Barry Heneghan

898. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide details of employment opportunities available for people with mild intellectual disabilities within HSE services and hospitals in north Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55402/25]

104. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will consider revising the existing regulations governing ESB Networks to allow apartment residents to install and use solar panels on balconies, in line with successful models already in place across continental Europe, including Germany which operates on the same electrical system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54542/25]

201. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures currently in place to ensure compliance with the right of children to opt out of religious instruction, and that suitable alternative educational activities are provided in such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54537/25]

87. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is satisfied that local authorities, particularly Dublin City Council and Fingal County Council, have adequate staffing and resources within their vacant homes units and asset management teams to meet national targets on tackling vacancy and dereliction; if he will publish up-to-date staffing levels, turnover, and plans for resourcing these teams in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40203/25]

140. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he met formally with a person (details supplied) during the recent UN General Assembly week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53996/25]

167. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if Irish Rail will install anti slip grip on the steps leading down to platforms 1, 2 and 3 at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53994/25]

168. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the additional buses that would be needed to increase the frequency to every 20 minutes on Mondays to Fridays and to every 30 minutes on the weekends for Dublin Bus route number 6 from Abbey Street towards Howth Station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53995/25]

172. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if he will review options for a limited no fault compensation scheme for public transport passengers injured in accidents where no negligence is found, as highlighted in a court case (details supplied) to ensure medical and rehabilitation costs are not left uncovered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54006/25]

189. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide details of the scale of capital investment required in serviced sites, utilities and digital infrastructure to make Ireland competitive in attracting semiconductor fabrication plants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54156/25]

270. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will examine whether changes to the civil liability framework are needed so that passengers injured on public transport in pure accident cases are not left without support, including consideration of a no fault model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54007/25]

281. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will give an immediate assurance that Ireland will ratify the Budapest convention without any further delay; and to confirm that this will be completed before the end of 2025 in order to prevent Ireland remaining an international outlier; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54154/25]

299. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will urgently provide a public update on Ireland’s position regarding ratification of the UNCRC second optional protocol, including a clear time frame for action within 2025, given the pressing international and child protection context; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54155/25]

301. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will give an immediate assurance that Ireland will ratify the UNCRC second optional protocol; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54350/25]

309. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the nature of refurbishment works that were carried out at location (details supplied) in each of the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53993/25]

318. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the current plans in place to modernise the health system by moving from paper-based patient records to electronic health documentation; the time frame for the roll-out of a national electronic health record system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54158/25]

319. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has undertaken an assessment of each hospital nationwide in respect of accessibility for persons with disabilities, particularly wheelchair users; if she is aware that many hospitals still lack automatic doors throughout their facilities, creating significant difficulties for both patients and staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54159/25]

320. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to retain and recruit radiology staff across the health service, given their critical role in diagnostics, treatment pathways, and reducing waiting times for patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54160/25]

321. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to support radiology staff in relation to career progression, working conditions and professional development, in recognition of their essential role in the delivery of timely and effective patient care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54161/25]

322. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the plans for trauma and emergency care capacity at a hospital (details supplied); if she will consider the urgent need for a dedicated emergency trauma unit and theatre to respond to the hospital’s high volume of emergency cases and to reduce current pressures on staff and patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54162/25]

328. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the plans to expand semiconductor related education and training pathways, including apprenticeships, post leaving certificate programmes and postgraduate research, in order to meet the workforce requirements of advanced chip manufacturing facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54157/25]

24. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he met with his Japanese counterpart during the recent UN General Assembly week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53846/25]

121. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if a disability impact assessment was carried out prior to the decision to remove Grade 1 faults; if such an assessment exists; if this will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53838/25]

146. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if an impact assessment study was carried out before the decision to stop sending payslips to civil and public service pensioners, especially those who have no access to online; if so, will the findings be made available and will the Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53832/25]

264. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the plans to ensure the basic income for the arts scheme is made permanent and expanded beyond the current pilot programme, given the evidence from the recent evaluation that the scheme improves productivity, reduces financial insecurity, enhances well-being and increases community engagement for artists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53839/25]

318. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timeline for the Apartment and Duplex Defects Remediation Bill, including pre-legislative scrutiny by autumn 2025 and completion of the legislative process by Easter recess 2026, to ensure the statutory remediation scheme can open for applications by autumn 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53836/25]