89. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people who have accessed the WorkAbility programme since it was established in December 2023; the benefits of the programme; if the programme is on target to support over 13,000 disabled people progress their training and employment ambitions over its lifetime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50661/25]
90. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in receipt of partial capacity benefit for the years 2020-2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50662/25]
91. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in receipt of disability allowance for the years 2020-2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50663/25]
96. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection if he plans to increase the wage subsidy scheme rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50854/25]
489. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures being considered by his Department for the introduction of a minimum distance requirement from schools for the establishment of new off-licence premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50347/25]
513. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2024 and 2025 ACRES payment is expected to issue to a farm partnership (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50292/25]
519. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of respite care facilities operated by HSE or funded partners which are available to children with disabilities in Cork and Kerry; the capacity of each centre, in tabular form; to confirm if these centres are operating at full capacity; the wait list for each centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50272/…
520. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of respite care facilities operated by the HSE or funded partners which are available to adults with disabilities in Cork and Kerry; the capacity of each centre, in tabular form; to confirm if these centres are operating at full capacity; the wait list for each centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5027…
521. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the funding provided to agencies providing disability services in Cork and Kerry for the period 2020 to 2025 inclusive, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50274/25]
570. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reasons the application of an organisation (details supplied) was not successful in progressing to the next stage of the process of the building blocks extension grant; if contact will be made with them informing them on the scoring they received and to provide feedback to the group for future applications; and if she will make …
578. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health if additional resources will be provided to support workplace well-being initiatives for employees with disabilities, including continued access to well-being training and regular visits from social workers, as successfully implemented by a charity (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50391/25]
664. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the exchequer funding if any which was provided to an organisation (details supplied) from 2020 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50271/25]
670. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the current proposals to add inpatient neurorehabilitation beds to serve the Cork and Kerry (HSE South West) region; if she will confirm whether funding will be provided in Budget 2026 to progress the development of a dedicated 20 inpatient neurorehabilitation beds as called for in the Neurological Alliance of Ireland's pre-budget submission; and if she will …
76. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the current strength of the Reserve Defence Force; the efforts being made by his Department to increase recruitment to the Reserve Defence Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49254/25]
106. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the publication of the Biomethane Sustainability Charter which is intended to transparently outline the key principles to guide AD developers in relation to plant operation, management, sustainability and local engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49271/25]
345. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the number of approved play specialist posts in Cork University Hospital; the number of posts that are in place and filled; the number that are vacant; if there are plans for recruitment to vacant posts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49399/25]
346. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health her plans to recruit a dedicated consultant paediatric gastroenterologist for Cork University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49400/25]
354. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the timeframe for payments to be made as a result of the WRC payment agreement which was ratified by members in May 2025 and applies to workers in community and voluntary organisations including Section 39, Section 56, Section 10 and Section 40; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49443/25]
355. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health if she will consider additional financial supports for community and voluntary organisations including Section 39, Section 56, Section 10 and Section 40 through their annual service level agreements with the HSE to assist with inflation costs & statutory sick pay costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49444/25]
377. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health if the HSE would consider funding CAR T-cell therapy for cancer patients in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49530/25]
153. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if consideration will be given to supporting social enterprises such as a charity's (details supplied)’ bike project, which has diverted over 700 bikes from landfill and donated many to disabled groups and schools, thereby contributing both to the circular economy and to improved mobility for people with disabilities; and if he wi…
711. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the proposed new fire station in Killarney, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49178/25]
795. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection if measures will be introduced to expand employment opportunities for deaf and disabled individuals (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49158/25]
796. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection if funding and supports will be allocated to organisations such as a charity (details supplied), which is the largest employer of deaf people in Ireland, employing 40 staff, 29 of whom are deaf or disabled, and which currently has a waiting list of applicants seeking meaningful employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49160/25]
1106. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will recognise the role of school assistance dogs within the implementation framework of the National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People 2025–2030; if she will support the expansion of the evidence-based school assistance dog pilot, operated by an organisation (details supplied) to additional schools nationwide, in vi…