Dublin West — week of Mon, 3 Nov

What your Dublin West TDs did this week

Mon, 3 Nov – 9 Nov 2025 · 5 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 226 questions · 1 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 for 3 Paul Donnelly · Roderic O'Gorman · Ruth Coppinger

Voted against 2 Emer Currie · Jack Chambers

The motion · motion passed 93–41

Voted for 3 Emer Currie · Jack Chambers · Roderic O'Gorman

Voted against 2 Paul Donnelly · Ruth Coppinger

Education (Affordable School Uniforms Bill) 2025

2025-11-05 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 72–62

Voted for 2 Emer Currie · Jack Chambers

Voted against 3 Paul Donnelly · Roderic O'Gorman · Ruth Coppinger

The motion · motion passed 72–62

Voted for 2 Emer Currie · Jack Chambers

Voted against 3 Paul Donnelly · Roderic O'Gorman · Ruth Coppinger

Emer Currie — Fine Gael 4 votes · 138 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 138 total

Education 35 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the survey of primary school parents and guardians and parents and guardians of children not yet in school on their preferences on important aspects of school provision and choice in their community, as committed to in the programme for Government. [59853/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth when her Department will formally announce the reforms of the way in which teachers get CID, changing from the current two consecutive years for CID to one year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59682/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the survey of primary school parents and guardians and parents and guardians of children not yet in school on their preferences on important aspects of school provision and choice in their community, as committed to in the Programme for Government. [59719/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the Stage 2a meeting arrangements for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59681/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the forward planning and provision of special class and special school places for September 2026. [59718/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a date for a stage 2a meeting with a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57746/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a large scale project being delivered under the School Capital Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58734/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a large scale project being delivered under the School Capital Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58735/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a large scale project being delivered under the School Capital Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58736/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a large scale project being delivered under the School Capital Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58737/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a large scale project being delivered under the School Capital Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58738/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on an SEN repurposing project being delivered under the School Capital Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58739/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on an SEN repurposing project being delivered under the School Capital Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58740/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on an SEN repurposing project being delivered under the School Capital Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58741/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on an SEN repurposing project for a school (details supplied) being delivered under the School Capital Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58755/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on an SEN repurposing project for a school (details supplied) being delivered under the School Capital Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58756/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on an SEN repurposing project for a school (details supplied) being delivered under the School Capital Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58757/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on an additional accommodation project under the School Capital Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58761/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on an additional accommodation project under the School Capital Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58762/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on an additional accommodation project under the School Capital Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58763/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on an additional accommodation project under the School Capital Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58764/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on an additional accommodation project under the School Capital Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58765/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on an additional accommodation project under the School Capital Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58766/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on an additional accommodation project under the School Capital Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58767/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on an additional accommodation project under the School Capital Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58768/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on an additional accommodation project under the School Capital Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58769/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on an additional accommodation project under the School Capital Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58770/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on an additional accommodation project under the School Capital Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58771/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth when her Department will formally announce the reforms of the way in which teachers get contract of indefinite duration (CID), changing from the current two consecutive years for CID to one year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58804/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current supports available to provide music education in primary schools across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59129/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures her Department are taking to expand access to music education in primary schools across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59130/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth if additional supports will be provided to special schools to assist with the day-to-day running costs, similar to supports provided in Budget 2024 and Budget 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59342/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of changing the criteria of the capitation grant for special schools to consider all school staff or the square meter area of the school premises; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59343/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider providing all special schools with an additional AP1 post; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59344/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth where parents can find guidance on the structure for children opted out of religion under the new primary school curriculum; if her Department plans to review of these guidelines within the lifetime of this Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59459/25]
Transport 34 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of enforcement inspections and confiscations of inferior or non-compliant batteries which have taken place at Irish ports and airports in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57894/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport for an update on a meeting request sent by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57905/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the name of the contract partner employed by the RSA to attempt to manually match court disqualification orders with a driver; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57958/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 183 of 16 October 2025, the number of drivers disqualified that resulted in a mismatch being inputted to his Department's driver file record database to date; the number of mismatches reported to date; the procedure when a mismatch has been discovered; if the driver file database is regularly monitored and checks made on each record to verify identical matches to the driver who was disqualified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57959/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the timeframe in which a driver is disqualified in court to when they receive a court disqualification order via an application programming interface (API); the length of time the API is given to attempt to automatically match records received, to a driver using the details provided by the Courts Service; the length of time between failing to automatically match until the records are passed onto the RSA to manually match; the length of time for the RSA to then forward details to its contract partner to attempt to find a match; the length of time the contract partner is given to find a match before a 'shell' record is created; the number of shell records created on the NVDF where a match was found within the disqualification period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57960/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No's 177 to 184 of 16 October 2025, the timeline for his Department to publish more complete data on the manual matching process used by his Department and the RSA to endorse a licence or permit with a disqualification; the date that his Department started its concerted effort in 2025 to deep dive into the area of court disqualification orders received without a driver number attached; and the number of successful attempts to match a driver with a disqualification without the capture of the unique driver number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57961/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of Irish licence and Irish permit holders disqualified in court since 2022 resulting in a shell record being created in the National Vehicle and Driver File (NVDF) database that remains unmatched to the driver record; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57962/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if the Courts Service writes to each driver disqualified in court within 14 days of commencement of the disqualification to inform them of the requirement to surrender their licence or learner permit to the Road Safety Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57963/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of drivers on the waiting list for a test centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58264/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the waiting list times for a test centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58265/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport for details on a proposed train station (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58403/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with an organisation (details supplied) over proposals under the European Commission clean corporate vehicles initiative set to be published in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58587/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the engagement his Department has had regarding the proposed European Commission clean corporate vehicles initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58588/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of learner permit holders that must be contacted by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) to inform them of the incoming regulations requiring them to sit the driving test to obtain a third permit; the date when the RSA is due to begin this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58610/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if the 2026 PSO allocation of €940 million in Budget 2026 will include funding to expand the child adult Leap card and the under-9 free travel scheme to commercial bus operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58743/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the steps included in the implementation plan to close the learner permit loophole; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58921/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of no shows for scheduled driving test appointment, by month, from January to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59069/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the reason the action from the RSA 2013 Road Safety Strategy (2013-2020) to ‘reduce long term reliance on multiple learner permits by introducing measures to ensure learner permit holders sit a driving test before they can obtain a subsequent learner permit’ was not delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59070/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the average waiting time for a driving test as published on the website on 29 August 2025; the average waiting time as on 4 September 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59071/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport for an update on improvements of the station customer service systems at Connolly Station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59073/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport for an update on providing additional seating at Navan Road Parkway Train Station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59074/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport for an update on improvements of the station customer service systems at Coolmine Train Station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59075/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the underpass at Ashtown Station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59080/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport whether the B3 under the BusConnects B-Spine service will run on a 24-hour schedule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59142/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of road deaths and serious injuries by county, and Dublin region, in the years 2020-2025. [59216/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of trauma mortality and trauma morbidity cases by county, and Dublin region, in the years 2020-2025. [59217/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of child deaths and serious injuries from road traffic accidents by county, and Dublin region, in the years 2020-2025. [59218/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of road deaths and serious injuries in Ireland versus Northern Ireland in the years 2020-2025. [59219/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of deaths following road traffic collisions that took place in a pre-hospital versus hospital setting in the years 2020-2025. [59220/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the total profit earned through an operator (details supplied) broken down by year from 2018 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59440/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the total sum of revenue by an operator (details supplied) which is reinvested into the maintenance and development of Ireland's national road network, by year from 2018 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59441/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport for details on the replacement of the 122 Dublin Bus under BusConnects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59474/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 375 of 8 September 2025, for an update on correspondence with an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59523/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if An Garda Síochána have limited access to data on the National Vehicle and Driver File regarding disqualified drivers; if they have access to data which informs them of the date when a disqualification ends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59659/25]
Children 25 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on a building blocks extension grant application for a creche (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57741/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider launching a nationwide text alert system for disabled parking to allow individuals to report illegally parked vehicles by sending a text message with the bay number to an enforcement team; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59107/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the funding streams available in her Department to family resource centres for capital projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59325/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is considering an increase in the capitation grant for ECCE services given the grant has not been increased since 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59330/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the breakdown of the children who do not take up the second year of free ECCE, by birth month, which could constitute approximately 17% of children who avail of the first year available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59331/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to consider an amendment to the Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2021 in relation to parents leave, to ensure parents who have sole custody, can avail of additional leave, further to a court ruling in Spain in January 2025 that families should be treated equally regardless of family structure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59332/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider increasing parents leave available to parents of twins and triplets to reflect the same uplift in child benefit available to those parents, which is currently 1.5 times the standard child benefit payment for twins and twice for triplets and multiple births. [59333/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider the introduction of regulations around the management of waiting lists in childcare facilities including rules regarding the return of deposits when places are relinquished in a reasonable timeframe. [59335/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on a building blocks extension grant (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59484/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department is considering proposals to introduce statutory leave entitlements for those undergoing fertility treatment such as IVF, and for those who experience early miscarriage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59544/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on her Department’s engagements with officials in the Department of Enterprise,Trade and Employment with regard to the issues raised in the Organisation of Working Time (Reproductive Health) Bill 2021. [59545/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department will consider proposals in relation to extending parental leave entitlements in the case of multiple births in the same pregnancy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60029/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department will examine schemes where single parents of newborn children can access the full leave entitlements of two-parent families as seen in other European countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60030/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider changing Ireland's parental leave legislation to address the disparity faced by one-parent families, whereby children in such households are effectively entitled to only half the parental leave available to children in two-parent households; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60031/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to examine the possible extension of parent's leave and benefit and additional flexibilities; if this will include examining schemes where single parents of newborn children can access the full leave entitlements of two-parent families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60032/25]
- 2025-11-06 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures being considered to ensure that children in single-parent families have access to the same amount of parental leave as those in two-parent families. [60807/25]
- 2025-11-06 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the system to track hours of attendance through the National Childcare Scheme will be revised, to give more flexibility to parents to be able to collect children early without being penalised by having their subsidies cut. [60808/25]
- 2025-11-06 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the percentage of community childcare services compared to overall childcare services in every county; and the reasons for variance. [60810/25]
- 2025-11-06 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the engagement or opportunity for feedback that takes place with services who leave Core Funding; to gather valuable learnings which could prevent other services from leaving, could encourage services to rejoin Core Funding, and could ultimately protect parents from fee hikes. [60811/25]
- 2025-11-06 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for the average weekly fee for childcare services in and out of core funding. [60812/25]
- 2025-11-06 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the means by which she intends to support parents who have been subjected to fee increases, whose provider has left core funding. [60813/25]
- 2025-11-06 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of the 2025 mid-term review report of nurturing skills, if the Monitoring Committee and the Advisory Group has met to examine nurturing skills and its progress in 2025; when the 2025 mid-term review will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60815/25]
- 2025-11-06 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated full-year cost of increasing the spending on childcare to 1% of GDP. [60816/25]
- 2025-11-06 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the work carried out under the previous Government to support community childcare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60844/25]
- 2025-11-06 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware that community childcare in the Fingal County Council area has fallen to just 5%, while Dublin City Council stands at 33% and Leitrim at 64% and that given the benefits of the community childcare model for disadvantaged areas, whether she could conduct an analysis on the reason some county councils are more effective than others in opening and sustaining community services. [60845/25]
Health 18 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the total number of people on ophthalmology waiting lists as of September 2025; and the number awaiting cataract surgery, by county. [57887/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the number of people on ophthalmology waiting lists as of September 2025 who are awaiting cataract surgery longer than 12 months, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57888/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the number of children qualified for free orthodontics under the HSE scheme in the CHO9 area between 2017-2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58040/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the number of children in CHO9 on the orthodontics waiting list, the number waiting for 6 months, 12 months, and over 18 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58041/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the total number of vacancies currently within the HSE orthodontic services in the CHO9 area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58042/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the total number of orthodontic dentists within the HSE orthodontic services in the CHO9 area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58043/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health to consider making melatonin available through the drugs payment scheme for neurodiverse children to assist with sleeping; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58108/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health to consider making melatonin available through the general medical card for neurodiverse children to assist with sleeping; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58109/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health to consider making melatonin available through the long-term illness scheme for neurodiverse children to assist with sleeping; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58110/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the total number of people on ophthalmology waiting lists as of September 2025; the number awaiting appointments via public healthcare; and the number awaiting appointments via private healthcare. [58745/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the total number of people on ophthalmology waiting lists as of September 2025, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58746/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the total number of people on ophthalmology waiting lists as of September 2025; and the number awaiting appointments for medical retina, diabetic eye disease, cataracts, paediatric ophthalmology, glaucoma, cornea and refractive surgery, by county for each. [58747/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health if there is a defined timeline and specific areas of expansion planned for the new diagnostic services in hospitals, as referenced in Budget 2026. [58750/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the proportion of her Department's €27.4 billion allocation which will be directed towards the diagnostics expansion initiative. [58751/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the measures her Department is taking to support individuals with polycystic ovary syndrome; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59121/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the measures her Department is taking to expand IVF schemes to those that do not currently meet eligibility criteria's; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59122/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the funding streams available in her Department to family resource centres for capital projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59324/25]
- 2025-11-06 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the way in which ambulance response times are measured from the time of 999 call to arrival at the scene of the emergency; the metrics and data which are involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60818/25]
Climate 5 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will provide a breakdown of the €3.5 billion investment in electricity grid infrastructure announced under the National Development Plan, including the specific projects, regions and timelines to which the funding will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57889/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether any portion of the €3.5 billion grid investment will be directed towards reinforcement or capacity upgrades that will enable new large-scale energy users, including data centres, to connect to the national grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57890/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his Department has made an assessment of the prevalence of inferior or non-compliant batteries being placed on the Irish market by distance sellers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57891/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his Department has assessed the proportion of inferior or non-compliant batteries sold in the Irish market that originate from outside the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57892/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether any portion of the €3.5 billion grid investment will be directed towards reinforcement or capacity upgrades that would enable new large-scale energy users, including data centres, to connect to the national grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58742/25]
Finance 5 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance to provide for comparative purposes, the number of staff working in each of Revenue's frontier management branches in 2022 to 2024, and to end of September 2025; and the number of new staff recruited or reassigned to each branch in 2022 to date in 2025, by year, in tabular form. [57886/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 286 and 287 of 21 October 2025, to provide details on the proposals considered to address the problem of the use of false registration plates through a regulatory regime for the production and supply of plates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58341/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance to consider introducing a supplier register for vehicle registration plates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58565/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance to consider introducing minimum manufacturing standard for vehicle registration plates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58566/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance to consider tax breaks on ICT equipment purchased through a scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59160/25]
Housing 5 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the latest update on the proposal to remove planning requirements for log cabin-type residential structures for back gardens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59444/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm whether Fingal County Council received an additional €10 million from his Department under the Second-hand Acquisitions Programme for the remainder of 2025; to provide a breakdown, by spend and units acquired, of the allocation of this funding in areas (details supplied). [60123/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of the €20 million funding provided, by spend and units acquired, under the 2025 Second-hand Acquisitions Programme (details supplied). [60124/25]
- 2025-11-06 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of concerns raised by members of the Dublin Fire Brigade regarding the proposed implementation of the NMACS system (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61060/25]
- 2025-11-06 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of whole-time equivalents working in planning enforcement in each local authority area; and his views on whether these resources are adequate. [60817/25]
Public Expenditure 3 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the rules regarding State agencies permitting staff to earn flexi time credits while working remotely; whether there are any upcoming reviews of the rules around this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59109/25]
- 2025-11-05 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the progress to date under national strategic outcome 10 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60155/25]
- 2025-11-05 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the progress to date under national strategic outcome 4 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60154/25]
Enterprise 2 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of fires involving e-scooters and e-bikes which have been attributed to inferior or non-compliant battery products in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57893/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the rules regarding State agencies permitting staff to earn flexi time credits while working remotely; whether there are any upcoming reviews of the rules around this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59108/25]
Rural 2 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the next round of funding for the Community Centres Investment Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59322/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding streams available in his Department to family resource centres for capital projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59323/25]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Taoiseach the statistics that are collected in relation maternity and paternity leave in Ireland including whether they are taken, the duration of leave taken, whether they availed of the statutory payment only or whether their employer topped up their maternity benefit; and if so, to what percentage of their salary. [59334/25]
Culture 1 question
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide details on the €3 million in funding provided in budget 2026 for League of Ireland academies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60033/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of learner permit holders, by county, who were disqualified in court in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the number that surrendered their learner permit to the Road Safety Authority; the number who were prosecuted for failing to surrender their learner permit to the RSA; the number convicted of the offence; the penalties delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57957/25]
Social 1 question
- 2025-11-06 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Social Protection whether he intends to establish a register and baby loss certificates for parents who experience loss before 24-weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60882/25]

Jack Chambers — Fianna Fáil 4 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

Limerick Chamber Development and Zoning
- Limerick Chamber met with Minister for Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

Paul Donnelly — Sinn Féin 4 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Roderic O'Gorman — Green Party 4 votes · 47 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 47 total

Education 7 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has received a request from the board of management and management team of a school (details supplied) to initiate a full rebuild of the school, considering it is over 50 years old; the status of this request; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59676/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has taken a position to open no more "reading classes" for children with severe dyslexia; to clarify the basis on which any such decision has been taken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59675/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeframe for delivery of a suite of autism classes at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57882/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department's policy in relation to supplementing above SERC SNA allocation with hours from mainstream SNA's; her views on whether it is acceptable to undermine mainstream provision to fill gaps in above SERC allocations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59461/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department's policy in relation to above SERC SNA allocations; and to provide copies of any circulars and policy documents relating to this. [59462/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number of cases taken against the NCSE in each of the past five years including 2025 to date. [59463/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans for increasing supports for special schools; if she will meet with a school (details supplied) regarding resourcing needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59466/25]
Climate 7 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the details of the existing mutual aid agreement with the United Kingdom, as referenced in the Review of Storm Éowyn published on 21 October 2025 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58591/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the details of proposed new mutual aid agreement regarding energy with European countries, as referenced in the Review of Storm Éowyn published on 21 October 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58593/25]
- 2025-11-06 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps the Government plans to take to support the move to reusable cups to reduce waste from disposable coffee cups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60476/25]
- 2025-11-06 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the changes that will be made to the terms of Repak’s new licence to operate as an approved body for packaging waste recovery, following the EPA statement in September that it was “almost certain” that Ireland will miss mandatory recycling targets in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60474/25]
- 2025-11-06 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment how the Government proposes to fulfil its pledge in the programme for Government to invest in waste sorting technology following the EPA statement in September that it was “almost certain” that Ireland will miss mandatory recycling targets in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60475/25]
- 2025-11-06 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the National Energy Affordability Taskforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60477/25]
- 2025-11-06 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the current balance of the circular economy fund, and the proposals his Department is bringing forward to use that fund to boost levels of recycling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60473/25]
Transport 6 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport in view of the expansion of free travel to under 9s, if a single adult Leap Card may be loaded with a 'Family Child' travel product to validate multiple children in the future; if this may be considered as part of the next generation of ticketing being progressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58418/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if the powers conferred on a traffic warden under Section No. 96 of the Road Traffic Act 1961 only apply if they are assisting a school going child to cross a road; if they assist a vulnerable adult or a parent of a child, whether the powers and protections of the section apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59178/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if additional details will be provided on the work that is needed on the drafting of the horse drawn carriage Bill; when the Bill will be published; the timeline for the passing and enactment of that Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59465/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport to provide details on the proposed Blanchardstown Luas line, Tyrrelstown Luas line and Orbital West Luas line as shown in the Luas 2050 vision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59467/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the Cork Luas and a timeline for its delivery and whether funding has been provided to the National Transport Authority for its delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59526/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the status of proposed light rail for Galway city; the agency which is leading this project, if the capital funding been provided to advance it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59527/25]
Housing 5 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage following on from the transfer of the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 (MUDs Act) to his Department, his views on the issue of landlords not paying management fees in apartment complexes; if he will consider legislating for the requirement of management fees to have been paid before landlords may claim for rental expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58415/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of the existing mutual aid agreement with the United Kingdom, referenced in the Review of Storm Éowyn published on 21 October 2025 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58592/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of proposed new mutual aid agreement regarding energy with European countries, referenced in the Review of Storm Éowyn published on 21 October 2025 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58594/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of acres of land which was added to the Connemara National Park from 2020 – 2025; the total cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59179/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his Department’s views on the purchase of land for the expansion of existing national parks; the way in which his Department balances this with desires of local farmers to expand their own holdings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59180/25]
Justice 5 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the Gardaí or Courts Service have an in-house translation and interpretation function; the number of times a year the services of a translator or interpreter have been availed of in criminal investigations and court proceedings according to most recently available data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58267/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which the Government's relationship with the Judicial Council in terms of its sentencing guidelines function operates; if it is open to him as Minister, or to the Government, given the need to respect judicial independence, to bring the Judicial Council's attention to matters of concern which may be relevant to the development of sentencing guidelines; the means by which a member of the public may bring matters concerning sentencing to the attention of the Judicial Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58307/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of reports which have been made to date using the traffic watch online reporting portal on the Garda.ie website, which was introduced in August of 2024; and if this represents an increase in reporting when compared with the previous Garda traffic watch telephone service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59974/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of incidents reported through the Garda traffic watch online reporting portal which have resulted in the complainant not being contacted by a member of An Garda Síochána within 107 days of the report which is the limit after which a fix penalty notice cannot be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59975/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of incidents reported through the Garda online traffic watch reporting portal which have been deemed inadmissible; the numbers which have resulted in a prosecution or have been dealt with in the way of a caution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59976/25]
Health 5 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the concern held by professional bodies representing psychotherapists regarding new accreditation standards that are being proposed for the profession by CORU, on the basis that these new standards would lower professional standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58913/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if a policy decision will be taken that when a young person is transferring out of CAMHS services to adult mental health services, the person will be given a date for an appointment with a named consultant or lead care staff member, to give them certainty in terms of the transition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59181/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if the hospitals in the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group have any unauthorised developments, or buildings without planning permissions in place on any of the hospital sites; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59464/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health when the national 'heel prick' test will be expanded to also test for spinal muscular atrophy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59528/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health for an update on the HPV vaccination schemes being provided through the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59529/25]
Defence 3 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update regarding all Irish interactions and operational developments regarding the Common Information Sharing Environment since January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59468/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the defence resources or personnel assigned for the implementing of the Common Information Sharing Environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59469/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update regarding any Irish organisations or institutions which are involved in the Common Information Sharing Environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59470/25]
Culture 3 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of applicants for the basic income for the arts scheme; if his Department will be able to support when the new scheme opens in Q4 2026; if the artists who were on the pilot scheme will be able to apply for admission to the new scheme; and the number of successful applicants to the new scheme be eligible to receive the basic income for the arts payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59525/25]
- 2025-11-06 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if the business case made by An Post to Ministers and NewERA to increase the pension payment from the An Post main superannuation scheme will be approved in time for the agreed increases and arrears to be paid before Christmas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60758/25]
- 2025-11-06 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the reason it is necessary for An Post to make a business case to Ministers and NewERA before any increases can be paid for pensions funded by the An Post main superannuation scheme [60757/25]
Social 2 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Social Protection if a State-funded primary school may refuse to participate in the free school meals programme; the circumstances in which it may decide to refuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58363/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of primary schools that have refused to participate in the free school meals programme; the percentage this amount is of the total number of primary schools in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58364/25]
Children 2 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps her Department is taking to address deficits accruing to major section 39 providers of disability services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59781/25]
- 2025-11-06 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if funding will be provided to a company (details supplied) to complete the refurbishment of the Blakestown CDNT rooms at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Clonsilla, Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60756/25]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of people hired during the most recent civil service hiring competitions for third secretary, clerical officer and administrative officer roles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59473/25]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the destruction of up to 30 acres of mature forestry in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58595/25]

Ruth Coppinger — People Before Profit-Solidarity 4 votes · 41 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 41 total

Transport 7 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport to explore the possibility of implementing a system of charging a toll on the M50 based on the entry and exit of a person's journey. [57837/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport the amount of funding given to the route 70 bus since 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57839/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport the amount of revenue a company (details supplied) has earned on the 270 bus route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57840/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport to consider increasing the number of buses being offered in the morning for the 70 and 270 bus routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57841/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport if Iarnród Éireann will clarify their understanding of the planning permission which is in place for the new railway bridge over the Dublin Rosslare railway line at Park/Carcur Wexford (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58852/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport his current plans to improve the bus service available in Rathbone village given issues that have arisen (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58895/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport his views on the CIÉ pension negotiation process not including non-unionised members in its discussion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59104/25]
Social 7 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection to reconsider the application for disability allowance for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58395/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will expedite a bereaved partner’s contributory pension appeal for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58667/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 330 of 2 October 2025, the reason the information requested is not collected given that previously this information was collated successfully in response to Parliamentary Question No. 310 of 21 February 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58810/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection his intention to decrease the age where parental income is taken into account for jobseekers allowance applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59065/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection the reasoning behind limiting the options on a birth certificate to ‘male, female and undetermined’; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59359/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection the criteria used to allow ‘undetermined’ to be used as an option on a birth certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59360/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection to expedite an appeal for disability allowance for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59588/25]
Health 7 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 440 of 2 October 2025, the reason transgender men who may have had their ovaries removed are excluded from the free HRT scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57790/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 440 of 2 October 2025, the reason a distinction was made between women who have had their ovaries removed and those born without them in the case of transgender women to get access to the free HRT scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57791/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the approval of linzagolix by the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics for the public prescription of this particular drug; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58304/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if she will establish an independent audit of adult safeguarding services; if she will support establishing an adult safeguarding authority that is independent of the HSE in order to avoid any potential conflicts of interest; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58630/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if she will consider aiding in the medical evacuation of a person from Gaza (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58669/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to examine the case for a medical evacuation of a person from Gaza (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58886/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene with CORU to ensure that standards for the recognition of psychotherapy qualifications are maintained at present levels, notably the requirement for personal therapy in training, mandatory clinical supervision and a minimum timeframe in training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59957/25]
Justice 4 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on a cohabitation visa application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59391/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his intended plan to advocate for a person (details supplied) currently in German prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59521/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to reconsider an application for legal aid for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59533/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the conditions in a prison (details supplied) [60990/25]
Further and Higher Education 4 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his intention to decrease the age where parental income is taken into account to access SUSI grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59066/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the stipulation that those over the age of 23 living at home have their parents' income taken into account to get access to the SUSI grant. [59067/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his Department’s plans to increase the up-take of apprenticeships in the building trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59831/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to consider the creation of a dedicated construction training board to improve standards for construction education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59832/25]
Culture 3 questions
- 2025-11-06 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to review the decision that led to an organisation's official recognition as a sporting body to be withdrawn (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60584/25]
- 2025-11-06 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will reinstate Sport Ireland funding to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60585/25]
- 2025-11-06 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his plans to ensure equal female representation on Sport Ireland funded organisations. [60586/25]
Foreign 2 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to layout his intention to advocate for the release of health workers from Palestine currently detained in prisons in Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59801/25]
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will advocate for the release of a person (details supplied) that is currently detained in an Israeli prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59802/25]
Enterprise 2 questions
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to rectify an error that has occurred with a work permit application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59083/25]
- 2025-11-06 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 325 of 1 July 2025, regarding his commitment to discuss with the Department of Health the difficulties encountered in recruiting and retaining private sector healthcare assistants, if his Department will consider reforming the so called 50/50 rule so that it is not applied in the case of renewals of work permits for Health Care Assistants as distinct from first time applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60895/25]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if Dublin Zoo was allocated funding in 2025 from the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58179/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider providing air purifiers for classrooms for covid prevention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59133/25]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ban the import of non-native honey bees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58368/25]
Children 1 question
- 2025-11-04 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will address concerns that have arisen regarding implementation of section 16A of the Disability Act 2005 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58367/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-11-06 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will reconsider the implementation of the National Mobilisation and Communication System given issues that have been raised by frontline staff (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60610/25]