Roderic O'Gorman

813. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if the allocation of €500,000 put aside in Budget 2025 to fund the HSE for the refurbishment, operation and staffing of existing hydrotherapy pools that are currently closed, will be repeated in Budget 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54640/25]

814. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to address deficits accruing to major Section 39 providers of disability services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54641/25]

17. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on whether the powers available to An Garda Síochána are adequate to address instances of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence at present; if data available to him suggests that there may be a lacuna in law at present whereby, during the time in which it takes to issue and serve a barring order, there is a heightened risk for a victim; if he is considering means to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54192/25]

20. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will indicate how An Garda Síochána are responding to an apparent increase in vigilantism coordinated through social media which targets minorities; if he can provide information on what new or changed policing approach is being adopted as a result of the novel methods now being employed to undertaken criminal harassment and/or assaults; what data is now being collected on such activity, and how is this being used in support of a policing and security response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54190/25]

23. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has met with the special rapporteur for the Action Plan Against Racism; if he can provide an update on the implementation of the Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54191/25]

71. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if it is his or the Government’s intention to apply the border procedure under the Migration and Asylum Pact to families with children requesting international protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54188/25]

13. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason for the delay in implementing the commitment contained in the programme for Government that introduced a minimum BER for the private rental sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53530/25]

75. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures his Department or organisations and agencies related to his Department are taking with respect to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate and the Environment Report on Lady’s Island Lake; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53529/25]

173. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of challenges that public service bus companies are experiencing with regarding to the international recruitment of bus drivers and bus mechanics due to changes in visa requirements; if he has he raised these challenges with other Government Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54091/25]

174. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport for an update on progress on each of the 12 spine routes for BusConnects in Dublin, indicating where each are in the planning process; which are in a judicial review process, and at what stage that judicial review process is at; if any have been tendered yet; if any are close to tender; an indication of the order in which these 12 routes will be built over the next number of years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54093/25]

229. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he is aware of the ‘Gen Free: Free to be Kids’ campaign; to outline the new measures his Department is proposing to enhance online safety for children;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54090/25]

246. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current status of Government plans to introduce minimum building energy rating standards in the private rental sector from this year, as committed to in Housing for All, noting that the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has already completed an assessment on the investment required for the introduction of such standards; whether he intends to include in Budget 2026 specific measures to support and incentivise landlords to retrofit rental homes to meet these standards, including new grant schemes, budget provision for enforcement and enhanced tenant protection measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54089/25]

247. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1360 of 29 April 2025, if he will provide a further update on the timeline for the proposed revisions to Building Regulations Technical Guidance Document L (Conservation of Fuel and Energy) for Dwellings and Technical Guidance Document F (Ventilation); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54092/25]

315. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health whether the prescription drug Yselty/Linzagolix, used in the treatment of endometriosis, is being considered for inclusion in the drugs treatment scheme; when this process will conclude; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54088/25]

393. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to consider the creation of a statutory offence or a defined sub-offence under sexual assault specifically addressing sibling sexual abuse, to reflect the unique betrayal and coercion dynamics present in intra-familial abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53067/25]

482. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds whose year of birth was 2021 that were active on the race management system between the dates of 14 August 2025 and 24 September 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53070/25]

566. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the current policy with respect to the national screening of newborns for spinal muscular atrophy and severe combined immunodeficiency; if her Department intends the full addition of testing for both conditions as part of the Newborn Bloodspot Screening Programme; the reason testing for spinal muscular atrophy in particular is not yet carried out consistently in heel-prick tests for all newborns under the programme; the timeline anticipated to achieve full consistent national testing for both conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52998/25]

282. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is concerned that the new SNA review process guidelines for 2025-2026 published by the NCSE narrows the definition of 'complex needs' and excludes many behavioural needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52632/25]

283. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is concerned that the new SNA review process guidelines for 2025-2026 published by the NCSE creates an overly limited application window of 15 September to 24 October for review thereby excluding mid-year needs assessments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52633/25]

284. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is concerned that the new SNA review process guidelines for 2025-26 published by the NCSE contain a requirement to evidence use of the RELATE framework which is not realistic for schools to demonstrate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52634/25]

285. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider a pause on the implementation of the new SNA review process guidelines for 2025-2026 published by the NCSE, until parents, schools, and SNAs are meaningfully consulted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52635/25]

344. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware that, in relation to visa decisions, wait times for the spouse of an Irish citizen has grown from less than one year, in 2023, to over two years now; the steps being taken to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52643/25]

386. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children registered for early years and school age childcare for the 2025-2026 programme year; the number which were registered for the previous three programme years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52627/25]

387. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children who are registered for ECCE for the years 2025-2026; the percentage of the total number of children registered for early years and school age childcare for the 2025-2026 programme year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52628/25]

388. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children who are registered for ECCE year two for the 2025-2026 programme; the percentage of the total number of children registered for early years and school age childcare for the 2025-2026 programme year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52629/25]