Robert O'Donoghue

2200. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of stocks of fertilisers are available in Ireland in the event of disruption to international supply chains; the supports in place to ensure adequate suppliers of fertiliser to Irish agriculture; if supplies are being actively monitored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24404/26]

2201. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has assessed or considered the creation of a national strategic fertiliser reserve that would ensure adequate supplies are available to farmers in Ireland in the event of global supply chain disruption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24405/26]

2202. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department intends to take following the EPA early insights nitrogen indicators report showing that nitrogen levels in rivers rose by 10% in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24406/26]

2254. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of recent footage circulating on social media which appears to show greyhounds being kept in conditions giving rise to serious animal welfare concerns at a premises (details supplied); whether his Department has initiated a formal investigation into this matter; the timeline for any such investigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25224/26]

2601. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way in which the ‘First Five’ early years consultation is taking place (details supplied); and the steps he will take to ensure all early years professionals have a meaningful opportunity to contribute; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27249/26]

3019. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health whether universal health insurance remains under consideration by the Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25432/26]

3020. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to introducing additional relief or supports for old age pensioners to assist with the rising cost of private health insurance premia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25434/26]

3346. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the current provision of care for patients with endometriosis; to outline any planned developments or improvements in endometriosis services in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26989/26]

3358. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene to ensure that the HSE urgently concludes reimbursement negotiations for skyclarys given that it is currently the only available treatment for Friedreich’s ataxia and that the condition may be considered an unmet need under the National Rare Disease Strategy 2025–2030; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27037/26]

3359. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health to provide a clear timeline for the conclusion of the reimbursement process for skyclarys given that more than 80 Parliamentary Questions have already been raised on this matter without any indication of when a decision may be reached; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27038/26]

3450. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if grant support is available for a student in receipt of disability allowance who is undertaking a part-time online course at ATU Sligo (details supplied) and is not eligible for SUSI funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24430/26]

325. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the eligibility population threshold for towns applying under the newly announced Towns and Cities Regeneration Investment Fund; to confirm whether the threshold is 10,000, 9,000, or another figure; the basis for the threshold applied; whether it is based on Census 2022 settlement populations; and whether towns with a population below 9,000 for example, Lusk approximately 8,806 can be considered under this fund or are intended to be directed to alternative regeneration schemes. [23502/26]

378. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there are plans to review current legislation to ensure consistency in how intoxication is assessed across all road users involved in collisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23464/26]

363. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is aware that a €290 import charge has been applied to a shipment of ECG sensors and electrode patches imported from Norway for use in a volunteer-led community cardiac-screening trial in Balbriggan; if his Department has any role in reviewing such charges where medical devices are imported for non-commercial public-health purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21429/26]

364. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will clarify the policy basis under which import duties or related charges may be applied to medical devices imported for non-commercial community health initiatives, including cardiac-screening trials; whether his Department will engage with relevant agencies to ensure such initiatives are not impeded by inappropriate customs classifications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21430/26]

365. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will engage with the Revenue Commissioners to review whether tariffs or import charges applied to small consignments of medical screening devices for volunteer-funded public-health trials are consistent with Government policy on preventative healthcare and community health promotion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21467/26]

463. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children currently without an appropriate primary and secondary school placement in the constituency of Fingal, for the upcoming school year; the number of those children who have been diagnosed with mixed disability needs; the steps her Department is taking to ensure that every child requiring a special school or special class place will have an appropriate placement for September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21433/26]

464. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on whether it is acceptable that children with significant additional needs, including autism and moderate intellectual disabilities, are being asked to travel to schools located in different counties, in some cases requiring journeys of over an hour each way by bus; the maximum travel distances considered appropriate for children with complex needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21434/26]

465. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department is aware of cases where parents have applied to more than twenty special schools and mainstream schools with special classes yet have received only refusal letters due to lack of capacity; whether an emergency mechanism exists to ensure a school place is secured for such children before the start of the academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21435/26]

466. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she will take to ensure better coordination between the National Council for Special Education, her Department, and local schools where a child with complex needs is at risk of having no school placement as they move from primary to secondary school; the supports available to families in such situations before the start of the school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21436/26]

467. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of additional special school places and ASD class places planned for Fingal between now and September; whether emergency measures will be considered where children remain without placements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21437/26]

468. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she accepts that children with complex needs have a right to receive an appropriate education within their own community; the measures being taken to expand local provision Fingal, particularly given the planned opening of a new special school in 2027 will come too late for entry into school in September 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21438/26]

469. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on whether it is acceptable that where a child with additional needs cannot access an appropriate special school or ASD class placement, a parent may be forced to give up employment in order to care for and educate the child at home; the supports available in such circumstances, particularly where the parent may they be deemed ineligible for carer’s allowance despite the absence of a suitable school place due to capacity shortages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21439/26]

766. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has approved the loading of approximately 5,000 cattle at Greenore Port onto the livestock vessel MV Saleh scheduled to arrive on or about 10 March 2026; the destination country for these cattle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21966/26]

767. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department is aware that the livestock vessel MV Saleh (details supplied) has recently transported cattle shipments primarily to Israel; whether the Department expects the cattle being loaded in Greenore Port to be exported to that destination; whether any conditions have been attached to the export licence in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21967/26]