1047. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to consider regional cost-of-living adjustments in assessing eligibility for HAP and social housing supports for single and married earners in high-rent areas, who fall just above national thresholds but face housing insecurity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58703/25]
1957. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health the reason the drugs payment scheme covers only testosterone therapies designed for men and not female-specific formulations, such as androfeme; her views on whether the HSE intends to review this policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59388/25]
1975. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has appointed a responsible person for the implementation of the HSE Service Plan 2025; if the action to provide FM system technology for pre-school children is being developed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59471/25]
2146. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if it is appropriate for publicly funded universities to maintain entry criteria that are unrelated to the content of the course and that exclude otherwise qualified applicants; and if he will take steps to ensure that the NUI foreign language requirement is reformed so as not to disadvantage students unf…
2181. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if voluntary organisations and community groups in receipt of State funding will receive an incremental budget to allow for the additional cost of auto-enrolment and minimum wage increases that come into effect from January 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58752/25]
5. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade given that work is underway on developing a new diaspora strategy, to consider a scheme included under the strategy to cover the repatriation costs encountered by families of Irish citizens who have died abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57436/25]
328. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the recent reduction in the VAT rate to include cinema admissions given the sector’s ongoing challenges, such as rising energy and wage costs, incomplete recovery from the pandemic, and increased competition from global streaming platforms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57430/25]
473. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider extending the defective concrete blocks grant scheme to include additional counties, such as Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56930/25]
47. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the FET strategy for 2025-2029 will be published and implemented. [56016/25]
680. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the funding for a facility (details supplied) will continue beyond 31 October 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54670/25]
35. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider the introduction of a Garda vetting card which, once initially approved, could be reviewed and renewed on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52723/25]
29. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider introducing a starter home scheme to address the imbalance in affordable housing provision for lower and middle-income earners to enable them to purchase their own homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53182/25]
317. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if her Department will ensure that local authority building control departments enforce compliance with the 2014 Building Control Code of Practice; and the measures which are in place to prevent non-compliance in domestic construction. [52624/25]
419. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE’s IT payment systems are not fully operational, resulting in delays to small medical supply companies receiving payment for goods and services provided; and when the system will ensure payments are made within 30–40 days, in line with the principle that these payments are made from taxpayers’ money. [52703/25]
177. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider amnesty, or abolish the reapplication process and practical driving test, for licences for Jeep and trailers when someone already has a licence, hence removing them from the driving test waiting list and freeing up space. [51424/25]
107. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the rule that prevents widows, widowers and surviving civil partners from receiving illness benefit when they have made sufficient PRSI contributions. [49998/25]
118. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the policy whereby a person in receipt of the State pension is only entitled to half-rate carer’s allowance, even when continuing to provide full-time care; and if he accepts that this creates an inequity compared to younger carers who are entitled to the full rate. [50003/25]
275. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider introducing stronger requirements to ensure essential infrastructure, such as public lighting, footpaths, crèche facilities and community amenities, are completed before or during construction, prior to granting permissions to developers, in view of the 70 housing developments in County Louth still awaiting ta…
1232. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the development of the fair deal scheme to be extended to allow people to stay in their homes rather than be cared for in nursing homes. [48319/25]
406. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Transport the steps being taken to simplify the process for Irish and US citizens to exchange driver’s licences without the need for retesting. [46984/25]
1002. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will examine the feasibility of introducing a mechanism whereby Bus Éireann school bus drivers who reach the age of 70 could continue in employment if in possession of a valid bus licence. [46983/25]
1187. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage the assessment that have been made regarding the potential public health and recreational impacts of designating rivers like the Fane as heavily modified water bodies, particularly in areas where residents have historically used such rivers for swimming and fishing. [45587/25]
1750. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to develop a framework that enables local authorities to identify and make publicly owned land available for community led native tree planting and natural regeneration projects. [45585/25]
2319. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health the operational or administrative measures within the Health Service Executive run psychiatric units have been or will be implemented to fulfil the principle of ‘support there and then’ under Maxi’s Law specifically regarding referral agreements with private facilities when public units such as Crosslanes Drogheda Co Louth are at capacity. [45588/25]
2711. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of apprentices that have completed Phase 1 and are awaiting a Phase 2 placement; the average and projected waiting times if the pause on new Phase 2 classes continues in 2025; if there are any budgetary constraints; and whether supplementary funding is being sought to address delays. [45589/25]