850. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the current waiting time for an outpatient orthopaedic appointment for a person (details supplied); and if the case will be reviewed in order to determine if an earlier appointment can be facilitated. [51647/26]
Eoghan Kenny
Oral
2 Jul 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
84. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way in which apprenticeship provision to the higher education sector is funded; and whether his Department expects the funding in question will be used to increase administrative and support staffing in line with the growth in apprentice numbers and the recruitment of additional lecturing staff, technicia…
Eoghan Kenny
Oral
2 Jul 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
88. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science given the growth in apprenticeships in Ireland if he is considering plans to introduce a CAO-type application process to secure an apprenticeship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50207/26]
Eoghan Kenny
Oral
2 Jul 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
98. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on his discussions with the European Research Council in relation to the multi-annual funding framework for science; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50208/26]
Eoghan Kenny
Oral
2 Jul 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
107. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has met with an organisation (details supplied) regarding gaps in higher education funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50206/26]
Eoghan Kenny
Written
2 Jul 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
114. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science given student numbers are projected to rise significantly over the next decade increasing by up to 19% from current levels his plans to prepare for this increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50205/26]
299. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she will take to address the need for primary and secondary school places with the expansion of the Shankill and surrounding areas, specifically with the development of Shanganagh castle and Woodbrook, Shankill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50339/26]
539. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health for an update on an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if it can be prioritised. [50687/26]
190. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the supports and grants available to a boxing club (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50289/26]
950. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when decisions are expected to be made on applications made to the scheme to support national organisations; the number of applications received; the total funds available to the scheme; the reason for the delay in communicating decisions to applicants to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49109/26]
279. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the application for July provision for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48470/26]
301. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update for school placement for child (details supplied); if she will engage constructively with the parents of the child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48711/26]
357. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in relation to the application of a person (details supplied), can he provide clarity on what is meant by "evidence of activities in the State for a continuous period of five years"; the activities that can provide this evidence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48471/26]
416. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the rationale for breaking for breaking parity between the ANP and ADON grades; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48387/26]
417. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the rationale for maintaining existing parity arrangements between ANP and ADON grades; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48388/26]
418. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reason for prolonged delays in implementing ANP grade pay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48389/26]
419. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health if any limitation of back pay to ANP’s is being considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48390/26]
165. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department and the NCSE engage with a person (details supplied) to ensure an appropriate school place is provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47954/26]
108. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if it is expected that regional assemblies and local authorities will design targets and designated zones within local authority areas within the lifetime of the mandate of this Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47177/26]
173. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he can appreciate that the language used to retired CIÉ workers regarding their pension agreement would have been seen as the day in which they accepted the proposals that implementation of such agreement would take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47175/26]
326. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of meetings held with special needs assistants and their representative organisations during the development of the SNA workforce development plan; whether direct consultation took place with frontline SNAs; and if she will provide details of the consultation process. [47165/26]
327. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the considerations given to the importance of continuity of relationships between special needs assistants and pupils with additional educational needs when developing the proposed allocation and redeployment arrangements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47166/26]
328. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has undertaken an assessment of recruitment and retention challenges within the special needs assistant workforce; whether the proposed circular is expected to improve retention rates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47167/26]
329. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she accepts that special needs assistants are being asked under the proposed SNA workforce development plan to undertake expanded duties, mandatory professional development and increased workplace flexibility without any corresponding commitment to enhanced pay, allowances or career progression opportunities; and if she will make a statement on th…
330. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to deliver school transport for the July provision programme at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47169/26]