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214. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will ensure the new Ireland for Finance Strategy includes new measures and structures to prioritise the competitiveness of the Irish funds industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39400/26]

759. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Social Protection if an otherwise valid ARP claim may be refused solely because his Department's internal “one-application-at-a-time” restriction prevented an applicant from submitting an ARP application that was attempted on 1 March 2026, in respect of a hosting arrangement that commenced on that same date which was prior to the legislative change that took effect on 3 March 2026. [39873/26]

760. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department is entitled, in such circumstances, to treat the later date of receipt (arising only because the system blocked the earlier submission attempt) as the legally relevant date for determining eligibility under the amended ARP rules. [39874/26]

205. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the work of the Housing Activation Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37515/26]

415. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of Special Exemption Orders (SEOs) secured by licensed premises per year for 2025, on a county by county basis, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35825/26]

416. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of individual licensed premises who have secured Special Exemption Orders (SEOs) per year and by county for 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35826/26]

517. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Health the number of GP practices that have been identified to receive the Social Deprivation Practice Support Grant for GMS for the 2025-2027 term; to list the name and locations of each of those practices; the level of funding allocation provided to each of those practices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35827/26]

518. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Health the total number of practices that applied for the Social Deprivation Practice Support Grant for GMS for the 2025-2027 term; appeals process that exist for those who were not selected; the way in which those appeals will be adjudicated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35828/26]

43. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to outline the steps his Department and the Revenue Commissioners are taking to seek to assess a more accurate cost of the of abolition of the deemed disposal rule. [35512/26]

44. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to review the reason Ireland is the only country in the world to apply a deemed disposal rule to retail investment funds. [35513/26]

45. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department will examine the need for closer alignment of the substantial shareholding exemption with the dividend participation exemption, to ensure that Ireland remains a viable holding company location for global investment activities. [35514/26]

46. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department will examine the need to abolish the outbound payment rules on dividend payments to ILPs to ensure that Ireland remains an attractive location for international managers. [35515/26]

47. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will ensure the new Irish for Finance Strategy includes new measures and structures to prioritise the competitiveness of the Irish funds industry. [35516/26]

48. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he plans to bring forward an amendment to sectio45 n 50 of the Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicles Act 2015; to facilitate the use of distributed ledger technology, cloud computing and other similar technologies to support the digital transformation of the funds sector. [35517/26]

22. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [9935/26]

1076. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Health when the review of the physician associate role will be published; the reasons for the repeated delays to its publication since the original due date of 31 October 2025; the current status of the HSE embargo affecting the recruitment of physician associates; the expected timeline for lifting this embargo; and the steps her Department and the HSE will take to provide clarity to students, graduates, and working physician associates regarding regulation, employment pathways, and integration into the health service [34496/26]

90. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Defence her plans for forward operating base for the Naval Service on the east coast; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33114/26]

130. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Defence her key priorities under the new National Maritime Security Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33115/26]

23. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has any plans to provide an online application process for further social welfare schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31105/26]

86. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of online applications for domiciliary care allowance since the application process moved online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31104/26]

6. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the World Economic Forum in Davos. [16733/26]

132. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his assessment of the likely impact of current aviation challenges on the number of overseas visitors to Ireland in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30451/26]

523. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she has engaged with the Department of Health or other education stakeholders in relation to the need to have a more co-ordinated approach to medical emergencies in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29677/26]

524. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she would support the introduction for schools of accessible online training to deal with medical emergencies such as anaphylaxis, so as to ensure that all school staff can access appropriate guidance and to support a safer environment for children, teachers and school communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29678/26]

1017. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Health if she has engaged with the Department of Education and Youth or other education stakeholders in relation to the need to have a more co-ordinated approach to medical emergencies in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29676/26]