1308. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of approved and filled posts within BreastCheck for consultant radiologists, radiographers, advanced nurse practitioners and support staff, respectively; the current vacancy rate within the service; and the steps being taken to address workforce shortages impacting screening capacity. [65060/26]
1309. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of women whose BreastCheck screening appointment has been delayed beyond the recommended two-year screening interval in each of the past five years; the reasons for such delays; and the measures being taken to restore compliance with national screening timelines. [65059/26]
1310. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the current average waiting time for a routine BreastCheck screening appointment in each BreastCheck region; and the number of women currently waiting for screening beyond the target interval. [65058/26]
1326. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the way in which continuity of strategic direction in cancer care will be maintained during the period between the expiry of the National Cancer Strategy 2017–2026 and the adoption of its successor. [65263/26]
1327. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the provisions that will be made for meaningful representation of patients in the development and governance of the next national cancer strategy. [65262/26]
1328. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a steering group will be appointed to oversee the development of the next national cancer strategy. [65261/26]
1329. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when an evaluation of the National Cancer Strategy 2017–2026 will be commissioned; and the date by which that evaluation is scheduled for completion. [65260/26]
1460. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if her Department has undertaken an assessment of the cost and potential healthcare savings associated with providing funded access to ICS-formoterol combination inhalers prescribed as maintenance and reliever therapy (MART) (details supplied); if the findings of this assessment will inform Budget 2027; [65825/26]
657. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated amount of corporation tax foregone to the Exchequer in each of the years 2019 to 2025 inclusive by reason of the carry forward of trading losses under section 396 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 by institutions which received State support during the banking crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60167/26]
658. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total amount returned to the Exchequer to date from the State's investment in the banking sector, disaggregated by share sales, dividends, guarantee fees, coupon and other payments and the bank levy; the total amount of State support provided to that sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60175/26]
659. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will outline the current status of section 396C of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 relating to relief from corporation tax for losses of participating institutions; the date on which and the enactment by which that section was amended or repealed; whether his Department has conducted any review of that decision since; and if he will mak…
660. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount collected from the bank levy in each year since its introduction; the number of institutions liable to the levy in each such year; the projected yield for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60173/26]
705. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total amount of corporation tax paid by the banking sector in each of the years 2019 to 2025, inclusive; and the aggregate amount of unused trading losses carried forward by that sector at the end of the most recent year for which figures are available. [60166/26]
706. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will set out, in respect of banks (details supplied), the deferred tax asset recognised in each institution's most recently published annual report arising from unused trading losses, together with the corporation tax charge and the corporation tax actually paid as disclosed in each of those reports; and if he will make a statement on th…
707. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to the statement issued by his Department on 30 July 2026 noting shareholder approval of the cash offer for a bank (details supplied) in respect of which the State voted its 57.5% shareholding in favour, if his Department or the Revenue Commissioners have assessed the application of section 401 of, and Schedule 9 to, the Taxes Consolid…
59. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the cases in which Ireland has been found by the Court of Justice of the European Union to have failed to comply with European Union law since 2010; the cases in which financial penalties were imposed on the State; the current number of open infringement proceedings against Ireland, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the …
262. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Defence the progress made in her examination of the decision of the European Committee of Social Rights, published on 9 February 2026, which found that the prohibition on overtime across the Defence Forces and the lack of adequate provision for payment of public holiday premiums breach the European Social Charter; whether she plans to introduce overtime pay for me…
263. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Defence whether any decision arising from the decision of the European Committee of Social Rights of 9 February 2026 on overtime and public holiday premiums will apply to all ranks of the Defence Forces, including cadets, enlisted personnel and commissioned officers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55717/26]
264. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Defence when the electronic recording of time and attendance will be operational in all military installations, in view of the finding of the European Committee of Social Rights that the absence of such a system makes it impossible to determine the overtime actually worked; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55718/26]
265. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Defence whether the contract for Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems capabilities, which her Department stated in December 2025 was in final negotiations to conclude before the end of the year in advance of Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union, has been concluded; whether these systems are now operational; and if she will make a statement on the m…
266. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Defence the status of the Military Radar Programme announced on 17 December 2025, including the long-range land-based primary radar, ground based air defence and maritime radar elements; whether the government-to-government negotiations with France have concluded; whether the roll-out remains on schedule to commence in 2026 with full delivery by the end of 2028; a…
521. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the details of the measures on electric scooters agreed by Government on 20 July 2026, including the extension of the prohibition on use to persons under 18 years-of-age and the mandatory wearing of helmets and high visibility vests from August; the way in which the age prohibition will be enforced; whether penalties will apply to persons who purchase el…
545. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport whether the Railway Order application for Phase 2 of the Cork Area Commuter Rail Programme, including electrification, the new depot and new stations at Blarney, Monard, Tivoli, Ballynoe, Carrigtwohill West and Water-Rock, remains on schedule for submission to An Coimisiún Pleanála in late 2026 following the conclusion of the second public consultation i…
650. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the status of the proposal agreed on 20 July 2026 to provide greater legal protections to members of An Garda Síochána when pursuing electric scooters and electric bicycles [59543/26]
793. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the schedule and increments by which the reduced rates of excise duty on petrol and diesel will be restored following the Government decision of 29 June 2026 to maintain the reductions until 1 September 2026 and to unwind them gradually over four months; the estimated cost to the Exchequer of the excise reductions introduced in March and April…