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412. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the conservation covenants in use in England and Wales under the Environment Act 2021; if he plans to introduce a similar scheme here in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46872/26]

416. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his Department’s plans to counter coastal erosion, dealing with the potential of coastal erosion on housing and infrastructure; and the contingency plans being put in place to relocate people from unsafe coastal areas in view of increasing climate change impacts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46953/26]

417. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current enforcement powers and legal tools, in his Department or related semi-State bodies, which can be used to tackle and seize abandoned or derelict vessels on inland waterways; his Department’s plans to measure the scale and scope of this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46959/26]

435. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has ever considered changes to planning laws to make the provision of solar canopies mandatory when planning permission is being granted for large outdoor carparks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47159/26]

455. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason there has been a near two year delay in the installation of a water tap promised by Waterways Ireland (details supplied); if he will provide a timeline for the installation of the tap; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47413/26]

456. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the development of an executive management board to direct Waterways Ireland, as recommended in 2021 (details supplied); the timeframe for the establishment of such a board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47414/26]

459. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Government if his Department is considering measures to deal with disputes between neighbours over trees or other vegetation on private land, particularly where those trees are blocking sunlight; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47519/26]

511. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the previous discretionary process whereby applicants for naturalisation have residency reckoned from their date of arrival in the State, instead of the date they were granted status, will apply to persons who applied for naturalisation before 8 December 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47086/26]

512. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to the fact that refugees who applied for citizenship prior to 8 December 2025 have been sent a letter from the citizenship unit advising them to submit "compelling reasons"; the reason the previous practice of refugees applying for citizenship three years from the date of their asylum application should apply to them; the “compelling reasons” the Department would consider to be in this instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47087/26]

523. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of each category of firearm training courses for armed garda personnel in either Garda Headquarters or the Garda Training College in 2025 and to date in 2026; and the duration of each of those courses, in tabular form. [47420/26]

528. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of members of An Garda Síochána that have been trained in mountain bike use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47458/26]

529. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the frequency with which training undertaken for members of An Garda Síochána for mountain bike use; when was the last set of training; when is the next set of training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47459/26]

530. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of members of An Garda Síochána that are currently on a waiting list for training for mountain bike use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47460/26]

568. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the recommendations relating to his Department arising from the National Climate Change Risk Assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46961/26]

615. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has conducted, or is conducting, a review into early years professional terminology, given that there is a clear preference across the sector to use early childhood education and care in place of Early Learning and Care, as is custom internationally; the timeframe for the potential publication of such a review; and the engagement her Department has had with stakeholders on this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47325/26]

638. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1770 of 9 June 2026, and in light of her statement in that reply that Tusla’s allocation framework is not yet implemented as there is no formal staff agreement, the legal basis for non-qualified Tusla staff being employed to undertake social work tasks, as outlined in HIQA's inspection of Child Protection and Welfare Services in Dublin North City which was published in November 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47796/26]

658. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if her Department or agencies funded by it undertake any research on the impact of elevated heat levels in Ireland, caused by climate change, on public health; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47161/26]

677. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the update on the recommendations relating to her Department arising from the National Climate Change Risk Assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46957/26]

776. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the annual expenditure incurred by the HSE on International recruitment campaigns, relocation packages, recruitment agencies and associated supports for each of the years 2023 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47416/26]

777. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health her plans to introduce a publicly funded vaccine programme for shingles for persons aged over 75 years-of-age. [47417/26]

919. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware that places on a range of specialist training courses operated by the National Learning Network are capped, due to cuts to City of Dublin Education and Training Board funding; if funding was made available then specialist training places for young adults would open up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47157/26]

920. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the status of the review of specialist training programmes; when will this review be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47158/26]

106. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the planned roll-out of the N8 orbital bus route under the BusConnects programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46563/26]

178. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if an extension can be considered under BusConnects to the planned N8 route, to connect Blanchardstown Shopping Centre to the Hollystown area, in order to provide newer developments with an orbital bus service to Dublin airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46317/26]

179. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the planned rollout of the N8 orbital bus route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46316/26]