913. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the review of the maternity and infant care scheme that is currently underway within her Department; to confirm the aspects of the scheme that are being considered specifically; to provide a timeline for completion of the review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45256/26]
914. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health to provide an update of the evaluation of the National Maternity Strategy; to confirm if a working group has been constituted to guide development of a new Strategy or extension of existing one; the timeline for completion of the review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45257/26]
915. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of public lactation consultants per county, in each of the years 2024 to 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45258/26]
207. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the maximum childcare fee caps recently announced by her Department for parents with one child in full time five-day care, current monthly fee €1350 less NCS €385.20 applicable to parents from next September whose children attend a school (details supplied); the amount by which the fees will reduce; and if she will make a statement on t…
155. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence her Department’s assessment on the greatest obstacles to retention in the Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43411/26]
172. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence if the Government is prepared to utilise EU funding to increase defence spending; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43410/26]
175. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence her views on concerns from members of the Defence Forces, on the publishing of names of Defence Force officers involved in sensitive operations under EU regulations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43409/26]
215. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on the 70th Commission on the Status of Women, held in March 2026; whether Ireland made a national statement or joined any co-sponsored statements during the proceedings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42073/26]
802. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has examined the relationship between school bullying, educational exclusion and long-term economic outcomes for LGBTQ+ people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42069/26]
902. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will bring forward plans to deliver ASD classes in Malahide for the 2026/2027 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43082/26]
903. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on her Department’s actions to tackle the shortage of school places in Portmarnock; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43083/26]
904. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the total number of available primary school places in Portmarnock for the upcoming 2026/2027 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43084/26]
905. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the total number of primary school applications that have been submitted in Portmarnock; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43085/26]
906. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department data shows a deficit in primary school places in Portmarnock for the coming school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43086/26]
1049. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether LGBTQ+ inclusion and vulnerability are considered within homelessness prevention strategies and Housing First approaches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42072/26]
1394. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when individuals eligible for the ex-gratia Stardust victims recognition payment scheme will receive payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43054/26]
1567. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the policy for de-congregation of disability residential services; the way in which such a policy should best be implemented in a context where demand for residential services for disabled people is rapidly increasing and in which there is a high prevalence of disabled adults living with ageing carers; and if she will make a…
1863. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that the Donabate Health Centre has 2.5 public health nurses working in the centre to support a current population close to 15,000 which will surpass 20,000 in two years time; will she acknowledge that additional resources are urgently required to ensure the growing Donabate community has sufficient resources to provide supports to the growing co…
1872. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health whether she has examined the implications of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 for Irish citizens who become parents through lawful assisted reproduction abroad; if she accepts that the current legislation may leave children born in such circumstances without legal protections under Irish law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41818/2…
1873. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to amend the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 to provide for the recognition in Ireland of intended parents of children born abroad through lawful donor assisted reproduction arrangements, in line with Constitutional equality principles and the best interests of the child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41819/26]
1987. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health her plans for residential services which are transferring from the remit of the Mental Health Commission to the Health Information and Quality Authority (details supplied) and the way in which she will ensure that decisions regarding the future accommodation arrangements for disabled people in these residences are made in accordance with the will and preference …
2153. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently examine the application for the national treatment purchase fund for a person (details supplied); if the application will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42998/26]
8. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagement she has had with American officials on the possibility of Donald Trump attending the Irish Open this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40501/26]
9. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of engagements she has had with American officials in 2026; the number of times the topic of sanctioning the state of Israel was raised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40502/26]
260. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions being taken to ensure citizens such as a person (details supplied) are being released from Israeli custody after their vessel, part of the Global Summud Flotilla, was detained by the IDF; if her Department has been in contact with any Irish citizens who have been detained; the response the Government will take to sanction Israel for…