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289. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide a timeline for his Department'ss approval of the 7% increase for An Post pensioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62389/25]

270. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to give an update on his Department’s meeting with the developer of the search and rescue service at Weston Airport, to address concerns of the Air Corps in relation to the need to prevent unauthorised penetrations of military airspace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62037/25]

967. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if she will clarify Ireland's current position on the key issues of Bolar and Regulatory Data Protection/Market Protection with regard to the European General Pharmaceutical Legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61235/25]

968. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if the Government maintains its support for the proposed 8 years of Regulatory Data Protection; if the Government considers recent geopolitical developments as a relevant factor in Ireland’s approach to the revision of the package at Council level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61236/25]

11. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the current levels of staffing in the naval force as of October 2025; the operational capacity of current staffing levels in regard to naval vessels; the timeframe for recruitment to ensure operation of all existing vessels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60493/25]

33. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide an update on the Government’s plans to purchase fighter jets; the cost associated with the planned purchase of these jets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60494/25]

56. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if the Government will commit to increasing pay for defence force cadets, who are currently paid below minimum wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60492/25]

57. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to comment on the report from the committee of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly which recommends that the UK and Ireland establish a joint statutory cables protection commission to protect and monitor communication cables, gas pipelines and other maritime infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57174/25]

55. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline Ireland’s response to the humanitarian crisis in Sudan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60428/25]

285. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if he is he aware of the increase in child fares based on travel by zones impacting school children from an area (details supplied) given an increase in the fares from €6.50 return per week to €10.60 weekly fare which is a 63% increase in fare at a time when many families are struggling; the way in which he proposes to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58190/25]

435. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that the NTA have recently decided not to approve funding for an additional 33D bus service from Portrane to Dublin City centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60149/25]

681. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if he will consider including a location (details supplied) in the next phase of the school transport pilot scheme given the increasing population of the area; the timeframe for the next phase of this scheme; the criteria the area must meet to ensure inclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58138/25]

719. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm the location of two primary schools approved and in early architectural planning in the Donabate area; the timeline for the delivery of these schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58425/25]

954. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the steps being taken to address the gap in the basic income for the arts payment given the final month of support is in February 2026, with the successor scheme operating from September 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58569/25]

1329. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of the delay for families to receive death certificates (details supplied); the steps he is taking to reduce this timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59369/25]

1514. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the process for an individual to receive reimbursement for the cost of an assessment of need when the individual had to go private, due to the State not meeting its statutory requirement for a timely assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58568/25]

1951. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the Government’s commitment for spinal muscular atrophy to be implemented in the heelprick test; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59341/25]

87. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his engagement with the European Union and other allies in regard to the peace deal in the Middle East; the role Ireland will play in delivering aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57172/25]

98. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the contact he has had from officials from the Trump administration and elected American politicians in regard to the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57177/25]

137. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline Ireland’s priorities for the EU presidency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57176/25]

171. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on his recent bilateral engagement with Secretary Lutnick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57175/25]

184. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to clarify the way in which Ireland is pressuring Hungary to drop its veto on Ukraine joining the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57173/25]

283. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health to prioritise the provision of the planned online drug payment scheme refund application system to allow online application and document upload capabilities and allow the delivery of refunds by electronic fund transfer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55531/25]

228. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if the exclusion of Defence Forces members from WRC remedies under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 is intended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54892/25]

448. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if school bus escorts are entitled to be paid to attend mandatory, full-day child protection training courses that special needs assistants are paid for under the Croke Park Agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54933/25]