Mon, 16 Mar – 22 Mar 2026 · 5 TDs · 0 bills voted on · 64 questions · 0 new lobbying filings
Emer Higgins — Fine Gael
0 votes ·
0 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.
Eoin Ó Broin — Sinn Féin
0 votes ·
21 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked21 total
Education7 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide guidance to parents who are finding it difficult to secure a second class school placement for their child in their locality (details supplied). [18677/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the training provided to teachers at both primary and secondary level regarding dyslexia, how to recognise if a student is experiencing this learning disability and how to support them consistently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18772/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline the educational supports available to students with dyslexia at primary and secondary level; if all supports are available in all schools, including access to assistive technology; the route to access the supports; the route to access supports when they are not being provided by a school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18773/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to an issue presenting for a school (details supplied); the reason for delay in attending to the issue identified a number of months ago; if works will be carried out as a matter of urgency to ensure the space attached to the ASD class can be used safely by children and adults; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19345/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth reason two SEN classroom extensions requested by her Department are not now being provided alongside an ongoing project (details supplied); if reasoning is based on budgetary constraints; if so, the reason funding was not available for these important classroom additions; if the decision to omit the SEN classrooms will be reviewed and overturned given the need for increased special education capacity in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19739/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if it is correct that NEPS assessments are not available to students in a school (details supplied) as a result of there being no psychologist assigned to the school for three years; if she will outline how students in this school can access a NEPS assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19905/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a NEPS assessment will be made available to a person (details supplied); and if this assessment will be prioritised. [19912/26]
Foreign4 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether she has engaged with her French counterparts regarding reports that France will expand its nuclear arsenal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18578/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions the Government have taken at EU level over the past 12 months to advance nuclear non-proliferation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18579/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a list of companies providing sponsorship to Government for Ireland’s hosting of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from 1 July to 31 December 2026; the monetary value of the sponsorship; and the nature of what the sponsorship is providing for and what it entails, in tabular form. [18795/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether Ireland was represented at the Hague Group meeting in Amsterdam this week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19026/26]
Climate4 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his plans to protect consumers from immediate increases in the price of oil by companies using current world events as an excuse to increase their prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18551/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the impact on the cost of electricity, with growing demand for electricity from data centres has been brought to his attention or that of his officials. [19575/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of oil boilers and gas boilers installed in the warmer homes scheme and warmth and wellbeing scheme for 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [19911/26]
2026-03-19Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of islanded data centres contracted to connect to the gas network; the number connected to the gas network of those contracted; the number awaiting connection to the gas network of those contracted; the number of formal enquiries that have been received but which are not contracted, for each category; the amount of capacity involved; and to confirm it remains the case that connecting islanded data centres would not be in line with government policy, in tabular form. [21181/26]
Transport1 question
2026-03-18Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport to confirm receipt of correspondence from an individual (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19346/26]
Housing1 question
2026-03-18Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of, and average cost per unit, of new build social housing delivered in 2025 by SHIP construction, SHIP turnkey, CALF construction, CALF turnkey, CAS construction, CAS turnkey, Local Authority Part V and AHB Part V and PPP, in tabular form. [19889/26]
Social1 question
2026-03-18Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration has been given to increased support for individuals reliant on hearing aids under the treatment benefit scheme; in light of the high cost of equipment and the increasing cost of living; and the inability of many to meet such costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20127/26]
Agriculture1 question
2026-03-18Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether the Government received a full disclosure of lobbying activities of a person (details supplied) prior to nominating him for the position of Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18577/26]
Children1 question
2026-03-18Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to confirm whether there is no housing coordinator in disability services in a specific CHO (details supplied); the length of time the role is vacant; if the vacancy is as a result of a lack of funding as advised to service users; the alternative route in place in order to facilitate engagement with local authorities on behalf of service users; the way in which parents of adults with disabilities can access the alternative contact person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18833/26]
Health1 question
2026-03-18Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the options for funding available to assist adults who do not possess a medical card and who are employed fulltime, to meet the high cost of hearing aids; the pathway to access funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20126/26]
Mark Ward — Sinn Féin
0 votes ·
15 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked15 total
Education5 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a new special school (details supplied) has been provided with the necessary resources to provide education to students attending on a full school day basis; whether the necessary allocation of SNAs to support students safely has been provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18386/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the percentile of children that receive a school place within the four reading schools in the State established to assist children with dyslexia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20831/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there are any plans to establish a new reading school for children with dyslexia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20832/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there are any plans to establish new reading classes for children with dyslexia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20833/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of places there are for placement in reading schools and reading classes for children with dyslexia; and the number of children that are on the waiting list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20834/26]
Health4 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the specific measures which he will put in place to protect the independent, community-led role of Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces under the proposed regional governance arrangements in the draft National Drugs Strategy 2026-2029; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18290/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the existing public support pathways for adults with ADHD; the supports available to families who cannot afford private care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18922/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to reduce the cost of hearing aids; her views on whether it is fair for an individuall to pay over €4,000; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19162/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the way in which and when a person (details supplied) can get an occupational therapy appointment as a matter of urgency. [20192/26]
Transport3 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport whether requiring disabled passengers to disclose their disability and request assistance in advance to access rail services has been reviewed from an equality and disability rights perspective; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19118/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport whether guidance exists to ensure disabled passengers can access rail travel independently wherever possible without reliance on mandatory staff assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19119/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport if he will liaise with the NTA in relation to adding pick up and drop off locations for the current Citylink direct bus from Galway to Dublin airport along the Citylink 760 bus route in the Lucan/Palmerstown area. [20835/26]
Enterprise1 question
2026-03-18Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will investigate issues of alleged price gouging from gas and oil companies since the escalation of violence in the Middle East; the steps his Department will take to combat this rise in home heating oil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19591/26]
Culture1 question
2026-03-18Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his views on funding for local democracy reporters for the years 2025 and 2026; the criteria for papers to receive funding for local democracy reporters; if decisions to reduce allocations can be appealed and how; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19590/26]
Justice1 question
2026-03-19Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of scramblers and high-powered e-scooters seized in 2025 and 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20881/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of funding that has been provided by Rásaíocht Con Éireann to a charity (details supplied) in 2025; the total number of non-coursing greyhounds homed by this charity in 2025, with a breakdown in numbers between those homed directly by the charity and those homed by private greyhound homing rescues; the total amount of money granted to private greyhound homing rescues by this charity in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20898/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of non-coursing greyhounds homed by a charity (details supplied) both directly by this charity, and indirectly by private greyhound homing rescues supported by this charity in 2025, with a breakdown in the numbers between those homed domestically and those homed internationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20899/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for the total number of individual dogs in the racing pool for each of the years 2020-2025 inclusive as recorded on a system (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20900/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for the number of registered non-coursing greyhound owners for each of the years 2020 to 2025 inclusive, with a breakdown in numbers between owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and owners normally resident in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20901/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for the number of registered non-coursing greyhound trainers for each of the years 2020 to 2025 inclusive, with a breakdown in numbers between trainers normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and trainers normally resident in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20959/26]
Education3 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a letter of eligibility has been issued to enable a child (details supplied) to attend a special school; to clarify if this matter has now been resolved and a letter has issued; if not, the steps the NCSE and the Department will take to ensure that the child can take their place in school this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18711/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth why there is a reported shortage of guidance in relation to how parents can access letters of support to enable their children with special educational needs to obtain school places; given that this appears to be impacting on a large number of families; given the information regarding the requirement was made too late for many to act within the normal timescale; to outline whether the matter will be resolved shortly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18712/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there is any difference between the exam papers for the Junior and Leaving certificate exams for students of gaelscoileanna and English speaking schools; if so, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19083/26]
Foreign1 question
2026-03-18Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an application for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18902/26]
Shane Moynihan — Fianna Fáil
0 votes ·
19 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked19 total
Health8 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the preparation and expected publication of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) (Amendment) Bill 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18283/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if provisions of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024, once amended, will provide full and equal legal recognition on a retrospective basis for families who have already accessed assisted human reproduction or surrogacy arrangements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18284/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the measures her Department are taking alongside other Departments to protect the legal rights and status of children whose parentage remains unresolved pending the full commencement of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024, as amended; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18285/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department are taking to improve retention in the National Ambulance Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19256/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the expansion of adult ADHD services across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19629/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health following the publication of the draft National Drugs Strategy 2026–2029, the proposed governance and accountability arrangements for the regional structures to be established within the HSE Health Regions; the way in which community-based drug services, including Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces, will be represented within these structures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19719/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the criteria that will be used by HSE health regions to allocate funding for drug and alcohol services under the draft National Drugs Strategy 2026–2029; the way in which population-based planning will be balanced with measures of deprivation and unmet need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19720/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the measures that will be put in place to support and strengthen the community-led role of Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces within the proposed regional governance arrangements under the draft National Drugs Strategy 2026–2029; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19721/26]
Social3 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department is examining options to individualise disability allowance payment to ensure greater financial independence for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20296/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department has examined barriers to financial inclusion faced by recipients of disability allowance, including where the payment is not recognised for mortgages, pensions or saving schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20297/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department has examined measures to protect entitlement to the free travel scheme for persons who lose eligibility for disability allowance due to changes in household means, including through marriage or cohabitation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20298/26]
Transport2 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding any reforms being considered to the coordination structures for road safety governance to further strengthen implementation of the Road Safety Strategy 2021–2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19641/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has examined the way road signage could be redesigned to provide parity between Irish and English text; whether any review of current signage design standards is planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20304/26]
Education2 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the action that being taken to support schools in developing solutions to enhance student engagement while minimizing digital disruptions. [19186/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason provision is not being made for an extension to a new school building (details supplied), despite having been agreed last year. [19585/26]
Justice2 questions
2026-03-19Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of the youth diversion service provision for the Saggart, Newcastle and Rathcoole areas; and whether there are plans to establish a youth diversion project to meet the needs of these communities. [20782/26]
2026-03-19Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda patrols carried out in the Lucan/Clondalkin District between January 2025 and February 2026; and to provide a month-by-month breakdown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20781/26]
Public Expenditure1 question
2026-03-18Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department has reviewed the impact of the Public Service Single Pension Scheme on fast-accrual grades in the Defence Forces, An Garda Síochána, the Irish Prison Service and the Fire Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20309/26]
Rural1 question
2026-03-18Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the person or body with responsibility for the TidyTowns programme, including oversight and administration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19573/26]