Ciarán Ahern
Written
14 Apr 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
3469. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to confirm whether proposals for a State-backed loan or tuition support scheme for graduate entry medicine will proceed; the timeline for the introduction of such supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25221/26]
171. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department can calculate the cost of providing an amnesty or write off to the 320,000 people in arrears on their energy bills. [23166/26]
186. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the number of times the Road Safety Leadership Group has met since the publication of the Phase 2 Action Plan of the Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030 in July 2025; when they the group will next meet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23246/26]
13. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when she expects the Israeli Settlements (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025 to come before Dáil Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23065/26]
14. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of any engagements she or her officials have had with the European Commission or other EU member state officials in the previous 12 months including the dates of those engagements regarding the Israeli Settlements (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025, in tabular form. [23067/26]
921. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to address the recruitment and retention crisis affecting clinical practice tutors in radiography; whether she intends on making funding available to the HSE to recruit a number of clinical practice tutors in radiography commensurate with the Government's increase in the number of student radiographer places; and if she will make a stateme…
209. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the rationale for transferring responsibility for overall strategy development and coordination from the RSA to his Department following completion of Phase 1 of the Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030 given this was not indicated in the plan itself; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21337/26]
210. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport whether a transfer of staff occurred following the transfer of responsibility for overall strategy development and coordination of the Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030 from the RSA to his Department; if so, the roles transferred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21338/26]
211. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport to detail the additional staffing and resources provided to his Department following the transfer of responsibility for overall strategy development and coordination of the Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030 from the RSA to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21339/26]
212. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of the structure of the road safety division within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21340/26]
213. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport to provide a list of the engagements his Department has had with the Road Safety Authority, and the dates and nature of these engagements, since the transfer of responsibility for overall strategy development and coordination of the Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030 from the RSA to his Department, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2…
260. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of historic and prehistoric sites in the charge of the Office of Public Works which are inaccessible to the public; to provide a list of such sites, and an explanation as to the reasons they are inaccessible to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21192/26]
385. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the number of each category of train tickets for Dublin Connolly-Sligo services that were sold in 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20586/26]
386. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the number of passengers that have used ParkWest and Cherry Orchard train station for each month of 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20587/26]
387. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the nature of refurbishment works carried out at Dun Laoghaire dart station in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20588/26]
571. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if in view of recent increases in oil prices (details supplied), he has had any engagement with the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to request that they investigate price-gouging among suppliers; if not, whether he intends to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18974/26]
618. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on an Emergency Works Grant application by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18336/26]
726. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 257 of 25 September 2025, whether the Department has completed its review of the requirement to establish a new school at a site (details supplied) following the granting of planning permission for a large residential development in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19042/26]
1136. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware of cases in which individuals with hearing impairments are being quoted over €5,000 for new hearing aids; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19284/26]
1182. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to increase financial supports available for individuals in need of hearing aids; if he will consider increasing the level of support available under the treatment benefit scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19285/26]
1399. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of cases in which an individual was caught driving unaccompanied on a learner's permit in each of the past five years; the number of repeat offences; the number of these cases which resulted in the suspension of a license, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20698/26]
1686. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health whether an application for the inclusion of a cancer medicine (details supplied) in the HSE reimbursement scheme has been received; if she will expedite its inclusion when and if received; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18391/26]
2194. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the average waiting times to see a consultant paediatric nephrologist at CHI Crumlin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20589/26]
2195. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the average waiting times to see a consultant rheumatologist at Tallaght University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20590/26]
2196. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the key measures in the Day Services Capital Plan for 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20591/26]