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544. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there are any instances whereby an international protection applicant would be considered for early labour market access ahead of the six-month eligibility period, such as sponsorship by a prospective employer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35202/25]

39. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the development of a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34535/25]

91. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Health the number of women who have availed of the new HRT scheme to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34436/25]

133. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the measures his Department is taking, or plans to introduce in the future, to support the post office network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30269/25]

104. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Transport if his Department is considering allocating further funding for the upgrade of the stretch of the N25 national road between Carrigtwohill and Youghal in east Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33945/25]

126. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the proposed upgrade of the R624 access road to Cobh and the Great Island in east Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33944/25]

377. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on an application by a school (details supplied) for the establishment a new autism class ahead of the 2025-2026 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33541/25]

459. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth when schools that underwent a REPowerEU Energy Inventory Profile Survey as part of the second phase of the REPowerEU Pathfinder Programme will be notified as to whether they will be included in the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34501/25]

551. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding and department supports are available under ‘Measure A8- Waste Water Collection and Treatment Needs for Villages and Settlements without Access to Public Waste Water Services’ of his Department’s Multi-Annual Rural Water Programme 2024-2026 and accompanying circular L1/22; the process for towns and settlements who are looking to apply for funding under this measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34502/25]

915. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Health if her Department has fully examined the Regulatory Impact Assessment of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2024, which warns of the potential for smokers to relapse if vape flavours are banned; if she can provide any estimate of the number of smokers that are expected to relapse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34498/25]

916. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Health if she has considered the impact the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2024 will have on speciality vape shops, which will be forced to close if all vape flavours are banned; if she has quantified the burden that the point-of-sale display ban for vapes will have on small retailers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34499/25]

28. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on the current processing times for general employment permit and critical skills employment permit applications; the efforts being made by his Department to reduce application processing times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33136/25]

104. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on the Programme for Government commitment to extend the period of a social welfare payment following the death of a dependent from 6 to 12 weeks; the estimated cost of such an extension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33139/25]

160. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a breakdown of the number of families that have benefitted from the newborn baby grant since its introduction; his Department’s plans to revise the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33149/25]

38. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the current measures his Department is taking to support Defence Forces veterans; the further plans his Department is considering in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31261/25]

75. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to report on the progress of recruitment campaigns for school leavers considering a career in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31308/25]

134. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to her Department’s announcement of 29 May 2025 regarding minor works and ICT funding for schools, when she expects these grant funding payments to issue to schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31251/25]

156. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline her Department’s views on the need to provide a playing pitch for a school campus (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31239/25]

261. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an ACRES payment to a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31257/25]

155. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 55 of 10 April 2025, to provide an update on his Department’s involvement in the accelerating renewable electricity taskforce and the development of an associated policy framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30266/25]

6. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 270 of 18 February 2025, to provide an update on his Department’s consideration of the Funds Sector 2030 report recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28158/25]

72. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 442 of 19 March 2025, to provide an update on any further engagement his Department has had with insurance providers regarding the difficulty faced in obtaining insurance cover by households previously affected by flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28157/25]

139. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on the progress of works at an OPW site (details supplied); when he expects the site to be reopened to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28250/25]

154. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on the progress of Department schemes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28177/25]

168. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the increase, if any, in staff numbers in the Passport Office this year; the staff positions in the Passport Office that were filled as a result of any increase; his Department’s plans to further boost staff numbers in the Passport Office ahead of the busier summer holiday period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27613/25]