2286. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total anticipated costs associated with his foreign travel for St Patricks Day; the delegation size; and if a breakdown can be provided on these costs including on accommodation and flights. [18898/26]
2297. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if his Department has engaged with a commercial service provider (details supplied) regarding their inability to correctly record Irish names containing síneadh fada characters; whether this practice is consistent with State expectations for companies operating in Gaeltacht areas and throughout the State; and if he will…
2298. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will request from a company (details supplied) the total number and percentage of its customers residing in Gaeltacht regions and in the West of Ireland; and the steps his Department will take to ensure that companies providing essential services in these areas meet minimum Irish language accommodation standards. …
2299. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his Department's position on telecommunications and broadband companies operating in the State without an Irish language strategy, despite providing essential services in Gaeltacht communities; and whether he intends to raise with a company (details supplied) their reported lack of any policy for enabling Irish speaking…
2300. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he considers the failure of major service providers to support Irish language name formatting and customer service pathways to be compatible with the goals of the National Plan for Irish Language Public Services 2024-2030; and the measures that are available to his Department to promote compliance with this plan amon…
331. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when he plans to issue the commencement order for the Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Act 2025, given that although the Act was signed into law on 16 December 2025, it has not yet come into operation pending such an order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17906/26]
403. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the retrospective defective concrete blocks scheme; the timeline for full sign off, assurances that once signed off, funding will be made available without delay; to ensure commitment that the team are resourced and ready to process payments the moment approval is in place; and if he will make a statement on the matte…
76. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will address the sharp rise in home-insurance premiums, with many households seeing increases from €300 to €550 in a single year; the reason insurers are raising prices due to flooding and climate-risk factors even where policyholders have no claims history; the measures he will take to ensure home insurance remains affordable for ordinary home…
185. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm the mandatory retirement age currently applied to members of the retained fire service, including the requirement for personnel to retire before reaching sixty-two years of age. [17810/26]
186. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to detail the medical fitness requirements for retained firefighters, including bi-annual medical examinations after forty years of age and annual medical examinations after fifty years of age; and to confirm that these requirements remain in place. [17814/26]
187. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will engage with unions (details supplied) which are actively campaigning for reforms to the retirement age and conditions for retained firefighters; and outline any planned or ongoing consultations. [17817/26]
12. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the first meeting of the delivery and monitoring committee for the National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People 2025-2030, which he chaired on 8 December 2025. [14305/26]
28. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the implementation of the well-being framework published by his Department. [14306/26]
781. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of doctors who qualified in each of the years 2024 and 2025; the number of those graduates who subsequently entered employment within the Irish Health Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16236/26]
782. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the ongoing delays for patients seeking GP appointments at a particular primary care centre, where waiting times of up to two weeks are common; if she is further aware that elderly patients with scheduled appointments are often waiting over an hour beyond their allotted time with no prior notice; the measures being taken to add…
34. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in County Mayo claiming carers allowance; and if that number has increased or decreased over the past five years. [15141/26]
61. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in County Mayo claiming disability allowance. [15140/26]
107. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the steps his Department is taking to ensure that returning Irish emigrants who have exchanged their Irish driving licence for a foreign one do not face excessive delays in getting their Irish driving licence back. [14881/26]
130. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the progress on the extension of the rail line from Athenry to Claremorris; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14880/26]
246. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport when the contract agreed between the State and a company (details supplied) is due to expire; if there is a buyout/ release clause for the State in that contract before the contract is due to expire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15718/26]
75. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the expected delivery schedule for the Blacksod Bay Loop active travel scheme in County Mayo, including design, procurement and construction stages; whether additional capital support will be provided to expedite works under the 2026 Active Travel and Greenways investment programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11089/26]
76. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport when funding will be released and construction timelines confirmed for the active travel cycleway along the N60 between Castlebar and Breaffy in County Mayo, as referenced in the 2026 Active Travel and Greenways capital allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11088/26]
10. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [12129/26]
210. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the analysis her Department has undertaken into the environmental impact of the Mercosur trade agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14909/26]
254. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has undertaken any research into the environmental impact of industrial scale seaweed harvesting on the environment, in particular on the pace of coastal erosion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14910/26]