3065. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health when hexahydrocannabinol will be added to the list of controlled substances under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43066/25]
3066. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if she will ban flavoured vapes, limit nicotine concentration levels and introduce plain packaging and mandatory health warnings on packaging of vapes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43067/25]
3067. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of people hospitalised, per hospital, due to vaping related illnesses or injuries in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43068/25]
3068. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if her Department has allocated funding to any initiatives aimed at reducing the use of vapes, specifically among younger people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43069/25]
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29 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
3308. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the quality controls in place regarding the training provided by a company (details supplied) for special needs assistants or SNAs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43084/25]
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29 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
3374. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department is responsible for education for people over the age of 65 years, given that lifelong learning is defined as learning up to the age of 64 years; if not, the Department that is responsible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42334/25]
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29 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
3377. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount spent by his Department and State bodies under its aegis on travel and subsistence in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42466/25]
3469. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the amount spent by his Department and State bodies under its aegis on travel and subsistence in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42471/25]
3495. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if the community centre investment fund will be accepting applications this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44094/25]
271. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will task the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission with investigating the practice whereby supermarkets are mandating customers use loyalty cards to avail of cheaper prices for groceries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40448/25]
272. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of retailers being investigated for anti-competitive behaviour, namely misleading discount practices, by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40449/25]
386. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of staff working in Tailte Éireann for each year from 2015 to 2025; the average processing time for an application for each year from 2015 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40499/25]
26. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [35039/25]
32. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [38801/25]
353. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Finance if a first-time buyer availing of the incremental purchase scheme can avail of the help-to-buy scheme if they meet the criteria for both; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38964/25]
529. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of applications for the NFL Flag Football programme in 2025; the number of successful and unsuccessful applications; the criteria for selection of successful applicants; if there will be opportunities for unsuccessful applicants to reapply in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39136/25]
566. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the new exempted development will go for public consultation; the timeline for implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38961/25]
578. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm if the setting of rents for local authority housing is an executive or a reserved function of local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39022/25]
807. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will visit Sean Ross Abbey; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38963/25]
808. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the composition of the steering group for the national centre for research and remembrance for survivors of institutional abuse; the number of survivors who will be appointed to the board; the number of officials on the board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38974/25]
809. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the timeline for implementation of each of the recommendations from the First Annual Report of the Special Advocate for Survivors and Former Residents of Mother and Baby and County Homes Institutions, the report on feedback from Survivors and Affected Person on the National Centre for Research and Remembrance, and the respon…
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9 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
259. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the additional resources and funding that will be provided to the National Apprenticeship Office to adequately address the growing backlog of apprentices waiting to progress on their apprenticeship phases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38092/25]
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9 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
260. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further and higher education; the resources that will be provided to QQI to expedite the approval and accreditation of new courses and programmes from education providers to meet emerging skill needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38094/25]
151. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Transport if Irish Rail has any plans to refurbish the CAF fleet of mark 4 trains used on the Dublin-to-Cork service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36813/25]
275. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a full-time carer in receipt of carer’s allowance is only entitled to a maximum of three weeks leave over a 12-month period; if he will consider increasing the maximum leave entitlement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36725/25]