Eamon Scanlon

301. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport if he will address the lack of an appropriately equipped drive-from-wheelchair vehicle for driving lessons (details supplied); if he will examine the possibility of installing such controls or providing a properly equipped vehicle; his plans to expand the availability of drive-from-wheelchair vehicles nationally in order that learners who require this adaptation can access suitable training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14438/26]

373. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the 20% income tax threshold to €48,000 in recognition of the pressures facing middle-income earners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14355/26]

707. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the current illness benefit rate, in light of concerns that the existing payment is extremely difficult to manage during periods of illness; if he will consider introducing a higher rate for individuals with long and continuous work histories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14356/26]

969. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if she will address the continued refusal to recognise the UK qualification in dental hygiene with oral therapy for professional practice in Ireland; the rationale for this position given the significant backlogs in dental services, particularly within school dental programmes, where the recognition of this qualification could help alleviate service pressures, support the public dental system, and enable Irish citizens trained abroad to return home to work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14291/26]

191. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when written approval will issue to a community organisation (details supplied) to proceed with works under the community sports facilities fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12963/26]

553. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if the SBCI loan scheme is scheduled to proceed in March 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12534/26]

1029. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the reason an orphanage (details supplied) has been excluded from the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12432/26]

1046. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health for an update on the proposal for Sligo Airport to become the base for the new HEMS helicopter, given the vital importance of this service to the region following the departure of the S-92 and the AW189 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12768/26]

1176. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of ongoing non-compliance with statutory data protection obligations within an organisation (details supplied), if it is currently operating with a backlog of data access requests; the reasons for such a backlog; the steps being taken to ensure that patients’ statutory rights of access to their medical records are upheld; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12426/26]

34. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the status of the new Garda station in Tubbercurry, County Sligo; whether agreement has been reached with An Garda Síochána on the space allocation required to allow the submission of the Part IX planning application to proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10465/26]

135. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reasons for the ongoing delays in progressing the design and planning stages of a new school building (details supplied); the current status of the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10459/26]

214. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently approve the progression of the major devolved project for a college (details supplied) to tender stage, given that the project was initiated in 2014 and has incurred significant costs without any physical improvements to the existing school buildings; her views on whether the current school building is no longer fit for purpose; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10460/26]

1130. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the actions she is taking to resolve the ongoing industrial action involving physiologists; the assessment of the impact of this dispute on diagnostic capacity, waiting lists, and service sustainability at Sligo University Hospital; and if she will engage with the union (details supplied) and the HSE to address pay inequities and support recruitment and retention in these essential diagnostic services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10165/26]

24. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the planned 2026 funding allocation for the local improvement scheme (LIS) in counties Sligo and Leitrim; if he will provide additional supports to local authorities with significant LIS backlogs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8244/26]

51. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if funding is available through his Department to support insurance and safety-related costs for a local community playground; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8243/26]

550. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth to address the urgent need for additional autism class provision in the West Sligo area, given that only one place remains available in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8338/26]

1053. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure urgent access to Welireg (belzutifan) for a young adult with von Hippel-Lindau disease where clinicians advise that delay risks irreversible loss of neurological and functional ability; whether compassionate or exceptional access mechanisms are available while national reimbursement processes are ongoing; the safeguards which are currently in place to protect such patients from avoidable permanent harm during administrative delays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7757/26]

162. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the length of time it is taking the Decision Support Service to process enduring power of attorney applications; when an application (details supplied) will be finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6652/26]

370. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport to engage with the Road Safety Authority to prohibit the use of LED automatic high-beam dipping systems, given the danger they pose to motorists on rural roads; and to restrict the use of LED headlight bulbs in vehicles that were not originally designed or approved for such lighting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6622/26]

442. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 465,445,447 of 20 January 2026, whether a grace period will be provided for existing hosts to comply with new planning requirements once published, given that no compliance steps can be taken until the National Planning Statement is issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6629/26]

792. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the current compensation rate of €3,000 paid to farmers for cattle that test positive for TB, given that this figure does not reflect the actual market value in many cases (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5887/26]

118. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if her Department has considered the establishment of a permanent ambulance base in Ballymote, County Sligo, given its central location in south Sligo and the potential to significantly reduce emergency response times in the region; if not, the reasons for this; whether the proposal could be given full consideration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4443/26]

127. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health when funding will be allocated by her Department for the development of the new renal dialysis unit at Sligo University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4442/26]

156. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when Sligo County Council will receive its 2026 funding allocation to enable the reopening of the urgently needed housing adaptation grant scheme, which has been paused for several months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4424/26]

206. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to address serious concerns regarding the proposed short-term letting regulations; the rationale for the retrospective planning requirements being proposed; the criteria and costs associated with retrospective planning applications; the manner in which hosts’ personal data will be stored and used by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4425/26]