579. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to address the gaps in the assisted human reproduction legislative framework that continue to affect LGBTQ+ families, including the lack of recognition for international surrogacy arrangements, the exclusion of some same-sex female couples from parental recognition pathways, the limited routes available to gay men seeking to bec…
397. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the expected timeline for the payment of agreed pension increases to the retired pensioners of Eir and An Post. [11420/26]
105. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Taoiseach for a report on his attendance at the European Council on 18-19 December. [74074/25]
134. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the World Economic Forum in Davos. [6113/26]
203. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on the new strategy for the credit union sector; if it will support a centralised treasury function for the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9728/26]
224. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on his preparations for Ireland’s EU Presidency; the way in which he plans to oversee budgetary discussions on the next Multiannual Financial Framework post-2027 in a manner that will safeguard Ireland’s fiscal interests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9727/26]
388. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Transport to expedite the payment of the CIÉ pensions increases without further delay given the pension agreement was reached on 15 August 2025 and in view of the fact pensioners have fallen into poverty caused by the delay of signing the Statutory Instrument. [10389/26]
434. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has considered the interaction between U.S. federal estate tax and Irish capital acquisitions tax where Irish residents hold U.S. situs assets. [10348/26]
435. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department is satisfied that current unilateral relief under Section 107 of the Capital Acquisitions Tax Consolidation Act 2003 adequately protects the Irish tax base, given that U.S. estate tax rates commonly exceed Irish CAT rates, thereby frequently reducing the Irish CAT yield on such assets to nil. [10349/26]
436. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has examined the feasibility and fiscal impact of introducing a narrowly targeted CGT-neutral restructuring mechanism to allow Irish residents to transfer direct U.S. situs securities into Irish or EU regulated funds without triggering immediate capital gains tax, subject to anti-abuse safeguards. [10350/26]
68. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her response to the suppression of peaceful protestors in Iran; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8625/26]
125. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action she is taking with regard to the crisis in Venezuela; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8624/26]
175. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if a review can be conducted of the primary medical certificate criteria to include children with severe intellectual/behavioural or safety-related mobility issues. [8778/26]
177. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the current processes in relation to emergency taxation; and if he will address related issues raised in correspondence (details supplied). [8830/26]
370. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Transport if he can support the expansion of the disabled parking permit scheme to include “flight risk” diagnoses where specialised equipment is required. [9232/26]
713. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if an assessment of the number of staff currently employed in local authorities which will be adversely affected has taken place before implementing the new engineering qualification criteria for engineers progressing their careers in the local authority; if his Department identified the number of serving local authority engineers …
273. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of motor tax revenue for the most recent year for which figures are available, by local authority area based on the registered address of the vehicle owner; and to clarify that for the purposes of this breakdown, motor tax payments should be attributed to the local authority in which the vehicle owner ordinarily resides, irrespective of …
747. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will review the operation of the High Court fee regime under S.I. No. 492 of 2014, in particular the requirement for citizens to pay court stamp fees when initiating proceedings whose primary purpose is the protection or vindication of constitutional rights other than applications under Article 40.4; and if he will consider amen…
850. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps she is taking to ensure that the independence of guardians ad litem is fully protected under the proposed new Guardian ad Litem National Service; the rationale for the proposed governance structure; the extent of consultation undertaken with practising guardians ad litem and their representative organisations; the measures bei…
62. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Health the action being taken on foot of the recent “Ireland’s Future Health and Social Care Workforce” report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4969/26]
133. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Health for an overview of the recently announced €3 million investment in mental health research; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4968/26]
190. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions he is taking to address vacancy and dereliction across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4868/26]
251. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to review the local authority home loan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4869/26]
151. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she has examined allowing parental leave entitlements to be transferred between parents who are employed by different employers; the considerations involved in such a policy change; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2830/26]
634. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Transport the specific auditing measures that are in place to verify the integrity of South African licence exchanges beyond digital database checks. [1007/26]