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952. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when an assessment of needs will be arranged for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23245/25]

1007. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no permanent psychiatry expertise or consultants available on a 24-7 basis to address emergency psychiatry admissions of patients under 18 years at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, and to treat patients under 18 years in crisis who are referred by their GP; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23243/25]

1008. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have an appointment with CAMHS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23248/25]

189. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport his plans to ensure that Ireland’s entire public transport fleet is accessible to people with disabilities and in particular, wheelchair users given that Ireland ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2018; the timeline for the completion of that process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21848/25]

255. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department plans to review or increase the income limits for social housing in the Louth and Meath local authority areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21820/25]

97. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Housing Agency plans to increase the thresholds in terms of the value of homes that can be considered for inclusion in the mortgage-to-rent scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21703/25]

162. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Taoiseach if he will provide copies of all briefing materials he received for the labour employer economic forum meeting which took place on 4 April 2025. [18272/25]

289. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will introduce legislation to provide for SMS scam filters equivalent to systems in operation to protect consumers in some analogous EU States, and that would enable and facilitate telecoms companies here to deploy the kind of scam filter solutions they are permitted to deploy in other EU states in which they operate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20065/25]

592. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if he is planning to review the current loan to value rules for the various State supports for first-time buyers, to address cases similar to that of a single person (details supplied) brought to my attention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20081/25]

604. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to make any changes to the personal tax system applied to the State pension where a PAYE worker has continued in paid employment after reaching the qualification age for the pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20693/25]

724. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is considering any changes to the way in which the Power-Up grant was administered and awarded based on issues he is aware of that arose during the registration period, in particular, in relation to businesses that were ineligible for that grant due to incorrect classification of their business type while registering for the increased cost of business grant, and as acknowledged in correspondence (details supplied) to this Deputy in December 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20017/25]

726. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide this Deputy with copies of all material, records and correspondence from 1 January to the 15 April between his office (details supplied) and all relevant officials of his Department and the Low Pay Commission officials, commission members and the Chair relating to the work of the Commission on the introduction of the living wage and with a specific focus on the Government announcement of a new Action Plan on Competitiveness and Productivity on 15 April, and the reported delay to the planned introduction of a living wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20069/25]

961. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education for an update on the Louth and Meath ETB headquarters development for Drogheda; the reasons for the delay in a project that was agreed 12 years ago by Government; when contractors will be on site; when the project will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20078/25]

1243. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to review the value thresholds for the first home scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19806/25]

1595. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice if he will advise on any work being undertaken in his Department on enabling regulations under the terms of the Data Protection Act 2018 to allow for the development of a shared fraud database in Ireland; if his Department is engaging with the Department of Finance, the Central Bank and any other relevant Departments and agencies on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20064/25]

1749. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many ACRES applications are awaiting processing, approval and payment as of 18 April 2025; if he will provide the data on a county basis, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20640/25]

2404. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if referrals to hospital emergency departments from out-of-hours services like NEDOC are not liable for a charge at accident and emergency; and if so, if she will investigate the reason a person (details supplied) is being pursued by a debt collection agency for payment of this charge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20722/25]

194. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide details of any engagement between his Department and other Government Departments on the question of short-time work supports in the context of the announcement by President Trump of new tariffs on EU goods on 2 April; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18270/25]

296. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has decided to review supports for workers who are put on short-time work in the context of the impact on workers and businesses of the tariffs announced by the US President on 2 April; if he will consider introducing a scheme similar to the German Kurzarbeit scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18269/25]

116. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education if she plans to ensure that school secretaries employed by boards of management receive equivalent pensions, leave entitlements and the equivalent benefits and conditions enjoyed by her Department or ETB-employed school secretaries/administrators; her views on whether this is an inequity and anomaly that is required to be addressed in the interests of fairness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17963/25]

361. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance what avenues are open for borrowers with ongoing legal or Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman cases against the IBRC and its predecessor institutions, after the planned winding-down on 1 June 2025, given IBRC’s special liquidation status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17322/25]

362. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance in cases where borrowers have new evidence to present to the regulator or Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman to support ongoing cases against IBRC and its predecessor institutions, whether there will be legal avenues open to continue to pursue such cases after the winding down on 1 June 2025, given IBRC’s special liquidation status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17323/25]

363. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if independent audits have been conducted into the IBRC’s mortgage loan book to determine the extent of any current cases with the Central Bank or Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman alleging reckless lending or misconduct and where those cases have yet to be adjudicated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17324/25]

364. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance how he will satisfy himself that the IBRC has fully complied with all of its legal and regulatory obligations before its planned closure on 1 June 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17325/25]

528. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education if she will review the quota system in operation for the allocation of SNAs; if she will ensure that the recommendation made by a Louth-based SNA to provide additional resources to a school in Drogheda, which has been declined, will be honoured (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17374/25]