026. [46692/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has assessed proposals to extend taxsaver relief to more forms of sustainable transport and shared mobility as part of budget 2026. [46693/25]
Health 7 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the implementation of alcohol labelling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45136/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the average response times for ambulances in Ireland, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45398/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the strategies in place to reduce response times for ambulances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45399/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health if her Department is considering including the shingles vaccine as part of the national immunisation programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45832/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the way in which a family can access vaccines for their child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46205/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health her plans to introduce plain packaging for vaping products in the upcoming Public Health (Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill and if such as a proposal is permissible under the provisions of the EU tobacco products directive. [46694/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the total allocation in 2023, 2024 and 2025 for the provision of eye care and ophthalmological services, including outpatient and inpatient treatment, surgical interventions and community ophthalmic services; the amounts allocated under the National Treatment Purchase Fund specifically for ophthalmology; the breakdown of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47257/25]
Justice 6 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the forms of identification that can be accepted at the point of sale in hospitality and whether only a garda age card remains acceptable, in accordance with the most up to date form of the Licensing Acts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45017/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if An Garda Síochána is capturing the driver licence numbers at point of detection and recording the driver number on summonses; if the Courts Service is accepting this data and inputting the information on the disqualification orders for recording onto the NVDF database; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45227/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 673 of 8 July 2025 and Parliamentary Question No.2073 of 29 July, if An Garda Síochána can now issue fixed charge notices (FCN’S) for registration plate offences; if the Garda authorities have finalised incorporating amendments from the Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023 into Garda ICT systems to allow Gardai issue FCNs for these offences directly from their mobility devices; if this information has now been communicated to the wider Garda organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46269/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardai in roads policing units to date in 2025, by Garda division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46270/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí who attested during 2024 and 2025, by relevant month, district and station. [46500/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has met with an organisation (details supplied) regarding its pre-budget 2026 submission and associated position paper on supporting Irish business with digital compliance; if his Department has assessed the merit of its proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46690/25]
Children 6 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if Health Service Executive disability services in the Dublin north city & west (IHA DNCW) area can receive an additional allocation of multi disciplinary staff for CDNTs in 2025, in view of the increase of 12 students at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45137/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline whether any additional supports are currently available to parents who give birth to twins, or other multiple births; if there are any plans to expand these supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45403/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is considering expanding parental and maternity leave for parents who give birth to twins or other multiple births; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45406/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on a matter in relation to the completion of legal formalities (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45640/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of a business case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46559/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a family can avail of support through a fund (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46683/25]
Social 3 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 644 of 15 July 2025, if Department officials will engage with a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45253/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline whether any additional supports are currently available to parents who give birth to twins, or other multiple births; if there are any plans to expand these supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45402/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider expanding child benefit for parents who give birth to twins or other multiple births; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45404/25]
Climate 2 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on his efforts to fulfil the Programme for Government commitment to revise and improve the provision of grants and financing models for homeowners who wish to retrofit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45714/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the timeline for consultation on Ireland’s social climate plan. [46671/25]
Housing 2 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide clarity on the status of a landlord (details supplied) following changes to the rent pressure zones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45401/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 375 of 17 July 2025, for an update on correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46595/25]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of places being provided as part of the recently published 2025 Springboard+ programmes for courses covering artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, cloud computing, software development, e-commerce, and traditional ICT courses; the cost of providing the courses for this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45018/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of places being provided as part of the recently published 2025 Springboard+ programmes for courses covering artificial intelligence; cybersecurity; cloud computing; software development; e-commerce; and traditional ICT courses; and the cost of providing the courses for this year. [46687/25]
Culture 1 question
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the status of funding for a club (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46569/25]

New lobbying 7 returns

Alcohol Action Ireland Health
- Alcohol health information labelling
Deliveroo (Roofoods Ltd) Economic Development and Industry
- To update policymakers on the launch of drones deliveries in Blanchardstown
Creative Retail Distribution Limited · 2 returns Taxation
- Support for Classification of HHC as a Schedule 1 Controlled Drug
- Email concerning the E-liquids Products Tax and concerns around the mechanism chosen to implement the tax via self-declaration rather than as a tax-stamp. Hale also referred to research commissioned from KPMG which raised several important policy considerations around the E-Liquids products tax including the potential for a surge in illicit and grey market sales.
Early Childhood Ireland · 3 returns Children and Youth Affairs · Public Expenditure and Reform
- Improved terms and conditions for Early Years and School Age Care graduates
- Early Childhood Ireland's submission on the National Development Plan (NDP) review
- Budget 2026

Jack Chambers — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 25 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 25 returns

Threshold Housing
- Threshold's Pre-Budget Submission
Analog Devices Economic Development and Industry
- Analog Devices Strategic Operations in Ireland
Social Justice Ireland Budgetary matters
- Letter to all TDs and Senators to bring their attention to the publication of Budget Choices 2026 and Social Welfare Rates: Benchmarking and Indexation
Pinergy Energy and Natural Resources
- Future of Electricity
Alcohol Action Ireland · 3 returns Health
- Costs of alcohol harm
- Alcohol and the Workplace
- Alcohol health information labelling
COPE Galway CLG Finance
- Budget 2026, calling for targeted, adequately resourced, and structurally transformative policies to address pressing social challenges including in the areas of housing, homelessness including youth homelessness, women and children subjected to domestic abuse, older people, poverty eradication, and supports to the Community and Voluntary Sector.
Local Ireland (representing the Regional Newspapers and Printers Association of Ireland) Public Expenditure and Reform
- Funding for Coimisiún na Meán Schemes and sufficient Departmental Funding for Government, semi-State and Local Authority advertising to ensure equitable allocation to trusted public service content providers so that all readers and audiences are reached
Deliveroo (Roofoods Ltd) Economic Development and Industry
- To update policymakers on the launch of drones deliveries in Blanchardstown
CyberSafeIreland Children and Youth Affairs
- Children's online safety
Simon Communities of Ireland · 2 returns Housing
- Meeting with DPER Minister Jack Chambers
- Sustainable funding for the charity sector & budget 2026 decisions
Temporis Ireland Housing
- Submission to Govt on problems in housing delivery and potential solutions.
FTI Consulting Finance
- Introductory meetings with Mastercard
Pontis Advisory Limited Budgetary matters
- The need for adequate capital grant resourcing for high growth potential entrepreneurial projects
Irish Petrol Retailers Association Finance
- Budget Submission
The Medical Protection Society Limited Justice and Equality
- Joint letter on behalf of health, dental and legal organisations, to the Health and Justice Ministers, with the Public Expenditure Minister copied, on the urgent implementation of pre-action protocols.
Galway Film Resource Centre Limited Arts
- Budget Submission on behalf of the Western AV Forum
Creative Retail Distribution Limited · 2 returns Taxation
- Support for Classification of HHC as a Schedule 1 Controlled Drug
- Email concerning the E-liquids Products Tax and concerns around the mechanism chosen to implement the tax via self-declaration rather than as a tax-stamp. Hale also referred to research commissioned from KPMG which raised several important policy considerations around the E-Liquids products tax including the potential for a surge in illicit and grey market sales.
Early Childhood Ireland · 2 returns Public Expenditure and Reform · Children and Youth Affairs
- Early Childhood Ireland's submission on the National Development Plan (NDP) review
- Budget 2026
Barnardos Children and Youth Affairs
- Supports for families facing disadvantage
National Adult Literacy Agency Education and Training
- Adult Literacy in Ireland

Paul Donnelly — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 26 questions · 6 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 26 total

Health 7 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of scrambler/quad-related injuries-accidents recorded by hospitals; and if this information is not available, if there are plans to collate this data for road safety research purposes. [44748/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of chefs on the HSE Dublin north east region panel; When the panel will expire. [46699/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of staffing levels within the ophthalmology department of the Mater hospital. [46700/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of full and partial knee replacement surgeries carried out at Beaumont hospital in the years 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [46701/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners based within the accident and emergency department of Connolly hospital, Blanchardstown in the years 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and the days and hours of the week where the GP is available within A&E department. [46702/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant posts by speciality that are vacant at the Mater hospital; and when those vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [46715/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE registrar's posts by speciality that are vacant at the Mater hospital; and when those vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [46716/25]
Foreign 3 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of male and female persons that applied for the post of personal assistant at the Irish Consulate General based in Miami. [46717/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he plans to expand Ireland house model in Singapore. [46718/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the dates in 2024 and to-date in 2025 where the Irish Ambassador based in Bangkok has visited Pattaya area of Thailand; and the purpose of each visit, in tabular form. [46719/25]
Defence 2 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of full time civilian groom staff working within the Defence Forces equitation school in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [46712/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence when the runway at casement aerodrome was last resurfaced; when the runway is next scheduled to be resurfaced. [46713/25]
Enterprise 2 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps that Failte Ireland are taking to promote Christmas food markets; and the budget allocation for the promotion of these types of markets. [46722/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of WTE inspectors by grade working in the Workplace Relations Commission in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if this number will be further increased before end of year 2025 [46723/25]
Social 2 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of contracts a firm (details supplied) have had with his Department in the years of 2024 and to-date in 2025; the nature of services the firm provided to his Department in each of the years, in tabular form. [46707/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the percentage of applications for fuel allowance from persons over 70 years of age that were refused the fuel allowance in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; the top three reasons for refusal; and the grade of staff member within his Department that decides to approve or refuse fuel allowance for persons over 70 years of age. [46708/25]
Justice 2 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 986 of 10 June 2025, if he has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities in order to answer this PQ. [46704/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of unmarked jeeps in the garda fleet as of 15 August 2025; if he will provide the same figures as of 31 August 2022, in tabular form. [46706/25]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to have a food related trade mission to Canada before the end of 2025. [46725/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of WTE qualified entomologist working within the Department in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [46726/25]
Climate 1 question
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the percentage of the capital funding for works, under better energy warmer homes scheme, that was spent in the first seven months of 2025; and if he will provide figures for the corresponding period in 2024 and 2023, in tabular form. [46703/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the capital budget allocation for the Irish Coast Guard in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [46721/25]
Culture 1 question
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the full-year cost to recruit two additional full-time keeper of manuscripts for his Department, in tabular form. [46720/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of WTE qualified entomologists working within the National Parks and Wildlife Service of his Department in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [46724/25]
Children 1 question
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE dietitians on panels for offers within children's disability network team service. [46714/25]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether he visited the National University of Singapore during his visit to Singapore. [46711/25]

New lobbying 6 returns

Threshold Tourism
- Regulation of short-term lets
Alcohol Action Ireland Health
- Alcohol health information labelling
Deliveroo (Roofoods Ltd) Economic Development and Industry
- To update policymakers on the launch of drones deliveries in Blanchardstown
FTI Consulting Finance
- Invitation to Mastercard Roundtable
Creative Retail Distribution Limited · 2 returns Taxation
- Support for Classification of HHC as a Schedule 1 Controlled Drug
- Email concerning the E-liquids Products Tax and concerns around the mechanism chosen to implement the tax via self-declaration rather than as a tax-stamp. Hale also referred to research commissioned from KPMG which raised several important policy considerations around the E-Liquids products tax including the potential for a surge in illicit and grey market sales.

Roderic O'Gorman — Green Party 0 votes · 75 questions · 7 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 75 total

Justice 13 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of citizenship applications received from Moroccan nationals in 2023 and 2024 and the number of these applications that have been processed to date. [44801/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of citizenship applications received from Pakistan nationals in 2023 and 2024 and the number of these applications that have been processed to date. [44802/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of citizenship applications received from Syrian nationals in 2023 and 2024 and the number of these applications that have been processed to date. [44803/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he is aware of recent attacks targeting members of the Indian/South Asian community in different locations around the country; if he has engaged with An Garda Siochana to ascertain if there is any coordinated aspect to these attacks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45071/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide an update on the implementation of the National Action Plan Against Racism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45072/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures that have been or are proposed to be funded under the National Action Plan Against Racism in 2025; the overall budget for the Action Plan in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45073/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has received a report from the special rapporteur on racism yet; the timeframe for when it be brought to Cabinet, and when will it be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45074/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he has met with the special rapporteur on racism and or the advisory committee on racial equality and racism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45075/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether An Garda Síochána or other State intelligence are actively monitoring online activity by far-right organisations where that activity is linked to potential hate crimes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45076/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he intends to expand the remit of the IRPP to include Rohingya refugees unable to return to Myanmar; if there are criteria under which a person from the Rohingya group may access the IRPP programme; if so, if his officials may communicate this with individuals from this community who are awaiting information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45260/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of an applications for long stay (D) join family visas which have not been processed for 13 months, longer than the maximum typical processing time an applicant may expect (details supplied); if he will request his officials to provide this update directly to the applicants in terms of how long more they can expect to wait; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45261/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the estimated number of illegal immigrants in the State; broken down by cause for illegal status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47512/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the meaning of the term ""illegal immigrant"; his views on how prevalent an issue he believes illegal immigration to be in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47513/25]
Climate 12 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the funding sources available for individuals or companies working on development new and innovative sources of renewable energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45064/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to indicate the progress made on each of the 10 actions set out in the Electricity Storage Policy Strategy published last year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45066/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to what extent the inability to dynamically share a contracted Maximum Export Capacity (MEC) between different technology types sharing a single connection point is limiting the development of hybrid renewable energy generation and electricity storage; the steps being taken to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45067/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his Department has examined the cap-and-floor mechanism announced by the UK Government in 2024 for the electricity storage sector; if consideration has been given to the introduction of a similar mechanism here in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45068/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the staffing and resources available to the MARA are sufficient to enable the agency to adequately perform its statutory functions to validate, assess and issue MACs and MULs in a timely manner. [45869/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the consultation on plans designating renewables acceleration areas for one or more types of renewable energy sources under Article 15c of the RED III Directive is due to commence. [47096/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment which public authority or authorities will designate renewable acceleration areas for one or more types of renewable energy sources under Article 15c of the RED III Directive. [47097/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the co-ordinated mapping for the deployment of renewable energy under Article 15b of the RED III Directive is due to be completed; which public authority or authorities are carrying it out; and whether the results of the mapping will be published. [47098/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the external consultation that is planned in the run up to submitting a draft National Building Renovation Plan to the European Commission by 31 December 2025; and the specific arrangements that are being put in place to ensure that the voices of those most impacted by energy poverty are heard.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47468/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the consultation on plans designating renewables acceleration areas for one or more types of renewable energy sources under Article 15c of the RED III Directive is due to commence. [47470/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the public authority or authorities that will designate renewables acceleration areas for one or more types of renewable energy sources under Article 15c of the RED III Directive; and when will the necessary transposing legislation be put in place. [47471/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the co-ordinated mapping for the deployment of renewable energy under Article 15b of the RED III Directive is due to be completed and the public authority or authorities carrying it out; and whether the results of the mapping will be published. [47472/25]
Foreign 8 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has concerns about the future impact on CO2 emissions standards arising from Paragraph 8 of the Joint Statement on a United States-European Union Framework on an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair and Balanced Trade ("With respect to automobiles, the United States and the European Union intend to accept and provide mutual recognition to each other's standards."); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47094/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the tangible measures Ireland can take to fill the gap in international aid budgets now that leading donor countries have cut or indicated an intention to cut aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45052/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress that has been made to date towards achieving the target of 0.7% of gross national income being spent on official development aid; the steps his Department hopes to achieve in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45053/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department will use Ireland's Presidency of the EU to place a focus on the gaps in international aid; if consideration will be given to convening an EU conference on the issue during the Irish Presidency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45054/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the meaning of reference to automotive standards in Paragraph 8 of the Joint Statement on a United States-European Union Framework on an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair and Balanced Trade ("With respect to automobiles, the United States and the European Union intend to accept and provide mutual recognition to each other's standards); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47078/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has raised concerns about reference to automotive standards with the European Commission or otherwise at the European level about Paragraph 8 of the Joint Statement on a United States-European Union Framework on an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair and Balanced Trade ("With respect to automobiles, the United States and the European Union intend to accept and provide mutual recognition to each other's standards."); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47079/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has endorsed reference to automotive standards in Paragraph 8 of the Joint Statement on a United States-European Union Framework on an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair and Balanced Trade ("With respect to automobiles, the United States and the European Union intend to accept and provide mutual recognition to each other's standards."); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47092/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether civil society will be consulted in relation to Ireland’s upcoming EU Presidency; the process for this; when will it begin; the way in which Irish organisations can express an interest in participating; if financial resources will be made available to support civil society engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47449/25]
Health 8 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health whether the local mental health form in Dublin 15 (CHO9) has been stood down, and if so the reason for this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45048/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of resourcing issues at the endometriosis clinic in Tallaght Hospital and that the hospital now only include women with stage 4 endometriosis to its waiting list and no longer include women with stage 3 endrometiosis to its waiting list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45056/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if the free hormone replacement therapy scheme for those experiencing menopause symptoms includes non-cisgendered women experiencing those symptoms; if not, the reason and by which method is it proposed to provide access to the same products on the same basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45258/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of an individual with a very serious injury who waited more than five hours for an ambulance to arrive, during which time their condition worsened (details supplied); the specific circumstances that occurred that evening to render the service unable to respond in good time; the measures being taken to ensure wait times such as these are eliminated; the breakdown of NAS response times for each triage category for the most recently available year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45259/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health her views on the reported delayed introduction of alcohol health-warning labels; if she intends to proceed with the introduction of labelling in the lifetime of the Government; if so, the timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45859/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the rationale for a decision to award limited home help and home support hours to a person (details supplied); if she is satisfied that the service offered fully responds to the needs of this person as a holder of an enhanced medical card under the mother and baby home scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46207/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the means by which baby and infant vaccination services are typically administered; if parents are required to be registered with a local GP in order for their children to receive a vaccination; the options that exist for parents where a GP service is inaccessible or unavailable for whatever reason; if she will provide a list of such options with respect to the Dublin 15 area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46868/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if her Department is considering whether the Stimulating Innovation Management of Polypharmacy and Adherence in The Elderly or SIMPATHY pilot programme, which was evaluated in 2024, is to be mainstreamed; if so, will this be budgeted for in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47444/25]
Transport 7 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of extending the young adult travel card at the current 50% discount for the 26-29 (inclusive) year old age cohort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45049/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of extending the young adult travel card at a new 25% discount for the 26-29 (inclusive) year old age cohort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45050/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if new double decker buses being procured by Dublin Bus will have adequate floor space on the ground floor for two wheelchairs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45057/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport for an update on his proposals to revise the National Aviation Policy, as per the Programme for Government; the timeline for this; and at what point he proposes to engage with the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45060/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport when his Department will publish its Demand Management Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45062/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the current status of the Horse-Drawn Carriages Bill; when it will be presented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47077/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if he has concerns about the future impact on road safety standards arising from Paragraph 8 of the Joint Statement on a United States-European Union Framework on an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair and Balanced Trade ("With respect to automobiles, the United States and the European Union intend to accept and provide mutual recognition to each other's standards."); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47093/25]
Children 6 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will include in the 2026-2027 core funding contract, new rules to regulate childcare deposits that would stipulate a maximum deposit equivalent to no more than two weeks’ fees at the time of booking, that the balance of the standard deposit (maximum of up to one month’s fees) would be collected no earlier than eight months before the agreed start date, and if a creche place is reserved for an unborn child, any deposits paid shall be fully refundable up to one month following the date of birth or expected due date in the tragic event of a miscarriage, stillbirth, or other unforeseeable issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45051/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has given consideration to providing additional maternity, paternity or parents leave and benefit to parents who have twins or triplets, considering the additional caring responsibilities that these parents experience; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45055/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the commitments or guarantees that will be put in place for community or voluntary providers of new residential care beds that the HSE will take up those beds thus allowing the community or voluntary provider make the necessary upfront investment in providing new beds. [45166/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the funding pressure point that a disability organisation (details supplied) is facing in September 2025; the measures being taken to address this deficit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45167/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the plans in place to increase capacity for residential care outlined in the NASS database for 2000 individuals with immediate need and for 1200 individuals misplaced in nursing homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45168/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of the business case submitted by Blanchardstown children’s disability network team to the HSE regarding providing therapy supports to 12 additional children due to join a school (details supplied) this term, in order that these children are receiving the same therapy supports as the existing 36 students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47443/25]
Finance 5 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Finance the Government’s key priorities in the MFF negotiations, particularly in the areas of environmental funding specially biodiversity, social funding through the European Social Fund and through initiatives such as Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme (CERV) and on humanitarian and development aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47445/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Finance the way in which Irish civil society will be consulted and involved in shaping Ireland’s position on the EU Multiannual Financial Framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47446/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Finance whether the Government supports the European Commission’s proposal to merge existing funds and introduce a new three-pillar MFF structure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47447/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Finance the way in which the Government will ensure that restructuring of the EU Budget into a new three-pillar MFF structure does not disrupt established funding streams for societal actors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47448/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Finance if his officials have considered the policy impact of applying the professional services withholding tax exemption to services provided by clinical professionals conducting autism assessments; his views on whether such an exemption would be warranted in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44734/25]
Education 4 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth the rationale for the phase out of route 4 recognition of teachers for those from a professional special needs Montessori background; if she will consider an extension to the 31 December 2023 cut off; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44735/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth the assessment her officials have undertaken on the impact of the redesignation of special schools referred to in circular 0039/2025; the way in which the eligibility criteria have been established; if she will consider changes or deferments to the policy where it is clear no additional supports are available to children who need them in a mainstream setting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44736/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on progression of the commencement of construction of a new school build (details supplied). [47095/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth the handover date for the new modular extension to a school (details supplied); if any delays are anticipated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47442/25]
Enterprise 3 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to Bring forward an updated legal framework for the co-operative model to clarify whether this means advancing the General Scheme of the Co-operative Societies Bill 2022; when he expects this bill to be introduced into the Dáil for second stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45061/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the funding or practical supports available for entrepreneurs looking to make EU wide patent applications for new technologies like renewable energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45065/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the average processing time of critical skills employment permits per year from 2021 and to date in 2025; the breakdown per sector of employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47473/25]
Housing 3 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update in relation to the status of the derelict property and land owned by Kildare County Council at a location (details supplied). [47475/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of households not habitually resident in the State who have been allocated social housing by a local authority in the State, by local authority and year; the overall number of households allocated social housing by local authority and by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47510/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of occasions a local authority in the State has waived the requirement that an applicant for social housing either normally resides or has a local connection to that functional area; by local authority and year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47511/25]
Social 3 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware of instances where large multinational employers have historically implemented a pension vesting policy whereby employees with less than five years of service that accrued a defined benefit pension entitlement have had this service disregarded for the purposes of calculating final pension entitlement at retirement today; the number of persons that may be affected by this policy; the sectors which are affected; if he plans any measures to address this anomaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44733/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are grounds under current law to restrict the usual practice of public access to birth certificates in cases where to do so would place a victim of domestic violence and their children at risk of discovery; if not, if he will consider examining this matter in conjunction with the Minister for Justice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44737/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware of a case of an individual who has not been awarded the bereaved partner’s (contributory) pension and who believes this to be an error (details supplied); if he will instruct his officials to re-engage with the individual concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44738/25]
Culture 2 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will be supporting the plans from the Arts Council for arts studios at a location (details supplied). [47466/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if the basic income scheme for artists will be extended to include all eligible artists that apply, rather than the limited number of 2000, in the highly successful pilot phase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47467/25]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the funding sources available for individuals or companies working on development new and innovative sources of renewable energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45063/25]

New lobbying 7 returns

Pinergy Energy and Natural Resources
- Future of Electricity
Alcohol Action Ireland Health
- Alcohol health information labelling
Deliveroo (Roofoods Ltd) Economic Development and Industry
- To update policymakers on the launch of drones deliveries in Blanchardstown
CyberSafeIreland Children and Youth Affairs
- Children's online safety
Green Energy Storage Ireland Ltd Energy and Natural Resources
- Briefing on energy storage in Ireland and association priorities
Creative Retail Distribution Limited · 2 returns Taxation
- Support for Classification of HHC as a Schedule 1 Controlled Drug
- Email concerning the E-liquids Products Tax and concerns around the mechanism chosen to implement the tax via self-declaration rather than as a tax-stamp. Hale also referred to research commissioned from KPMG which raised several important policy considerations around the E-Liquids products tax including the potential for a surge in illicit and grey market sales.

Ruth Coppinger — People Before Profit-Solidarity 0 votes · 41 questions · 5 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 41 total

Health 12 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the lack of supply of a medicine (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44571/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to address concerns raised in relation to the free HRT programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44599/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the position regarding undertaking a medical evacuation of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44809/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if the delay in processing a job offer for a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44876/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to review and increase the current resources being allocated to the National Ambulance Service given issues that have been raised (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45839/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if a medical evacuation will be expedited for a person from Gaza ( details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45852/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the eligibility of people accessing HRT for gender affirming care under the free HRT scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45876/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to review and expedite the case of a medical evacuation for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46166/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if she will review the adoption of standards and criteria for counsellors and psychotherapists by the counsellors and psychotherapists registration board of CORU given issues that have been raised (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46367/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a proportionality assessment of the standards and criteria for counsellors and psychotherapist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46368/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46483/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to report on the steps taken to support a person (details supplied) following the private psychiatry needs assessment they were advised to provide; when she expects that the issues raised in the psychiatric report will be addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46985/25]
Foreign 4 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the process of evacuation for a student from Gaza (details supplied), the possibility of evacuating university students in Gaza who have been offered places in Irish universities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44810/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a person who has been accepted on an academic course in Ireland will be evacuated from Gaza (details supplied) given the circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45838/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to consider aiding in the evacuation of a person from Gaza (details supplied) who has been accepted to a university in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45883/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress on the ratification of the UN High Seas Treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46602/25]
Education 4 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider reinstating the route 4 recognition to primary teaching; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44755/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider the State offering training pathways for special education teacher that do not require the teaching of Irish; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44756/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth to offer a timeline for caretakers and cleaners to be transferred to the centralised public payroll as school secretaries were in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44762/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review issues that have been raised in relation to special needs transport assistants (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45796/25]
Transport 3 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider the creation of a direct route from the M3 Parkway to Connolly station and Pearse station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44565/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport to examine details of concerns in relation to CIE’s current pension ballot process (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44795/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport his plans for alleviating increased traffic at a location (details supplied) in view of the planned increase in population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46307/25]
Housing 3 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to review issues that have been raised in relation to a building defect in a particular new build estate (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45860/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a person (details supplied) will become eligible for the temporary development contribution waiver, given the new funding being provided to that scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45887/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if plans are in place to lower the voting age to 16 years given that no mention of such a change was made in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46222/25]
Agriculture 3 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 788 of 15 July 2025, the number of non-coursing greyhounds active on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann Race Management System, not the Rásaíocht Con Éireann Traceability System (details supplied) as of 13 June 2025, by year of birth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44601/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether a ban on hare coursing should be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45853/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the possibility of outlawing the practice of sulky racing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46086/25]
Children 3 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on the employment of nine additional senior physiotherapists to assist those with multiple sclerosis and other neurological conditions receive the care that they need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46768/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of an application for assessment of need for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44628/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to concerns raised by organisations regarding a person (details supplied) due to lack of access to social work and OT within their mental health services; and the steps her Department will take to support this person. [46986/25]
Climate 2 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to review the possibility of increasing the number of water refill stations available in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46180/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his plans to advocate for the Global Plastics Treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46603/25]
Social 2 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide details of the criteria used to divulge birth certificates to the general public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44636/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on concerns a person (details supplied) has in relation to the civil registration act 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44637/25]
Justice 2 questions
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to review and increase the income threshold for access to legal aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45943/25]
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to enquire into prolonged delays for citizenship applications (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46679/25]
Finance 1 question
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to ensure that the central bank of Ireland’s issuing of Israeli bonds is not in violation of the States obligations under the UN genocide convention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46613/25]
Culture 1 question
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his progress to date in the programme for Government commitment to “resource and implement the new EU online safety framework to protect vulnerable groups from online harm, and tackle disinformation”; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46099/25]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2025-09-08 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason a HEAR grant application (details supplied) has been refused; if his Department was aware of the personal circumstances of the applicant when refusing the grant and if the case will be reviewed. [44875/25]

New lobbying 5 returns

Alcohol Action Ireland Health
- Alcohol health information labelling
Deliveroo (Roofoods Ltd) Economic Development and Industry
- To update policymakers on the launch of drones deliveries in Blanchardstown
The Psychological Society of Ireland Justice and Equality
- Circulation of PSI Press Release to Oireachtas Members (opposition TDs) Calling for an End to the Use of Therapy Notes in Rape and Sexual Assault Cases
Creative Retail Distribution Limited · 2 returns Taxation
- Support for Classification of HHC as a Schedule 1 Controlled Drug
- Email concerning the E-liquids Products Tax and concerns around the mechanism chosen to implement the tax via self-declaration rather than as a tax-stamp. Hale also referred to research commissioned from KPMG which raised several important policy considerations around the E-Liquids products tax including the potential for a surge in illicit and grey market sales.

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