Paul Lawless

691. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of miscarriages in Ireland in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [73527/25]

767. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she will consider extending the long-Covid payment scheme beyond December 2025 in light of the ongoing impact on healthcare workers and other affected individuals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73844/25]

768. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she will outline the future plans for supporting individuals suffering from long-Covid after the cessation of the long-Covid payment scheme on 31 December 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73845/25]

769. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she will provide details on any measures being considered to recognise long-Covid as an occupational illness for healthcare workers who contracted Covid-19 in the workplace; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73846/25]

770. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the supports that will be available to long-Covid sufferers who are unable to return to work and face financial hardship following the end of the current payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73847/25]

771. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if Ireland intends to align with other EU member states that recognise long Covid as an occupational illness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73848/25]

772. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she will detail any engagement with healthcare unions regarding the recognition of long-Covid as a work-related injury and the provision of long-term financial supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73849/25]

773. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the guidance that has been issued to Intreo offices and social protection services regarding the transition of long-Covid patients from the current payment scheme to other supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73850/25]

774. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an estimate of the number of individuals currently receiving the long-Covid payment and the projected impact of its termination on these households; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73851/25]

15. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [71610/25]

24. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent attendance at COP30. [71611/25]

267. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if he will address the lack of connectivity between Irish Rail services arriving in Ballina and Bus Éireann departures to Belmullet and Blacksod, which currently leaves visitors with insufficient transfer time or no onward connection; if he will engage with both operators to review timetables and improve integration to support tourism development in Erris, reduce carbon emissions, and enhance public transport accessibility for rural communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71473/25]

290. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the feasibility studies undertaken in the past five years into the condition, safety, and capacity of the N68 (Ennis to Kilrush), the N67 (Kilrush to Kilkee) and if so, to provide details of the findings and recommendations of those studies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71921/25]

291. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if any engineering or safety audits have been carried out over the last 5 years on the N68 and N67, and the works identified as necessary to improve safety and traffic flow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71922/25]

292. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the number of recorded accidents on the N68 (Ennis to Kilrush), the N67 (Kilrush to Kilkee), and the R483 (Cooraclare to Cree village, joining the N67 northbound) for each of the past five years, broken down by year and severity (fatal, serious injury, minor injury); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71923/25]

293. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport to provide comparative accident statistics for the R483, given its role as a main tourist route, for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71924/25]

294. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the estimated costs incurred by the State in responding to accidents on the N68 and N67, over the past five years, including Garda response, emergency services, road closures, diversions, and recovery operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71925/25]

295. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport his plans to upgrade or improve the N68 and N67, including timelines for works, budget allocations, and specific safety measures to be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71926/25]

296. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if consideration has been given to widening, strengthening, or re-aligning sections of the N68 and N67, to accommodate heavy goods vehicles and tourist traffic safely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71927/25]

297. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the measures to ensure that traffic management during road closures on the N68 and N67, is safe, supervised, and does not impede emergency services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71928/25]

434. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the NCSE has restricted the application window for SNA review requests between 15 September to 24 October; whether she will commit to allowing applications throughout the school year to reflect emerging needs beyond such small windows of opportunity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71501/25]

435. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the rationale for unifying SNA allocations across mainstream and special classes; the measures which are in place to ensure autism class resources are not diluted or redeployed to the detriment of children with higher levels of need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71506/25]

436. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason behavioural care needs have been excluded from the definition of complex needs and level 3 care needs; whether she will review this definition in consultation with practitioners and parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71502/25]

437. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which schools are expected to provide evidence implementation of the Relate document within the six-week review window, given the absence of adequate training and preparation; whether additional time and resources will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71503/25]

438. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she will provide assurances that no child currently receiving SNA support will lose that support due to the new NCSE guidelines; and if a robust and accessible appeals process will be guaranteed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71504/25]