Mon, 16 Mar – 22 Mar 2026 · 4 TDs · 0 bills voted on · 56 questions · 1 new lobbying filings
Albert Dolan — Fianna Fáil
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19 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked19 total
Education5 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has been in contact with a national school (details supplied) following the recent announcement relating to its capital project; and if she will outline the next steps in the process. [19545/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of early intervention preschool classes for autistic children in Special Schools, by county, from 2014 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20439/26]
2026-03-19Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the status of a building project (details supplied), including its current stage in the Department’s approval process, expected timelines for progression to the next phase, and the anticipated schedule for delivery of the permanent school building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21254/26]
2026-03-19Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school (details supplied) would be eligible for additional administrative support in light of the fact that the school is currently operating across two separate sites and has a large student population; and if she will outline the criteria used to determine eligibility for increased administrative hours or posts in such circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21255/26]
2026-03-19Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when urgent safety issues at a school (details supplied) will be addressed; and when the school’s permanent building will progress to stage 4; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21352/26]
Public Expenditure4 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation , further to Parliamentary Question No. 337 of 24 June 2025, in which he confirmed that the Office of Government Procurement had ceased collection of procurement addressable expenditure data following legal advice relating to GDPR obligations, and that the OGP was exploring new approaches to re-activating public procurement reporting, if he will provide a full update on whether legal advices have been reviewed or updated since the original decision to cease data collection, and if so, what conclusions were reached; whether any engagement has taken place with the Data Protection Commission or the Attorney General's office in relation to establishing a lawful basis for the resumption of procurement expenditure data collection; what specific new approaches or mechanisms are being considered for the collection and processing of procurement addressable expenditure data, and at what stage of development those approaches currently are; and whether a timeline has yet been established for the publication of any future procurement spend report, and if not, when such a timeline is expected to be confirmed. [20051/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding the relocation of the Turoe Stone; the expected timeline for commencement and completion of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19622/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation Exchequer cost associated with the proposed unwinding of the remaining provisions of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (FEMPI) legislation; the expected annual cost arising from the transition to the new legislative framework governing public service pay and pensions; whether any additional Exchequer liabilities are expected to arise as a result of this change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20049/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department carried out a fiscal or financial impact assessment in advance of seeking Government approval to unwind the remaining provisions of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (FEMPI) legislation; if such an assessment was undertaken, the estimated Exchequer cost identified; whether the analysis considered potential impacts on public service pay, pensions or future pay negotiations; and if he will publish or provide a copy of the assessment. [20050/26]
Health4 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the status of the HSE and Department of Health assessment of Omaveloxolone (Skyclarys) for the treatment of Friedreich’s Ataxia; the timeline for completing the reimbursement process; the engagement that has taken place with patient representatives and clinical experts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18744/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the specific steps the HSE is taking to ensure that the time-critical nature of Friedreich’s Ataxia is fully recognised and reflected in the ongoing price negotiations for the reimbursement of Skyclarys; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18745/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the way in which the commitments set out in the National Rare Disease Strategy 2025–2030, particularly regarding timely access to approved therapies for rare disease patients, are being applied to the current reimbursement process for Skyclarys for the treatment of Friedreich’s Ataxia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18746/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the way in which the 180-day decision timeline contained within the 2026 IPHA Framework Agreement is being implemented in the case of Skyclarys, given that over 570 days have now elapsed since the reimbursement application was submitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18747/26]
Housing1 question
2026-03-18Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a residential development (details supplied) has been approved for funding and inclusion under the fire safety defects remediation scheme; the current status of any application in respect of the development; the timeline for assessment and decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19620/26]
Justice1 question
2026-03-18Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda members assigned to the Galway division as of each attestation in 2026, if further increases in Garda personnel for Galway are expected in upcoming Garda attestations in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19521/26]
Children1 question
2026-03-18Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason for the refusal of an application to the mother and baby institutions payment scheme (details supplied); the reason incomplete or deficient historical records are being relied upon as grounds for exclusion despite acknowledged issues with the accuracy of such records; to set out the review or independent appeal mechanism that is available to applicants who cannot afford to pursue a High Court challenge in order to contest a refusal under the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20788/26]
Rural1 question
2026-03-18Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the supports currently available to connected hubs to assist with the employment of hub managers; whether funding is available specifically towards salary and operational costs; the criteria that applies; and the process by which hubs may apply for such supports. [19623/26]
Agriculture1 question
2026-03-19Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports his Department will provide to farmers in Galway east who are experiencing severe pressure due to rising fuel and fertiliser costs, coupled with falling beef prices; and whether further targeted relief measures are planned to protect farm viability in the region. [20851/26]
Further and Higher Education1 question
2026-03-19Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to reports that Galway and Roscommon ETB (GRETB) intend not to renew several further education teaching contracts after Easter 2026, affecting multiple staff who are approaching eligibility for a contract of indefinite duration, and resulting in the early termination of adult education classes in Athenry FET Centre, including the Adult Beginner Irish class; if his Department has approved or been informed of these decisions; if he will engage with GRETB to ensure continuity of classes and to protect essential community education provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21268/26]
Louis O'Hara — Sinn Féin
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35 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked35 total
Health9 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if the drug Skyclarys (omaveloxolone), used for the treatment of Friedreich’s ataxia, will be made available under licence in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18769/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the specific steps that are being taken to ensure the HSE recognises the time-critical nature of Friedreich’s ataxia during the current price negotiations for Skyclarys; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18770/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health whether the 180-day reimbursement decision timeline mandated under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013 was applied to the drug skyclarys (omaveloxolone); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18771/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the proposed primary care centre in Portumna, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19330/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if she is concerned that increases in fuel prices will impact on the availability of staff in the homecare sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20092/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure that the HSE recognises and responds to the time-critical nature of Friedreich's ataxia during the current price negotiations for Skyclarys; the way in which the commitments outlined in the National Rare Disease Strategy 2025-2030, and the 2026 IPHA Framework Agreement which aims for a 180-day decision timeline are being applied in this case to prevent further delays in addressing this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20238/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital appointments, including surgeries and procedures, carried out at Galway University Hospital on a Saturday from 2023 to date in 2026, broken down by appointment or procedure, per month, in tabular form. [20510/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the number of permanent full-time job offers that Portiuncula University Hospital has offered to newly graduated nurses in 2025; and of the jobs offered, the number that were accepted, in tabular form. [20511/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant otolaryngologists based at Galway University Hospital that are currently only dealing with and treating public-only patients. [20512/26]
Transport7 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the actions his Department has planned to reform the Road Safety Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18248/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the plans his Department has to reform wider road safety governance given that many different road safety responsibilities are spread across many different agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18249/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the way in which road collision data is compiled; the agency or body that is responsible for compiling these statistics; if his Department have access to this data including the location of collisions; whether his Department is undergoing work to identify the most dangerous roads in the State based on this data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18511/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport if the new 6.50am rail service leaving Athenry train station for Galway will be continued as a permanent service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19329/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the number of pre-booked assistance requests received by Irish Rail annually for each of the years 2019 and 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19364/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the number of pre-booked assistance requests received by Irish Rail for each of the years 2019 and 2025 and to date in 2026 where the rail assistants were delayed, the service was partially delivered, or not delivered at all, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19365/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the number of recorded instances where Irish Rail passengers were unable to board, unable to alight, or required to travel beyond their intended destination due to lift failure or staff absence for the years between 2019 and 2025 inclusive and the latest available data in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19366/26]
Climate4 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if a notifying authority has been designated for Ireland as required under the EU Battery Regulation 2023/1542; if a body will be designated in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18715/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of households that have availed of the solar PV for the medically vulnerable scheme for each of the years it has been in operation; the amount of funding that has been used to deliver solar panel installations as part of the solar PV for the medically vulnerable scheme for each of the years it has been in operation, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20494/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether households are still required to have been registered on the life support category of the priority services register maintained by ESB Networks as of the 22 November 2022, to qualify for the solar PV for the medically vulnerable scheme (details supplied); if yes, whether his Department has considered changing this criterion to allow households who have since been registered to avail of the grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20495/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if assistance will be provided under the SEAI solar PV for the medically vulnerable scheme to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20496/26]
Housing4 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a bog (details supplied) is included in the Cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18242/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management have reviewed protocols, procedures and preparedness of fire services for dealing with Lithium battery fires following an incident (details supplied) last year and given proposals for battery energy storage systems across the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18713/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department administers any funding schemes which can support provision of Christmas lights in rural towns and villages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19546/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the current industrial relations dispute within Tailte Éireann given the Government's failure to implement a pay agreement which was agreed between the trade union (details supplied), Tailte Éireann and Government Departments following the merging of Ordnance Survey Ireland into Tailte Éireann; the actions he is undertaking to ensure this pay agreement is implemented in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20700/26]
Further and Higher Education4 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to cuts to the number of adult education teachers working in the Galway-Roscommon ETB network particularly those who have not received a contract of indefinite duration (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to cuts to classes available within the Galway-Roscommon ETB network; whether these cuts were a result of funding cuts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19041/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the effects the pause on the use of the Education Procurement Service (EPS) will have on the provision of ETB courses; whether any scheduled classes / education programmes that were meant to be provided through this procurement service have been cancelled; the measures that have been implemented to ensure continuity of classes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20053/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the effects the pause on the use of the Education Procurement Service (EPS) will have on the education system; whether any scheduled classes / education programmes that were meant to be provided through this procurement service have been cancelled; the measures that have been implemented to ensure continuity of classes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20054/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the rationale for removing the ringfenced allocation of €20 million for the provision of English language classes (ESOL) across the ETB network; whether he is aware of the cuts to class provision and the cuts to adult education teaching positions as a result of this removal of funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20563/26]
Enterprise2 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the actions he has taken to prevent price gouging in the prices of petrol, diesel and home heating oil following reports of suppliers raising prices as a result of the recent outbreak of conflict in the Middle East; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18784/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the powers the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has to investigate potential price gouging by fuel suppliers; the actions the CCPC has taken to date to investigate and price gouging in the prices of petrol, diesel and home heating oil following the recent outbreak of conflict in the Middle East; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18785/26]
Children2 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline how the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 is applied in disability day service settings, particularly for cases where there is family involvement (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18656/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if equine therapy facilities will be developed at the HSE’s Toghermore campus in Tuam, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19331/26]
Agriculture2 questions
2026-03-19Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagements he has had in relation to the EU-Mercosur trade agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19775/26]
2026-03-19Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has considered the impact of rising fertiliser prices on farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19776/26]
Rural1 question
2026-03-18Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if his Department administers any funding schemes which can support provision of Christmas lights in rural towns and villages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19548/26]
Peter Roche — Fine Gael
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0 questions ·
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Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.
2026-03-18Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health when the drug Skyclarys will be reimbursed for patients with Friedreich’s Ataxia (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18731/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if she will consider amending the fair deal legislation to allow persons in nursing homes who own a property in the UK to access the nursing home support loan; to ensure that the property tax payable on such properties is an allowable deduction in terms of the financial assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18738/26]