Barry Heneghan

330. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the current means test thresholds eligibility for the fuel allowance of persons aged over 66 years; the thresholds applicable to a single person and a couple; whether his Department has undertaken any assessment of the appropriateness of these thresholds having regard to household heating costs and household composition; whether any review of the means test for fuel allowance is planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23345/26]

400. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of adults with an intellectual disability currently living with family carers who have no approved future residential or care plan in place; the number of such persons aged over 25 years with high or profound support needs awaiting appropriate placements; the steps being taken to ensure continuity of care where a primary family carer becomes incapacitated or dies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23403/26]

401. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether a national policy or framework exists to provide forward planning for adults with intellectual disabilities living with ageing or vulnerable carers; if she will provide details of current waiting lists for residential and high-support placements, including average waiting times; the measures in place to prevent inappropriate placements, including in nursing homes, for younger adults with intellectual disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23404/26]

472. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the current waiting time for right heart catheterization procedures in the Mater Hospital Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23334/26]

523. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether central guidance exists across public bodies regarding the use of Irish place names, including in cases where the Irish and English versions are similar in spelling; whether his Department is considering the development of a consistent national approach to the use of Irish only place names in such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23343/26]

252. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his attention has been brought to any instances of oil leakage from ESB oil-filled or oil-cooled electricity cables affecting Dublin’s canal network; and if he will provide the number of confirmed incidents, the location of each incident where recorded, and the measures taken to contain and remediate any environmental impact, for each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22124/26]

315. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport further to the decision in December 2025 to abandon the planned restructuring of the Road Safety Authority; the body or individual now responsible for delivering the Government’s target of halving road deaths by 2030; whether the Government has examined the Road Safety Commissioner model used in Norway and Sweden; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21868/26]

316. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the current number of fixed automated speed cameras operational in Ireland; the timeline for deploying the 100 additional cameras announced in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21869/26]

317. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the current status of the National Vehicle and Driver File Bill 2025; when local authority road engineers will have statutory access to collision location data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21870/26]

413. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department accepts that members of An Garda Síochána, the Irish Prison Service, full-time fire services and the Permanent Defence Forces who commenced service on or after 1 January 2013 and are members of the single public service pension scheme will, in general, retire on lower occupational pension incomes than comparable personnel who commenced prior to this date; whether this disparity has been formally assessed or quantified by service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22273/26]

435. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether a specific regulator or supervisory body has responsibility for the oversight of app based food delivery services; their delivery drivers; if so, the office or agency responsible; the legislative basis for that oversight; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21871/26]

441. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures contained within the Government's Digital and AI Strategy to address the misuse of artificial intelligence technologies for intimidation, harassment or other harmful online behaviour; whether further legislative or regulatory measures are under consideration in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22156/26]

569. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the proposed legislation to allow for the use of cabins or modular units in back gardens for residential purposes; the timeline for bringing forward this legislation; the conditions or regulations that will apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22653/26]

669. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the earnings thresholds that apply under the auto enrolment retirement savings scheme for workers paid weekly as compared to those paid monthly; whether he accepts that applying a €5,000 threshold over a 13-week period for weekly paid workers equates to an annual threshold of approximately €2,0000, while applying the same €5,000 e threshold over a 16-week period for monthly paid workers results in an effective annual threshold of approximately €16,000; whether this creates an inconsistency in treatment based solely on pay frequency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21867/26]

698. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of visa applications received and refused for seasonal junior international students under 18 years-of-age travelling to Ireland to participate in short-term English language and cultural programmes, for January to March 2026; the number of these that have not been processed or are awaiting processing, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21872/26]

19. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to strengthen and expand the Garda youth diversion programme in the coming years in the north Dublin area; if additional resources will be allocated to youth diversion projects to support early intervention and prevention efforts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20886/26]

94. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department has examined the potential role of artificial reef structures, including emerging reef technologies, as part of marine habitat restoration and fisheries ecosystem enhancement in Irish coastal waters; whether any research, pilot projects or feasibility assessments have been undertaken in this regard, including in the area of Dublin Bay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20861/26]

120. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on oyster reef restoration initiatives supported by his Department, including the restoration project off Dún Laoghaire; the objectives of that project in terms of marine biodiversity and fisheries habitat enhancement; and whether consideration is being given to supporting further oyster restoration projects in other areas of Dublin Bay, including along the north Dublin coastline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20862/26]

160. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment how wholesale electricity market transactions in Ireland are monitored for potential market manipulation under a regulation (details supplied) on wholesale energy market integrity and transparency (REMIT); the role of the Commission for Regulation of Utilities and the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators in this monitoring process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21016/26]

161. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the extent to which wholesale electricity market prices influence retail electricity prices paid by households and businesses in Ireland; the measures in place to ensure transparency and fair competition in the wholesale electricity market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21017/26]

265. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Enterprise; Tourism and Employment whether the Government has engaged with major social media platforms (details supplied) regarding the availability of creator monetisation or creator fund programmes for Irish-based users, noting that certain schemes operate in neighbouring jurisdictions such as the United Kingdom but are not available here; if no such engagement has taken place, whether the Government intends to raise the matter with these companies; and whether the potential economic and tax implications of Irish creators being excluded from such programmes have been examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20996/26]

30. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her department has received any communication from the OSCE-ODIHR for Short-Term Observers for the Election Observation Mission to Hungary; the number of observers that Ireland plans to nominate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18986/26]

163. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding the super medium helicopter programme; when a model will be selected given that the programme is now two years old; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18939/26]

164. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Defence if her Department will provide assurances and a commitment that funds are available for all the programmes on the detailed implementation plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18940/26]

204. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the supports currently available to persons with ADHD, dyspraxia, dyslexia and other neurodivergent conditions to assist them in preparing for the driver theory test; whether any structured learning supports, tutoring programmes or accessible preparatory courses are funded or approved by the State; the number of such supports available nationally and by county; to outline any plans to introduce dedicated learning supports to ensure equitable access to driver licensing for neurodivergent learners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18403/26]