949. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide an update on the Government's engagement with other EU Member States regarding proposals to introduce an EU wide digital age of majority for access to social media platforms, particularly in respect of users under 16 years of age; the timeline being considered for advancing such proposals at EU level; and if he will…
950. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the steps being taken under the Government's Digital and AI Strategy to develop and pilot age verification systems for social media use by persons under 16 years-of-age; the expected timeline for the pilot programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19675/26]
1041. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the fire safety standards that apply to electronic access control or key card door systems in multi-unit residential developments to ensure that residents can exit safely during a power outage or other emergency; whether such systems are required under building regulations or fire safety guidance to automatically release or allo…
1043. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a list of all approved housing bodies (AHBs) in County Mayo, the levels of funding provided to each, either from central or local government, for each of the last three years; the number of these AHBs provided housing during the last three years for older persons and the quantum of such for each; and the level of fund…
1084. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department is considering legislative measures to provide greater clarity regarding the status of licence agreements in residential accommodation where occupants have exclusive use of a room and share common areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19789/26]
1085. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he is aware of concerns that licence agreements are being used in some residential settings to exclude occupants from Rent Pressure Zone protections; whether his Department has assessed the impact of this practice on the operation of RPZ rent increase limits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19790/26]
1086. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department is considering any legislative clarification to ensure that residential arrangements which operate as tenancies in substance are treated as tenancies for the purposes of the Residential Tenancies Acts and Rent Pressure Zone rules, regardless of how they are labelled; and if he will make a statement on the …
1115. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current status of the retrospective defective concrete blocks scheme; the timeline for the final approval and full sign off of the scheme; the steps being taken to ensure that once approval is granted funding will be made available without delay; whether the relevant teams administering the scheme are fully resourced and pre…
1116. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he will review the provision within the defective concrete blocks scheme that limits eligibility in respect of rental properties where the dwelling has been rented for more than 20 years; whether he accepts that this provision may exclude homeowners whose properties were rented for periods but are still affected by defec…
1117. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the rule within the defective concrete blocks scheme that restricts applicants to eligibility in respect of one rental property only; whether his Department has examined the impact of this restriction on families who may own more than one affected property due to inheritance or family circumstances; whether con…
1118. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the damage threshold criteria within the defective concrete blocks scheme; whether consideration is being given to basing eligibility primarily on certified engineering testing and professional assessment rather than fixed damage thresholds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20508/26]
1148. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people with a disability that had their free travel pass withdrawn after taking up employment in each of the past five years, by year , in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18456/26]
1149. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the rules that lead to a person with a disability losing their free travel pass when they enter employment; whether he accepts that many people with disabilities face higher transport costs in order to access and remain in work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18457/26]
1150. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection whether his Department has examined if the potential loss of a free travel pass acts as a disincentive for people with disabilities who wish to take up employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18458/26]
1151. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the process that applies when a person with a disability who holds a free travel pass takes up employment, including the way in which their entitlement is reviewed; the criteria applied; the average time taken to reach a decision; the number of such reviews carried out in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement …
1159. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection whether a payment received under a State institutional redress scheme, including the mother and baby institutions payment scheme, is disregarded for the purposes of a means test when assessing eligibility for an exceptional needs payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18653/26]
1231. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of dedicated Garda roads policing personnel currently deployed in the Dublin Metropolitan Region; the way in which this compares with 2014 levels; the number of speeding detections in the Dublin region in each of the past five years; whether the Government has assessed the impact of the 43% national decline in speeding d…
1331. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide details of current road policing levels compared with 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19825/26]
1566. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality 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 she will make a statement on the matter. […
1764. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health for an update in relation to the decision to include familial hypercholesterolaemia to the list of cardiovascular risk factors screened for in GP settings in 2026 as part of the GP Chronic Disease Management Programme; whether a guideline-directed approach to lipid management will be embedded to enable GPs to assess goal attainment and individualise treatment …
1832. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if, through the HSE West/ North-West Region, she can provide a list of all non-statutory organisations in County Mayo funded to provide the following services for older people by age cohorts 65+ and 75+, the amount of funding provided to each organisation for each service; the basis on which this funding is allocated; the total amount across all organisations …
1833. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if, through the HSE West/ North-West Region, she can provide the number of older people in County Mayo brought from their homes to acute hospitals by the National Ambulance Service in each of the past three years; the number of those living alone; the number of older people discharged from Castlebar Hospital after midnight over this period; the level of capita…
2288. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if, through the Pobal , Clár CSP and Dormant Accounts he can provide a list of all non-statutory organisations in County Mayo funded to provide the following services for older people and the amount of funding provided to each organisation for each service: kitchen and food providing facilities; community cars/ transp…
19. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the current national and regional capacity for community based diagnostic services, including MRI, CT and X ray, within hospital groups serving north Dublin; the plans in place to expand this capacity in order to reduce pressure on acute hospitals such as Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17675/26]
224. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current level of delivery of purpose built and adapted housing for persons with disabilities, including new builds and adaptation grants, within local authority areas serving north Dublin; whether additional ring fenced targets or funding streams are under consideration to address unmet need; and if he will make a statement o…