Pádraig Rice

711. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on ongoing or upcoming legislative measures aimed at improving the regulation of social media platforms, particularly with respect to content-recommender algorithms; how the EU’s Digital Service Act is being enforced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19429/25]

910. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 481 of 8 April 2025, the procedures in place to ensure certain individuals (details supplied) receive a certain minimum education as defined under the terms of the Educational Welfare Act 2000; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19586/25]

935. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 482 of 8 April 2025, when the review of the Department Circulars 0061/2017 (teachers) and 0062/2017 (SNAs) are set to take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19834/25]

1217. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps his Department is taking to ensure that LGBTQ+ individuals are protected in emergency accommodation settings; if comprehensive training on LGBTQ+ competency is mandatory for council housing and homeless service staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19391/25]

1321. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what guidelines or provisions are in place to ensure an adequate supply of cost rental properties for single people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20616/25]

1838. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reasoning behind the six-month threshold for individuals who spent time in mother and baby homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19334/25]

1867. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans to provide funding for the development of a major trauma recovery centre in Cork (details supplied); the work her Department has carried out in respect of this proposal; the engagements she or her Department’s officials have had with the organisation regarding this project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19837/25]

1897. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she is aware that providers are having to withdraw from the core funding scheme for early learning and care and school age childcare (details supplied); if she is considering a review of the core funding scheme and increasing the funding provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20408/25]

1898. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); to outline the manner in which such funding is managed and accounted for; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20409/25]

2112. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the full-year budget for all hospitals in receipt of HSE funding in the years 2022, 2023 and 2024, by site, in tabular form. [19335/25]

2114. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on implementation of the 16 recommendations in the National Radiation Therapist Review Report; if she will commit to implementing all 16 recommendations; the timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19363/25]

2115. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of the oversight group that was to be established to oversee implementation of the National Radiation Therapist Review Report recommendations; the membership of this group; if this group has had its first meeting; if not, the date at which she expects the first meeting to take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19364/25]

2116. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of three additional practice tutors posts for clinical radiation therapy placements (details supplied); if the funding has been provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19365/25]

2117. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of the six advanced practice posts for radiation therapy which were previously committed to; if the funding has been provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19366/25]

2119. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 498 of 20 March 2025, if her Department will provide additional resources and equipment for the neurology assessment and nerve conduction study testing for amyloidosis (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19379/25]

2235. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the total number of BowelScreen invitations issued, by county, in 2024; the corresponding number of people, per county, who returned a completed faecal immunochemical test in 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19830/25]

2236. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health her views on the proposal to postpone the labelling of alcohol products with health warnings, which is due to come into effect in May 2026; if she will commit to implementing this public health measure as per the agreed timeline; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19831/25]

2237. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the rationale for the permanent ban on donating blood for persons who previously contracted gonorrhoea and subsequently recovered following treatment; if she is aware of the United Kingdom’s deferral policy in this regard (details supplied); if the State’s current lifetime ban will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19832/25]

2238. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the basis for the four-month blood donation deferral policy in respect of pre-exposure prophylaxis; if this policy will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19833/25]

2275. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will commit to introducing a standardised breast density notification protocol as part of the BreastCheck program; the status of the National Screening Advisory Committee’s review of this proposal; the date at which she expects the Committee to conclude its work and present a recommendation in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20042/25]

2354. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of the inquiry into the historical licensing and use of sodium valprorate in Ireland; the reasons for the current delay in the commencement of the inquiry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20405/25]

2474. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the issues surrounding the lack of GP services in Enfield, County Meath; the steps her Department is taking to resolve these issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21245/25]

2475. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to introduce an automatic annual adjustment of medical card income thresholds in line with changes to core social welfare payment rates and or inflation. [21246/25]

2515. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 835 of 1 April 2025, if his Department will take into consideration the workload of part-time courses when finalising the 2025 part-time fee scheme for specified undergraduate courses; if a specific course (details supplied) will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19380/25]

2516. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department will consider the workload and commitment levels of a part-time course (details supplied) when deciding the courses that will appear on the 2025 part-time fee scheme for specified undergraduate courses that qualify for SUSI funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19428/25]