112. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Transport the steps being taken to address reported waiting times of up to 23 weeks for Category C, BE and D1 driving tests in Skibbereen; if additional testing capacity will be provided given the reported absence of these tests locally since June and the impact delays are having on access to employment and local driver training services in West Cork. [71865/26]
512. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the engagement that has taken place with South Dublin County Council concerning the housing, homelessness, community service and other local impacts associated with residents moving from the Citywest Hotel and convention centre following the granting of international protection status; and whether there is a formal written protocol…
513. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the specific arrangements that are in place to support persons who have received international protection status to move from the Citywest Hotel and convention centre into mainstream accommodation; the number of such exits from Citywest in 2025 and to date in 2026; and the number currently awaiting move-on accommodation. [71472/26]
514. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration with reference to the Comptroller and Auditor General’s Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2025, which records that 5,123 persons who had received international protection status remained in international protection accommodation services, IPAS, accommodation at the end of March 2026, to provide the current number of per…
516. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration noting that the Comptroller and Auditor General records an estimated accommodation capacity of approximately 2,300 persons at Citywest hotel and convention centre, whether his Department has undertaken or participated in an assessment of the impact of this population on services and infrastructure in Citywest, Saggart, Rathcoole an…
517. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether all fire safety deficiencies, which were identified in his Department commissioned 2025 ORS fire safety assessment and associated inspections of the Citywest Hotel and convention centre, have now been fully rectified; the date on which his Department was satisfied that all matters identified as requiring urgent or immediate…
522. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the date the Department became aware of the 2025 ORS finding that a door-control system on cross-corridor fire doors at Citywest could hinder escape; the date the system, which ORS recommended be removed immediately, was removed or rectified; who verified the escape route was thereafter compliant and safe; and whether persons remai…
531. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the proposed increase in the residence requirement for spouses of Irish citizens from three to five years will apply to persons who commenced legal residence in the State before the new legislation comes into effect. [71719/26]
740. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health if guidance will be issued (details supplied) to pharmacies to allow patients who depend on essential prescribed medicines, including pregabalin, to obtain a limited emergency supply for use during prolonged power outages, evacuations or other disruptions. [71551/26]
790. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the curtailments that will be made to the Domino maternity scheme at Cork University Maternity Hospital, as of 12 October 2026; the arrangements that have been made for expectant mothers currently booked under the Domino scheme; and the date the Domino maternity scheme will fully resume its normal independent operations. [71897/26]
192. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to consider, in the context of Budget 2027 and in consultation with (details supplied) the introduction of a permanent 8% regional uplift to the Section 481 film tax credit for qualifying productions undertaken outside the Dublin Metropolitan Area, including Ashford; to assess the potential of such a measure to increase regional film and televisi…
362. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of persons with an intellectual disability currently on the local authority housing waiting list in areas (details supplied); the number in each local authority who have been waiting less than one year, one to three, three to five, five to ten and more than ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement o…
638. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the steps taken to implement the findings of the Health Research Board annual bulletin on people engaging with disability services, produced using the National Ability Supports System data, in relation to the provision of accommodation for adults with intellectual disabilities; the number and percentage of the total adult population with an intellectual disabi…
3292. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health following the HSE's report published on 3 July 2026 on "Termination of Pregnancy Services in Ireland", to provide the timeline expected for the NWIHP to collect and publish data on abortions performed by GPs; to collect and publish the full range of data planned for the national dataset on abortions in hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter…
3293. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the stakeholders that were involved in deciding the data to include in the NWIHP's expanded data collection on abortion; the process and criteria by which the stakeholders were selected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55692/26]
3294. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health whether all data on abortion that was collected at pilot sites was published in the NWIHP report published on 3rd July 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55693/26]
820. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the rationale behind a proposal by her Department to break the established pay link between Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANPs) and Assistant Directors of Nursing (ADONs), having regard to the Labour Court recommendation LCR 19230 which underpins this alignment; if she will confirm whether this proposal represents a change in long-standing policy; the consulta…
583. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in light of the ongoing crisis in the fishing sector and its devastating impact on coastal and inland fishing communities, if he will update the Dáil on the progress of the new Fishing Task Force; if he will confirm whether the Task Force has met as scheduled; and if he will outline the current status of its work and the timeline for …
671. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the specific access road or portion of road referred to in the Project Echo final business case for the acquisition of a facility (details supplied) including the road name, map reference, folio reference or other identifying description; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45384/26]
672. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the access road or portion of road referred to in the Project Echo final business case is a public road, taken in charge by South Dublin County Council, privately owned, subject to an easement, right of way, licence, management company arrangement or other access arrangement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. […
673. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether uninterrupted 24-hour access to a facility (details supplied) is legally secured for fire services, ambulance services, An Garda Síochána, residents, staff, service providers, buses, deliveries and neighbouring businesses; whether this was assessed before acquisition; whether any road-access risk was identified; and if he w…
674. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount of the annual maintenance fee payable by his Department in respect of the access road or portion of road referred to in the Project Echo final business case; the recipient of that payment; the legal basis for the payment; whether the fee is fixed, index-linked or subject to review; whether the cost was included in the 25…
675. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 197 of 20 May 2026, whether he will correct or clarify the record in respect of where his answer referred to general IPAS inspection arrangements, in circumstances where FOI evidence and published inspection records appear to show that the State-owned Citywest Hotel and Convention Centre are no…
940. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE has not yet approved funding for the drug dupixent (dupilumab) for adults with eosinophilic oesophagitis; the stage the pricing and assessment process is currently at; when a decision is expected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45320/26]
941. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the supports available for patients with eosinophilic oesophagitis who cannot access standard treatments such as jorveza; whether the HSE will provide urgent access to dupixent through the individual patient approval scheme in serious cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45321/26]