573. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has assessed the feasibility of using anonymised or aggregated utility consumption data, including electricity, gas and water usage, to improve the identification of vacant residential properties; and if such an assessment has been undertaken. [73590/26]
719. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of study visa applications received from students ordinarily resident in Gaza in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and the number of such applications that were refused in each year. [74012/26]
720. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the top ten nationalities of international students in Irish higher education institutions that are subject to visa requirements; the number of study visa applications received from each such nationality in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and the number of visa refusals issued in each year for each nationality. [74011/26]
8. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to clarify recent difficulties surrounding the funding of men's sheds. [67464/26]
177. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1949 of 4 November 2025, the current stage of the proposed €27 million stem cell tissue establishment and aseptic compounding unit at Cork University Hospital, for which a project team was established in 2024; whether capital funding for its construction has been secured in the HSE Capital Plan; the projected dates for …
221. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason Cork North and East accounts for 88% of all children nationally awaiting CAMHS-ID services, with 716 children waiting at end-2025; the number of CAMHS-ID teams currently operating in Cork against HSE service requirements; and the timeline for additional teams. [72761/26]
106. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the amount allocated to the Cork area commuter rail programme in 2027, broken down between phase one and phase two; and the profile of expenditure on the programme over the period 2026 to 2030. [71840/26]
107. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the reason the allocation for maritime transport and safety is reduced from €162.5 million in 2026 to €136.6 million in 2027; whether this reflects the completion of the transition of the Irish coast guard search and rescue aviation service to the new operator; and to confirm that coast guard service levels will be maintained in 2027. [71841/26]
184. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated full-year cost in 2027 of increasing the maximum relief under the help to buy scheme from €30,000 to €35,000, as announced in Budget 2027; the number of help to buy claims approved and the total value of relief paid in 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [71822/26]
185. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer, on a monthly and annual basis, of reducing VAT, excise duty or other fuel-related charges so as to cap the retail price of petrol and diesel at €1.70 per litre; and the average wholesale fuel price assumptions used in the calculation. [71852/26]
227. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the current status of the Glashaboy (Glanmire/Sallybrook) flood relief scheme in Cork, which Cork City Council indicated in August 2024 would be completed by summer 2026; the reason for the delay; the revised completion date; the expenditure on the scheme to date and the projected final c…
228. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the specific savings and efficiency measures each Department will implement in 2027 to meet the expenditure levy totalling €446 million set out in the Budget 2027 Expenditure Report, in tabular form, by Department; and the reason the Department of Education and Youth is not subject to the…
229. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the projected 2026 outturn for gross voted expenditure compared with the expenditure ceiling of €117.8 billion set in Budget 2026, by Ministerial Vote Group, in tabular form; and the Supplementary Estimates expected to be brought before Dáil Éireann for 2026. [71823/26]
232. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether the reduction in carbon tax announced in Budget 2027 will affect the carbon tax revenue allocated to the sustainable energy authority of Ireland residential and community retrofit schemes, given that the Budget 2027 expenditure report provides €655 million for those schemes, inclu…
330. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special needs assistants in post at the end of 2025 and at the latest date in 2026; and the way that the budget 2027 provision of 2,339 additional SNAs, bringing the total to 28,000, reconciles with the budget 2026 figure of almost 24,900. [71855/26]
334. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the projected 2026 outturn for current expenditure on the education and youth Vote compared with the budget 2026 allocation of €11,475 million; and the reasons for the increase in the 2026 allocation to €12,442 million, by programme, in tabular form. [71854/26]
402. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the total funding available under the community sport facilities fund 2026 round, for which applications open on 19 October 2026 and close on 26 February 2027; the amount provided for the round in the 2027 allocation; the expected profile of expenditure on the round over 2027 to 2029; and the expected date for the announcement of …
403. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the 2027 allocation for the large scale sport infrastructure fund; the amount drawn down under the fund in 2025 and in 2026 to date; and whether a new call for applications is planned. [71837/26]
404. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the outcome of the review by the sports capital unit of community sport facilities fund and large scale sport infrastructure fund grants that have not been drawn down, as set out in the Budget 2026 expenditure report; and the number and value of grants withdrawn or reduced as a result, by county, in tabular form. [71838/26]
405. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the total current funding for Sport Ireland in 2027, given that the Budget 2027 expenditure report states €122 million in one section and €164.9 million in another; and for a reconciliation of the two figures. [71839/26]
429. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount allocated in 2027 for housing adaptation grants for older people and people with a disability, and the number of grants expected to be funded, within the over €750 million provided in Budget 2027 to address specific housing needs, compared with the €130 million for 17,000 grants provided in Budget 2026. [71821/26]
433. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the strategic review of the approved housing body sector, the analysis of cost rental schemes including the cost rental equity loan scheme, and the financial analysis of the capital advance lease facility funding model, each of which the Budget 2026 Expenditure Report stated was due for completion in 2026; wheth…
435. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the number of housing assistance payment and rental accommodation scheme tenancies provided for falls from some 61,000 in the Budget 2026 Expenditure Report to approximately 56,000 in the Budget 2027 Expenditure Report, notwithstanding provision for over 8,000 new tenancies in each year. [71819/26]
436. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to the Budget 2027 Expenditure Report, which states that €5.6 billion in capital expenditure is being provided to Programme A – Housing in 2027, the reason the Estimates for Public Services 2027 set out in the same report provide capital of €5,201 million for Programme A, compared with €5,218 million in 2026; and a re…
439. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of Starter Home supports delivered in 2026 to date under each of the first home scheme, the vacant property refurbishment grant, the starter homes purchase scheme, cost rental and help to buy, in tabular form; and the way this compares with the 17,757 supports delivered in 2025. [71817/26]