Grace Boland

87. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether, following the pilot programme for counselling services in primary schools, she intends to roll out counselling supports to all schools nationwide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36497/25]

181. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration how his Department intends to rebuild trust among victims and survivors of domestic, sexual and gender based violence who may be reluctant to seek support again due to previous negative experiences with An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36499/25]

182. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration how his Department is engaging with organisations such as women’s aid to ensure that victim-survivor feedback informs Garda training and policy development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36500/25]

218. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the last health and safety review of Oberstown Children Detention Campus took place, when the next health and safety review will take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36492/25]

219. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if all recommendations arising out of the last health and safety review of Oberstown Children Detention Campus were implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36493/25]

220. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the actions being taken to address capacity pressures at Oberstown Children Detention Campus in light of increasing demand for places; the measures being implemented to ensure the safety and well-being of staff at the facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36494/25]

221. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether she intends to incorporate the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into Irish law; if so, the proposed timeline for implementation; if not, the reasons for this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36495/25]

266. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health in view of the requirement for a GP referral to access services at the Balbriggan Primary Care Centre, the specific measures her Department is taking to improve access to services at the centre, particularly for patients facing barriers to GP access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36490/25]

60. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the first home scheme will be extended to second-hand homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35778/25]

85. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the engagement his Department has had with Fingal County Council in relation to the tenant-in-situ scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35779/25]

662. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current capacity of Oberstown Children Detention Campus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36120/25]

663. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current open staff vacancies of Oberstown Children Detention Campus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36123/25]

664. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports in place in Oberstown Children Detention Campus to alleviate pressure and support those working on the campus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36124/25]

49. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health for an update on the efforts to reform the oral healthcare, including the new national oral health policy, Smile and Sláinte; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34600/25]

90. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health for an update on progress towards the digitalisation of the health service overall; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34601/25]

301. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the locations around the country where community health organisations are providing specific services for adults with an autistic diagnosis; the staffing cohort at each location; the number of patients benefitting from the services at each location, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35083/25]

82. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline all schools in the Swords area, as of June 2025, that will be providing special classes for the 2025/2026 school year; the number of classes that will be provided by each respective school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34719/25]

83. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she is taking to address teacher shortages in schools in north County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34720/25]

121. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the progress made by his Department at tackling anti-social behaviour and improving safety on public transport services for both users and employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33992/25]

152. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the measures being taken by his Department and relevant State agencies to improve the recruitment of public transport staff, particularly drivers, which is necessary to enable an increase in service capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33993/25]

25. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide details on the remit of the National Enterprise Hub; for statistics relating to its usage since its launch; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33036/25]

69. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the mechanism his Department is using to measure the success of grants offered to SMEs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33035/25]

154. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to develop a pension solution for foster carers in recognition of the enormous contribution they make to vulnerable children in our society, as committed in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32967/25]

181. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people who have availed of parents benefit in each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; the number of mothers and the number of fathers who have availed of parent's benefit in each of these years; his views on whether further steps can be taken to encourage greater uptake of parent's benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32966/25]

9. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department is developing a scheme to incentivise commercial bus operators to convert their fleet from diesel engines to electric engines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32883/25]