George Lawlor

749. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of vacancies which arose at principal officer level for the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 in his Department and agencies under the aegis of his Department; the number of these vacancies filled between internal and external methods; the number of vacancies each year at principal officer level filled by mobility; the number of internal competitions for principal officer grade run by his Department since 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63029/25]

850. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of vacancies which arose at principal officer level for the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 in his Department and agencies under the aegis of his Department; the number of these vacancies filled between internal and external methods; the number of vacancies each year at principal officer level filled by mobility; the number of internal competitions for principal officer grade run by his Department since 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63017/25]

908. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of vacancies which arose at principal officer level for the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 in her Department and agencies under the aegis of her Department; the number of these vacancies filled between internal and external methods; the number of vacancies each year at principal officer level filled by mobility; the number of internal competitions for principal officer grade run by her Department since 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63018/25]

1011. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies which arose at principal officer level for the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 in his Department and agencies under the aegis of her Department; the number of these vacancies filled between internal and external methods; the number of vacancies each year at principal officer level filled by mobility; the number of internal competitions for principal officer grade run by his Department since 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63027/25]

1171. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of vacancies which arose at principal officer level for the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 in his Department and agencies under the aegis of his Department; the number of these vacancies filled between internal and external methods; the number of vacancies each year at principal officer level filled by mobility; the number of internal competitions for principal officer grade run by his Department since 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63026/25]

1181. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of vacancies which arose at principal officer level for the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 in his Department and agencies under the aegis of his Department; the number of these vacancies filled between internal and external methods; the number of vacancies each year at principal officer level filled by mobility; the number of internal competitions for principal officer grade run by his Department since 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63031/25]

243. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment given the heavy reliance in previous consultations with online travel agent platforms, and the limited engagement with the grassroots micro-businesses who will be most impacted, if he will commit to structured, meaningful and time-bound consultation with representative short-term letting host groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62412/25]

299. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will guarantee a realistic grace period, beginning only once planning rules are published and when local authority capacity is in place to ensure that compliant rural businesses are not forced to cease trading or be removed from platforms due to delays outside their control; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62411/25]

1672. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health if the service which was provided prior to Covid by opticians and then discontinued, of carrying out eye tests at home for people who are house bound and unable to leave their home, will be re-instated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58020/25]

197. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Finance if tickets to concerts, shows and performances are included in the cut to VAT rate announced in the Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56258/25]

270. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will intervene, with the HSE, to ensure that funds are immediately released for the Wexford Strengthening Children's Disability Services project, which was formally approved by the HSE with a commitment that the initial payment would be processed in October (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55978/25]

927. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if his Department has an official policy on the use of the fada in Irish names from official State sources; his views on whether citizens whose names contain a fada should be properly addressed in official communications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54917/25]

190. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Transport the reason that, in the context of double tracking parts of the Rosslare to Dublin rail line, costly tunnelling through Bray Head has been included as part of the proposal; his views on whether more cost-effective ways of double tracking, for example, north of Greystones and south of Greystones as far as Wicklow town, adding a second platform to Wexford O' Hanrahan train station and increasing speeds in south Wicklow, would suffice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50880/25]

1. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which tariffs influence Ireland’s trade relationship with the United States, particularly in terms of exports and imports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50737/25]

25. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Finance to provide an estimate of the number of jobs in Ireland that may be at risk due to the 15% tariff imposed by the United States on EU goods; the measures being considered to mitigate this impact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50735/25]

48. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the actions that have been undertaken to implement the Adequate Minimum Wages Directive and to publish a National Action Plan on the Promotion of Collective Bargaining with respect to increasing collective bargaining coverage, facilitating trade union access to workplaces, and enhancing protection for union activists facing victimisation from their employer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50734/25]

49. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment given the ongoing geopolitical instability, if consideration will be given to significantly increasing funding for tourism agencies to enhance their efforts in promoting Ireland as a safe, secure, and stable travel destination on the global stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50736/25]

50. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to outline the Government's long-term strategy to diversify trade partnerships and reduce reliance on any single market in view of the new tariffs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50738/25]

558. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she intends to allocate funding in the upcoming budget for a team for the south-east region, in line with the Programme for Government commitment to complete the nationwide rollout of community neurorehabilitation teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49963/25]

421. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of whole-time equivalent, WTE, vacancies, by job title, at the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission; the estimated full-year costs of filling each of those vacancies; the timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48462/25]

586. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a list of all secondary schools in Wexford that are taking part in phase 1 and phase 2 of the attendance initiative, Anseo pilot scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49251/25]

1082. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of persons under 18 years-of-age who are on an autism assessment waiting list in County Wexford; the length of time on the waiting list in each of the years from 2023 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48457/25]

1083. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of student placements, by discipline offered to children's disability network teams within CHO5 in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48458/25]

1264. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant ENT surgeons working in the public health service; her plans to expand this number; the international recommended best practice ratio for consultant ENT surgeons to population; the current ratio to population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48459/25]

1265. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the number of life-threatening calls that National Ambulance Service attended within 19-minutes in County Wexford in the first eight months of 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48460/25]