3003. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied), the supports that are available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25284/26]
3458. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in light of the recent layoffs of 25 adult education tutors in the Galway Roscommon ETB, to confirm the extent of the reduction in budgets for ESOL and other programmes in adult education across the country; and the number of tutor jobs projected to be lost across all ETBs. [24665/26]
3460. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether he is aware that Research Ireland are currently planning to cease their Government of Ireland postgraduate and postdoctoral fellowship programmes, and will thus no longer be directly funding PhD candidates and postdoctoral fellows under this system, which will have knock-on effects on the sa…
413. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the recently revised assessment of need framework limits or reduces access to cognitive assessment for children. [23263/26]
414. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way in which the revised framework ensures that children with uneven developmental profiles, including those who may be gifted or twice-exceptional (details supplied) will be appropriately identified within the system. [23264/26]
415. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has conducted any impact assessment on the way in which the revised model may affect the identification of children whose needs are masked by high cognitive ability or compensatory functioning. [23265/26]
416. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the safeguards in place to prevent under-identification of children whose needs are masked by high cognitive ability or compensatory functioning, particularly in light of evidence that twice-exceptional children are already under-recognised within Irish education and disability services. [23266/26]
417. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if access to cognitive or psychological assessment remains available where there is evidence of significant intra-individual discrepancy, asynchronous development, or unexplained underachievement. [23267/26]
418. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether consideration has been given to the potential for increased reliance on private assessments arising from any restriction in public access to cognitive assessment, and the implications this may have for equity of access. [23268/26]
419. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the training or guidance being provided to assessment officers and multidisciplinary teams to ensure that complex presentations, including masking and twice-exceptionality, are recognised under the revised model. [23269/26]
420. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to confirm whether her Department plans to review the implementation of the revised assessment of need framework to ensure that no cohort of children is excluded from identification due to the streamlining of assessment processes. [23270/26]
221. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way the stakeholders for participation in the Mid-Term Review of the Forestry Programme 2023-2027 were selected. [22680/26]
222. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine which environmental and social groups were represented as stakeholders in the Mid-Term Review of the Forestry Programme 2023-2027 were selected. [22681/26]
223. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether there were any individuals or groups denied participation as stakeholders in the Mid-Term Review of the Forestry Programme 2023-2027; and if so, the basis. [22682/26]
224. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether there was a public consultation process for the Mid-Term Review of the Forestry Programme 2023-2027; and if not, the reason. [22683/26]
225. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all stakeholder submissions to the Mid-Term Review of the Forestry Programme 2023-2027 will be published. [22684/26]
226. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether the Mid-Term Review of the Forestry Programme 2023–2027 identified any failure to meet afforestation targets since the programme commenced in September 2023; and if so, the corrective measures being implemented. [22685/26]
227. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current annual afforestation rate compared with the Government’s national forestry targets; and whether the measures announced in the Mid-Term Review of the Forestry Programme 2023-2027 will be sufficient to close the gap. [22686/26]
228. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the Mid-Term Review of the Forestry Programme 2023-2027 resulted primarily in incremental scheme changes rather than structural reforms to address the continuing decline in new forestry planting. [22687/26]
229. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how the additional €3.5 million allocated for forestry in 2026 under the Mid-Term Review will be distributed across forestry schemes, and whether this level of funding is sufficient to address sector concerns. [22688/26]
230. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether any cost–benefit analysis was undertaken prior to increasing grant rates for fencing, forest roads and reforestation supports. [22689/26]
231. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department considered more substantial increases in grant supports in light of rising construction, labour and materials costs in the forestry sector. [22692/26]
232. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received under the new Silvoarable and Forest Gardening agroforestry pilot schemes; and whether participation to date meets Department expectations. [22693/26]
233. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the metrics that will be used to evaluate the success of the new Silvoarable and Forest Gardening agroforestry pilot schemes; and whether they will lead to permanent scheme design changes. [22694/26]
234. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department has assessed the likely uptake of the newly introduced Alluvial Woodland planting option, particularly in relation to biodiversity and floodplain restoration. [22695/26]