Dún Laoghaire — week of Mon, 3 Nov

What your Dún Laoghaire TDs did this week

Mon, 3 Nov – 9 Nov 2025 · 4 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 128 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages

2025-11-05 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 61–72

Voted against 1 Barry Ward

Did not vote 3 Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill · Richard Boyd Barrett

The motion · motion passed 93–41

Voted for 1 Barry Ward

Did not vote 3 Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill · Richard Boyd Barrett

Education (Affordable School Uniforms Bill) 2025

2025-11-05 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 72–62

Voted for 1 Barry Ward

Did not vote 3 Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill · Richard Boyd Barrett

The motion · motion passed 72–62

Voted for 1 Barry Ward

Did not vote 3 Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill · Richard Boyd Barrett

Barry Ward — Fine Gael 4 votes · 90 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 90 total

Climate 13 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding any data centre that requires frequent use of back up generators due to unreliable energy supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57706/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the annual usage of electricity by data centres in Ireland; if this is recorded by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57709/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the total annual use of electricity by data centres in Ireland; the total percentage of national energy use they take up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57710/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding any data centre in Ireland that is associated with a district heating supply to use the excess heat created by their operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57712/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of employees currently in his Department; the number of staff per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58487/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit; the number employed per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58505/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding any actions he has taken to engage with energy supply companies regarding the high charges they put on customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59790/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if there has been a review into the cost of energy for domestic users relative to other European countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59791/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if there has been a review into the cost of energy for business users relative to other European countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59792/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if research has been carried out by his Department into the percentage of average income that is spent on energy bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59793/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if research has been carried out by his Department into the average price increase of both electricity and gas per unit over the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59794/25]
- 2025-11-06 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the roll-out of deposit return scheme machines; the mechanisms put in place to repair faults and address overcapacity issues where they occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59382/25]
- 2025-11-06 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding further initiatives proposed by his Department to increase the support for offshore wind infrastructure in coastal communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59381/25]
Transport 11 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of engagements between his Department and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade since the publication of the Programme for Government regarding the issue of the importation of biodiesel and hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) from the United States of America; when the most recent engagement occurred; the agenda and outcomes of those engagements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57931/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport his view on the issue of EU anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on US-origin hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO); if he intends to raise the matter with his EU Council counterparts at the earliest upcoming meeting; if he has concerns with current market conditions; his specific views on pricing and security of supply; his up-to-date view on commitments in the Programme for Government regarding the road transport fuel obligation mandate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57932/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if any research has been carried out into the merits of requiring the speed limit to be painted on the roadway on all national roads; if any international comparisons have been considered in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58071/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the number of employees currently in his Department; the number of staff per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58502/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit; the number employed per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58520/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a report from Irish Rail into the series of issues and delays on the evening of Tuesday, 28 October 2025 on multiple rail services; if he was satisfied with the response provided in terms of replacement bus services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59779/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the justification for the increase in tolls that has been announced for 1 January 2026 for a number of motorways in the national road network and the port tunnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59805/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the level of tolls collected in each year since 2022 on tolled motorways in the national road network and the port tunnel, broken down by toll location and year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59806/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the level of toll increases on tolled motorways in the national road network and the port tunnel, broken down by each increase, toll location and the time when it was introduced, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59807/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the process whereby a toll increase on any on tolled motorways in the national road network or the port tunnel is approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59808/25]
- 2025-11-05 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport for recent reliability and cancellation figures for the L26 bus route. [60318/25]
Housing 9 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the number of previously vacant or derelict properties that have been retrofitted and returned to use for housing since 2022 in the Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57742/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the targets for retrofitting vacant or derelict properties; if these targets have been met since 2022 in the Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57743/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the list of reserved functions for local authority members, including the statutory revision for each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57969/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether the operation of reserved functions for local authority members has over time been reduced insofar as repeated legislative instruments have removed reserved functions and put them into the control of the executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57971/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of employees currently in his Department; the number of staff per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58496/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit; the number employed per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58514/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding guidance on the new short-term rental regulations register and planning exemptions due to be issued to local authorities; the timeline for this to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59292/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether all polling stations should be fully accessible, without exception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59904/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the requirements for polling stations in relation to accessibility; if all polling locations meet these requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59907/25]
Health 9 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 336 and 337 of 15 October 2025, the systems in place to facilitate the communication between healthcare providers and pharmacists that a prescription is eligible or ineligible for the free HRT scheme. [57926/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if there is a timeline for when stakeholder engagement will take place regarding the national breastfeeding strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58476/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of employees currently in her Department; the number of staff per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58495/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of employees in each of the agencies under her Department's remit; the number employed per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58513/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the indicative timelines in respect of the procurement process for the digitalisation of medical records in Irish hospitals; if she will provide anticipated dates for the commencement of each stage of the process; the anticipated completion dates and estimated budget for the overall project; the current status regarding progress on the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58570/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the itemised details of spending to date on all external contractors and/or management consulting firms on the digital automation of electronic health records systems for the National Children's Hospital; the way in which this expenditure compares with the original amount budgeted for this aspect of the project; the amount she anticipates remains to be spent in the process of completing this aspect of the project; the breakdown of any such estimated forthcoming expenditure; the associated timelines of expenditure and anticipated recipients of this expenditure, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58571/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health her vision and expectation for national electronic health records given the rising costs of technologies and digitisation on the foundational technology used for electronic health records versus the future potential of new and emerging technologies; the areas of healthcare delivery this will encompass; the sequence of priority the HSE will be directed to focus on in the forthcoming budget year and over the next five years (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58572/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to an email (details supplied); the actions she will take to engage with this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58867/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the status of the addition of spinal muscular atrophy to the heel prick test for newborn babies; the timeframe for it to be introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59327/25]
Justice 7 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider establishing a visa centre in Yerevan in Armenia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58160/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will set out the visa requirements for Armenian citizens visiting Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58162/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average processing times for tourist visa applications by Armenian citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58163/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average processing times for work visa applications by Armenian citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58164/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of employees currently in his Department; the number of staff per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58497/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit; the number employed per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58515/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the 70-day foreign travel allowance for applicants applying for a certificate of naturalisation; the way in which this limit is monitored; the location this data is held; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59300/25]
Education 6 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding funding opportunities for primary schools to provide new outdoor recreation facilities and upgrade existing outdoor spaces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59373/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on the importance of promoting the provision of Gaelscoileanna and Gaelcholáistí; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59372/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm that a school project (details supplied) )will proceed to tendering as planned in the last quarter of 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57945/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of employees currently in her Department; the number of staff per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58490/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of employees in each of the agencies under her Department's remit; the number employed per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58508/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to delays in progressing electrical installation emergency works for a school (details supplied); the actions she will take to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58868/25]
Public Expenditure 6 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the estimated cost of operating polling stations for the recent presidential election; broken down by the cost of renting locations, staffing costs and other ancillary costs, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59902/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the estimated overall cost to the State of the operation of the recent presidential election; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59909/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of employees currently in his Department; the number of staff per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58498/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit; the number employed per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58516/25]
- 2025-11-05 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding a departmental review into the way in which the OPW manages projects to ensure value for money for the taxpayer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59380/25]
- 2025-11-05 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding guidelines and instructions provided to all Departments to ensure strict and transparent control of capital spending budgets; if these guidelines will be made publicly available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59379/25]
Finance 4 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding any consideration or review ongoing into creating allowances for people that live in properties that have increased significantly in value relative to their income and are not in a position to afford local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58021/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Finance the number of employees currently in his Department; the number of staff per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58492/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Finance the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit; the number employed per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58510/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 29 of 22 October 2025, if future reviews of the help-to-buy scheme will consider adjusting the purchase price limit for homes in Dublin, where the average property price is higher than the national average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58628/25]
Children 4 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the proposal to create a €1,000 savings account for newborns (details supplied); if this is under review within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57744/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on whether the proposal to create a €1,000 savings account for newborns (details supplied) would require new legislation; if this is under review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57745/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of employees currently in her Department; the number of staff per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58486/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of employees in each of the agencies under her Department's remit; the number employed per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58504/25]
Foreign 3 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the establishment of an embassy in Armenia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58161/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of employees currently in his Department; the number of staff per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58493/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit; the number employed per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58511/25]
Social 3 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the fact people on the job initiative scheme are not eligible to claim the fuel allowance; if this is under review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58025/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of employees currently in his Department; the number of staff per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58500/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit; the number employed per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58518/25]
Agriculture 3 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of employees currently in his Department; the number of staff per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58485/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit; the number employed per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58503/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeline for publication of results of the public consultation on the extension of the ban of surgical artificial insemination being extended to greyhounds, which was conducted in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59778/25]
Taoiseach 2 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Taoiseach the number of employees currently in his Department; the number of staff per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form [58501/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Taoiseach the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit; the number employed per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form [58519/25]
Defence 2 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of employees currently in his Department; the number of staff per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58489/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit; the number employed per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58507/25]
Enterprise 2 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of employees currently in his Department; the number of staff per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58491/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit; the number employed per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58509/25]
Culture 2 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of employees currently in his Department; the number of staff per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58488/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit; the number employed per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58506/25]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of employees currently in his Department; the number of staff per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58494/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit; the number employed per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58512/25]
Rural 2 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of employees currently in his Department; the number of staff per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58499/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit; the number employed per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58517/25]

Cormac Devlin — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 14 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 14 total

Health 7 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the number and proportion of students in eligible schools immunisation cohort who received dose 1; completed the HPV vaccination course in each of the academic years 2019-2020 to 2024-2025; the figures in by sex (male/female), county, and CHO, including denominators used for coverage calculations, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58794/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the estimated number and proportion of the eligible school cohort with no HPV vaccination recorded in each of the academic years 2019-2020 to 2024-2025; the reasons recorded for non-vaccination (no consent, absent on day, contraindication, deferred, other); the actions being taken to reduce the non-vaccinated proportion in 2025-2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58795/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the number of catch-up HPV vaccinations administered outside the school programme since 1 January 2019 by age band (15-19, 20-26, 27-45 years), sex, CHO, and provider setting (GP, pharmacy, HSE clinic); the number completing full schedules; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58796/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the most recent mid-year uptake snapshot for the 2025-2026 school cohort, to include first-dose uptake and scheduled completion rate by sex and county; the communications and outreach measures funded in 2025-2026 to improve uptake, including targeted engagement with boys/young men, DEIS schools, migrant communities and medically vulnerable groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58797/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the annual number and age-standardised incidence of HPV-attributable cancers in Ireland over the past ten years, by site (cervix, oropharynx, anus, penis, vulva, vagina) and sex, with the proportion HPV-16 positive where available; the source methodology (e.g. NCRI linkage, p16/HPV genotyping); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58798/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the distribution of stage at diagnosis and median age at diagnosis for HPV-16-positive oropharyngeal and anal cancers over the most recent five years; the median time from first presentation to diagnosis; and the actions being taken to shorten diagnostic intervals in primary care, dental services, and ENT pathways; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58799/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the current laboratory testing policy for head-and-neck, anal and cervical cancers regarding p16 immunohistochemistry, HPV DNA genotyping, and where available E6/E7 mRNA assays; the proportion of relevant tumours tested for HPV status each year; the steps being taken to standardise national reporting to the NCRI; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58800/25]
Education 4 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58156/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reasons for the continuing delay in progressing an approved Electrical Installation Emergency Works Project at a school (details supplied); when the emergency works section will issue authorisation to proceed in order that works can commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58791/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth to publish average and median processing times in the emergency works stream from approval to authorisation to proceed for each month in 2024 and 2025; the escalation protocols where insurer deadlines or health-and-safety risks are identified; the 2025 staffing levels and open case volumes in the emergency works section, including any service standards in place and how performance is monitored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58792/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth in circumstances where Departmental processing delays in the Emergency Works stream result in a school missing insurer-imposed completion deadlines, the contingency supports (including temporary risk-mitigation measures, interim authorisations, or coverage assurances) which are available to protect the school's ability to operate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58793/25]
Defence 2 questions
- 2025-11-06 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on his Department and the Defence Forces Strategy Statement 2025–2028; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60433/25]
- 2025-11-06 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for a report on his attendance at the recent RACO conference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60432/25]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2025-11-05 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on Ireland’s third payment request under the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60197/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Richard Boyd Barrett — People Before Profit-Solidarity 0 votes · 24 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 24 total

Education 10 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the significant delays in a school's (details supplied) electrical installation emergency works, which was approved by her Department on 15 July 2025 but stalled as a result of ongoing delays within the Emergency Works section; if she will investigate and clarify the reasons for these delays, especially given the critical nature of the works and the implications for the school's ongoing insurance cover given that the provider's required completion date for works has passed; if she will acknowledge the urgent nature of the works and resolve to identify and address the delays as a matter of priority; to provide a commencement date for the essential emergency works so that the health, safety and operational stability of the school can be safeguarded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58790/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 434 of 14 October 2025, whether she will provide funding for specific Leaving Cycle Coordinator roles, in addition to other supports. [59078/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the exclusion of SEBD special schools from DEIS supports, particularly in cases where pupils have been transferred from DEIS-designated mainstream schools, thereby losing access to essential wraparound supports like HSCL officers and School Completion Programmes (details supplied). [59834/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has met with or engaged directly with the management and board of management of a school (details supplied) regarding their serious concerns in relation to a lack of appropriate supports and the unsafe conditions they face; and if not, whether she will agree to a formal meeting to discuss these concerns. [59835/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department intends to introduce in-school multi-disciplinary teams, including psychologists, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, and behaviour support workers, in SEBD schools (details supplied), where the need is particularly acute and the current reliance on external CDNT services is proving insufficient and inconsistent. [59836/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will commit to a full audit of the current building housing a school (details supplied), with a view to securing significant refurbishment funding or facilitating a move to a new fit-for-purpose building, given ongoing safety concerns raised by the school's management. [59837/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the additional measures her Department will introduce to ensure that staff working in social, emotional and behavioural difficulties designated schools have access to appropriate, on-site mental health supports, given the high-risk and high-stress nature of their work. [59839/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review pay and allowance structures for teachers and SNAs in SEBD-designated schools, in light of the fact that staff in such settings face significantly higher-risk working conditions than those in mainstream schools but do not receive any additional allowance, unlike teachers in secure units or detention centres. [59840/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department is taking to address the recruitment and retention crisis in SEBD-designated schools, particularly given the absence of structured mental health supports, salary differentials, and growing levels of burnout and staff turnover. [59841/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has considered establishing a dedicated staff support framework for those working in SEBD-designated schools, similar to that available in secure or custodial education settings, to ensure adequate protection, supervision, and wellbeing supports. [59842/25]
Housing 3 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 479 of 21 October 2025, the way in which the funding for housing programmes is made to local authorities as programmes and projects advance and relevant claims fall due for payment. [58573/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 479 of 21 October 2025, the details of any data collected in relation to funding for any social or affordable housing programme that is unspent by local authorities, or which has not been drawn down, after it has been approved. [58574/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 479 of 21 October 2025, the regional breakdown, by local authority, of spending on social and affordable housing by the Land Development Agency, Housing Finance Agency, or any other agency under his remit for 2025. [58575/25]
Justice 3 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the trainings and assessments members of An Garda Síochána receive for unconscious bias and anti-racism, including both during their training and on an ongoing basis through their active duty. [57726/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the details his Department has recorded in relation to subjects of deportation orders, including occupation and occupational prospects. [59434/25]
- 2025-11-05 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to clarify the reasons for the delay in obtaining a first-time registration appointment for a Stamp 4 visa for a person (details supplied), given the requirement to complete a first-time registration within 90-days of arrival; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60280/25]
Culture 2 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to intervene urgently to prevent the collapse of a women’s sporting organisation (details supplied). [58527/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport regarding the basic income for artists, the measures he will take to ensure that there is no gap between the end of the pilot basic income for artists scheme and the new, permanent scheme, so that artists can continue working in their profession without their eligibility for the basic income for artists scheme lapsing by default between the winding up of one scheme and the establishment of another. [58528/25]
Social 2 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the details of any legislation, circular or regulation limiting the approval of the exceptional needs payment for household goods to entry-level items in terms of cost (details supplied); whether his Department considers the life cycle costs, for instance the savings arising from the durability or energy efficiency of goods with a higher upfront cost, when appraising costs of household items eligible for purchase with an exceptional needs payment; and whether his Department has any policy in relation to the carbon emissions or other negative externalities of cheaper goods purchased using the exceptional needs payment. [57917/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the data that is recorded on household goods purchased using the exceptional needs payment; and the estimated total annual value of these goods, by region and category. [57918/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the reason for multiple failures on the rail network on 28 October 2025; and the reason contingency plans failed with full buses leaving passengers behind. [59843/25]
Children 1 question
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will engage with the HSE and relevant agencies to address the failure of inter-agency collaboration in supporting pupils in SEBD special schools, and one school in particular (details supplied); and whether her Department will commit to resourcing consistent links with CAMHS, CDNTs and TUSLA for children in these settings. [59838/25]
Health 1 question
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health to respond to concerns raised in relation to adult safeguarding legislation (details supplied); and if she will instigate an audit of adult safeguarding in HSE-funded services. [58532/25]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason a parent's income is included in calculations of household income for the purposes of determining eligibility for SUSI where a student, or applicant for studies, is over the age of 23 and not considered a dependent child according to the Family Law Act 1995 as revised. [59147/25]