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8. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when his Department intends to hold an effective public consultation on the development of Ireland's Social Climate Plan; if he will ensure that this consultation takes place with sufficient time to allow meaningful public input before the plan is submitted to the European Commission by 30 June 2025; if the consultation will be accompanied by a detailed environmental impact assessment report, plain-English summaries, multilingual versions, and accessible formats to facilitate broad public and expert engagement; and if he will confirm that the plan will include targeted, sufficient, and long-term structural measures to mitigate the impacts of rising fuel and energy costs on householders as a result of the introduction of the second emissions trading system. [21364/25]

13. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his views on the Parliamentary Budget Office Report on the Naval Service personnel tax credit; whether he agrees with its conclusion that the credit has failed to achieve its stated policy objectives since being introduced; whether he agrees with its recommendation that instead there should be further increases to the Naval Service's patrol duty allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21360/25]

36. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Finance his views on the Parliamentary Budget Office Report on the Naval Service personnel tax credit; whether he agrees with its conclusion that the credit has failed to achieve its stated policy objectives since being introduced; whether he agrees with its recommendation that instead there should be further increases to the Naval Service's patrol duty allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21361/25]

54. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on the proposed walking and cycling bridge across the River Liffey from the War Memorial Gardens, Islandbridge to the Phoenix Park; the proposed timeline for works to commence; what funding is provided for this in 2025 and 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21669/25]

55. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on any plans to alter cycling facilities along Chesterfield Avenue in the Phoenix Park; the proposed timeline for any such works to commence; what funding is provided for this in 2025 and 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21670/25]

56. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the status of the Phoenix Park Transport and Mobility Options Study and his plans for its implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21671/25]

70. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education if a school (details supplied) has been provided with sufficient teaching resources to make transition year available for all students who wish to undertake it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21363/25]

85. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education the consideration her Department is giving to the provision of a new co-educational secondary school in the Cabra-Phibsboro, D7 school planning area; if Census 2022 indicates there is a need for a new secondary school in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21673/25]

86. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education for an update on the programme for Government commitment to create a national therapy service; this be located in the National Council for Special Education or in her Department; when it will start to hire staff; it will start to provide therapy services to children in special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21674/25]

87. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education if, in view of the fact that the HSE has confirmed that it cannot provide a therapist allocation for the 12 new children who were due to start in (details supplied) and the existing 36 children do enjoy the services of allocated therapists, if she will consider asking either the NCSE or the proposed new national therapy service to intervene and provide equivalent therapy services to these 12 additional children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21675/25]

112. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice whether international protection applicants who are experiencing faster processing times are at risk of not getting access to legal aid due to delays in the provision of legal aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21355/25]

113. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice if Ireland remains at risk of facing infringement proceedings from the EU regarding the Council Framework Decision on combating racism and xenophobia; the steps he will take to mitigate against this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21356/25]

145. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of the 3,088 2021-born pups with an ‘active status’ on RCETS on 21 February 2025, participated in an official trial or participated in an official race between the 10 January 2025 and the 21 February 2025 (42 days); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21351/25]

146. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of 2021-born pups, currently with an ‘active status’ on RCETS have participated in an Official Trial or participated in an official race within the last 42 days and if he will make a statement on same. [21352/25]

147. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he expects to be able to provide an up-to-date figure for the economic value of the greyhound racing industry only to the economy of the Republic of Ireland, given that the figure currently being used is based on data which is six years old, and includes hare coursing greyhounds in the Republic of Ireland, as well as hare coursing and racing greyhounds in the six counties of Northern Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21353/25]

156. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when her Department will publish the new LGBTIQ+ inclusion strategy, as this received Government approval in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21357/25]

157. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on proposals for legislation to ban conversion practices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21358/25]

173. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the service pathway for children referred to speech and language therapy in in HSE Dublin north west: the waiting time for children in this area to access speech and language therapy; if there is prioritization system for children on the waiting list; if children who are non-verbal given prioritisation; the pathway for young children under five years; the evidence for providing services in blocks of therapy, regardless of severity of communication issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21672/25]

184. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the number of people who attended a prostate rapid access clinics and the proportion who were offered an appointment in the Mater Hospital within 20 working days of the date of receipt of a letter of referral in the cancer office in each quarter from 2022 to date in 2025 in tabular form. [21344/25]

185. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if she has spoken with the UK Health Secretary since her appointment. [21345/25]

186. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the full year costs of providing three additional 24-7 HSE critical care ambulances. [21346/25]

187. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health when the project for a new critical care unit at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown will move to the next stage of works. [21347/25]

188. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant ENT surgeons based at Beaumont Hospital in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [21348/25]

189. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if she will consider the provision of additional funding to appoint clinical psychologists dedicated to supporting adults with epidermolysis bullosa. [21349/25]

190. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health for an update on the expansion of IVF support to include secondary infertility as announced in Budget 2025; if a timeline for this can be shared; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21350/25]