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3384. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware that an education and training board has capped the number of places available for specialist training (details supplied) resulting in vulnerable students, many of whom have a disability or require additional supports being denied a further education place this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42666/25]

187. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his plans to review the sectoral emissions ceilings for carbon budgets 1 and 2 in view of the Environmental Protection Agency’s recent call that ‘sectoral ceilings must be revised to account for updated science in emissions inventory data’; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40367/25]

352. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the safeguards that are in place to ensure that installers of private optical fibre infrastructure will remove legacy copper wire installations, cabling and hardware once the roll-out has occurred; the role ComReg will play in ensuring this work is completed and who is responsible for ensuring that all traces of legacy equipment are addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40369/25]

508. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health that Children's Health Ireland would produce a booklet of medical acronyms that can be given to parents of all new admissions in the CHI group. [40463/25]

531. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the current ownership status of each site and the building of each primary care centre, respectively, nationwide, delivered via her Department and HSE public private partnership; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40298/25]

584. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the grounds on which a SUSI grant recipient can change their status from dependent to independent; and the documentation required as evidence of that. [40283/25]

125. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify within every special school if every teacher and SNA, respectively has the appropriate qualification; and if not, the number of teachers and SNAs, respectively do not, out of the total number of teaching and SNA staff and if she will make a statement accordingly. [40095/25]

236. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if her Department has considered the model whereby funding follows the patient (MFTP) for vasectomy services, as with termination of pregnancy services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39807/25]

237. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been, or will be, given to extending free family planning to the provision of vasectomy services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39809/25]

347. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to outline the reason allogeneic stem cell transplantation for paediatric cancer patients is not currently available at CHI at Crumlin under the National Children’s Cancer Service; when this service will be restored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38448/25]

386. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if respect for international law and human rights throughout the supply chain, from production to delivery, is written into the HSE's procurement policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38603/25]

52. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider targeted investment in State-run youth spaces as part of Budget 2026, given the growing demand for early intervention mental health, education, and wellbeing supports for young people, and the opportunity these hubs present to deliver multiple services under one roof; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38082/25]

110. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will report on the victim support at court, or V-SAC service, which is funded and supported by his Department; the plans to extend the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38101/25]

178. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of drug-related intimidation and violence engagement leads per local drug and alcohol taskforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38006/25]

248. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken in response to ensure female paramedics feel safe within the National Ambulance Service and that the issues that emerged from an investigation in relation to their experiences of an "unsafe culture" are examined (details supplied); if she will outline any strategy to address concerns about such a culture; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38228/25]

258. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the outcome of the cross-departmental task force in into driver recruitment and retention challenges. [37267/25]

398. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the parameters of the independent assessment into the feasibility of the over-70s' exclusion from the school transport scheme will be agreed; and the deadline for completion of the report. [37258/25]

625. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda cameras installed across the Dublin metropolitan area; the share of whom are currently operational; and the average waiting time from when a camera becomes non-operational and the time when a lamp is fixed. [37257/25]

769. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision in relation to an application for blind welfare allowance, awaited since November 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37170/25]

782. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the average length of time it takes to recruit non-clinical staff off a panel in the HSE; and the length of time the recruitment of technical service officers takes. [37260/25]

844. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE cardiology registrars based at Saint James's Hospital, Beaumont Hospital and the Mater Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37542/25]

85. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will consider expanding the requirements of the labour market needs test to include roles advertised on the Public Appointments Service, in order to fulfil the requirement for a general employment permit (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36619/25]

263. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to outline details of the recent move of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee from the Royal College of Physicians to the Health Information and Quality Authority; the impact this development will have on the speed at which vaccines could be added to the national immunisation programme bearing in mind it currently takes on average six years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36487/25]

264. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if there has been an increase in the budget and extra resources allocated to the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) arising from the recent move of NIAC from the Royal College of Physicians to the Health Information and Quality Authority as a consequence of this move; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36488/25]

265. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if the National Immunisation Advisory Committee will remain an independent committee with the ability to define their own work programme, arising from the recent move of NIAC from the Royal College of Physicians to the Health Information and Quality Authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36489/25]