18. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide an update on the progress being made on a public sector pay deal. [74754/26]
31. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on the implementation of flood relief schemes identified under the Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management programme in County Louth; the current status of each scheme; and the projected commencement and completion dates. [74753/26]
120. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures in place to ensure that children awaiting an assessment of need or formal diagnosis are not disadvantaged when seeking access to special education supports or placements; and if her Department intends to review the eligibility criteria for special classes. [74756/26]
127. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department's long-term plans for the provision of additional school places, at primary and secondary schools in Louth. [74755/26]
391. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to confirm that further amendments to the Assessment of Need provisions (currently contained in the Disability (Amendment) Bill 2025 will be considered following the outcome of the current consultation on the review of the Disability Act 2025. [75117/26]
392. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason the Disability (Amendment) bill 2025 is continuing its passage through the Oireachtas given that a review of the parent act, the Disability Act 2005, is currently underway. [75116/26]
127. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of fully qualified, active registered intermediaries currently available to assist vulnerable or non-speaking victims during Garda interviews and court proceedings; and the specific target date by which a mandatory, nationwide panel will be fully operational. [74699/26]
164. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the statutory measures in place to enforce third-party compliance under the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015; and whether binding guidelines will be issued to financial institutions, healthcare providers and State bodies regarding their legal duty to recognise tier 1 and tier 2 agreements. [74698/26]
216. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of people who have availed of the EU Cross Border Directive from June 2024 to June 2025, the types of treatment received on a county by county basis, in tabular form; and the EU countries where patients received treatment; the total amount paid under the directive during this period. [74738/26]
19. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will meet next. [66852/26]
32. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will meet next. [68789/26]
39. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will meet next. [66850/26]
154. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the capital and current funding provided to an organisation (details supplied)in each of the past five years, through schemes under his remit, in tabular form; whether any further capital development proposals have been brought to the attention of the Department; and the supports available to strengthen its role as a regional cultura…
160. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to confirm whether the proposed Culture Card is still under consideration by his Department; and whether work will continue to develop the card for launch at a later date. [73991/26]
16. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding available to Louth County Council under the 2026 town and village renewal scheme; the criteria used to assess applications; the expected date for announcing successful projects; and whether additional funding will be considered where the value of eligible applications exceeds the funding available. [72813/2…
161. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the progress of the development of ten additional beds at the Drogheda department of psychiatry; and when it is expected these beds will be fully operational. [72817/26]
477. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for fuel allowance refused to date in 2026. [71445/26]
703. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list to see a consultant in plastic and reconstructive surgery at CHI Crumlin; and the average waiting times to see these consultants. [71443/26]
705. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE occupational therapist and physiotherapist posts filled at Dunleer health centre, County Louth as of 5 October 2026, in tabular form. [71441/26]
707. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the measures in place to ensure that claims to private health insurers in respect of private patients treated in public hospitals are completed and submitted within the required period; whether recovery of this money is monitored as part of hospital performance management; and the steps being taken to recover claims reported as unpaid over the past three years…
58. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current average processing times for international protection applicants; and the progress being made to reduce the processing times for international protection applicants. [70493/26]
70. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the progress being made to resolve the solicitors' dispute over the introduction of the new criminal legal aid scheme. [69731/26]
394. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection he will consider permitting people to get fuel allowance if a family member, who is not on a qualifying payment lives with them. [70047/26]
520. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a list of posts, in each CDNT in the State, which have been removed since September 2025 under the HSE pay and numbers strategy, in tabular form. [70217/26]
522. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the posts that are vacant in each CDNT in the State, in tabular form, which of these posts will be removed by December 31 under the HSE Pay and Numbers Strategy, in tabular form. [70216/26]