696. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if she will address concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding staffing shortages and capacity pressures in a Dublin maternity hospital; the impact these issues are having on the timely delivery of maternity services, including scheduled inductions; and the measures being taken to ensure women can access safe and appropriate maternity care…
700. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 362 of 17 September 2026, when the oncology nurse co-ordinator is expected to return to their substantive care co-ordination role; the specific staffing levels that must be achieved before this redeployment can end; the recruitment measures currently under way to fill nursing vacancies that led to the redeployment; and th…
769. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year costs of fully resourcing five additional HSE crisis resolutions teams. [71775/26]
770. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list to see a consultant cardiologist for a first appointment at the Mater Hospital; and the average waiting time for same. [71774/26]
891. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding a university student who has been refused progression to fourth year. [71587/26]
33. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment With regard to energised grid-scale Li-BESS installations in the State, which body is statutorily responsible for inspecting and enforcing operational safety after an installation is energised; and under what legislative powers those functions are exercised. [70225/26]
106. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance If he will address the concerns raised in correspondence details attached regarding the financial pressures facing middle-income working families, including the impact of income tax, USC and rising household costs; and if he will outline the measures being considered to assist such families in Budget 2027. [69953/26]
234. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth If, having regard to concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied), she will outline the actions being taken by her Department and the National Council for Special Education to secure an appropriate school placement for a child with significant additional needs who, despite applications to a special school and all suitable special classes …
361. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the decision not to provide an increased local property tax allocation to Kildare County Council for 2027; and the measures under consideration to address the long-standing funding deficit faced by Kildare County Council and ensure that it is a…
393. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection If he will address the concerns raised in correspondence details attached regarding the financial difficulties experienced by households where a person remains unable to return to work following cancer treatment and is approaching the end of their illness benefit entitlement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69954/26]
503. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of facilities in County Kildare that provide respite services; whether these facilities are meeting the current respite needs of children and adults with disabilities; and the body or bodies responsible for operating each facility. [69942/26]
529. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will address the concerns raised in correspondence, details supplied, regarding the absence of sustainability funding for WALK's residential disability services, the impact of historic underfunding and accumulated deficits on the sustainability of those services, and the measures available to support the continuation of resid…
530. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will address the concerns raised in correspondence, details supplied, regarding proposals to develop additional respite supports for children with additional needs through facilities operated by an organisation. [70495/26]
531. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the supports available to assist an organisation in sustaining and further developing services for children with additional needs. [70494/26]
535. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the funding challenges facing an organisation and the proposals submitted to the HSE to support the continuation and expansion of services for children with additional needs. [70491/26]
689. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if she will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding proposals by an organisation for additional HSE service level agreements to increase capacity for assessments and therapies and reduce waiting lists for children with additional needs. [70492/26]
28. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on discussions regarding Moldova joining the European Union. [68997/26]
73. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which she is promoting diplomatic and trade relations with Barbados. [68995/26]
2. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the single statutory authority that is the authority with jurisdiction for the operational safety of energised grid-scale Li-BESS installation in the State. [69036/26]
157. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will act to reduce the cost of appealing Revenue assessments as recommended by the report of the Cost of Business Advisory Forum. [68413/26]
321. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will act to improve the employment investment incentive scheme as recommended by the report of the Cost of Business Advisory Forum. [68415/26]
407. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the financial pressures being experienced by primary schools arising from increases in day-to-day running costs such as heating, electricity, cleaning and insurance; if she will outline the current level of capitation funding available to primary schools; and her plans to increase the primary school capitation g…
457. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he has considered proposals seeking additional funding for TG4 in Budget 2027; and the approach being taken by his Department to such proposals in the budgetary process. [68869/26]
463. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport If he will clarify whether books and purchases from local bookshops will be eligible under the proposed culture card scheme; if consideration has been given to the role of independent and local bookshops in supporting literacy, culture, community engagement and town centre vitality; and if he is aware of concerns within the booksell…
662. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality If Tusla will consider seeking an interim care order or any other appropriate protective measures in respect of children (details supplied). [68661/26]