254. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost to increase current resourcing to local authorities to tackle the biodiversity crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28019/25]
255. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost to establish a fund for a community led, peer-to-peer farming for nature restoration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28020/25]
256. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost to establish an All-Island Biodiversity Taskforce, to deal with issues of biodiversity loss in all 32 counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28022/25]
282. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when easing of planning regulations to allow for larger unattached structures to be built in peoples back gardens are expected to be in place; the size that will be enforced; the provisions that will be in place for an individual who breaches these planning laws; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28356/25]
322. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to establish a fund to protect and establish 2500 hectares, and acres, of native woodlands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28021/25]
410. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health in light of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015, which was fully commenced on 26 April 2023, to confirm if in cases where an individual is non-verbal and has very limited capacity the input of family members is actively considered in decisions regarding the use of psychotropic medications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28354/25]
411. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health in the absence of a formally appointed Decision-Making Representative (DMR) under the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015, the safeguards in place to ensure that appropriate and rights-based decisions are made for such individuals; who is authorised to make decisions regarding psychotropic medication use when the individual lacks capacity and no formal s…
241. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if funding from the infrastructure, climate and nature fund will be directed towards major infrastructure projects undertaken by the state; if that fund will be ringfenced specifically for climate initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27657/25]
483. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Justice if his Department has received an offer to build an International Protection Accommodation Services at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27658/25]
484. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Justice if his Department is considering purchasing private properties to facilitate International Protection Accommodation Services applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27659/25]
485. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Justice if his Department would consider offering an International Protection Accommodation Services contract to an individual who intends to house individuals in accommodation that has violated planning laws; the protocols in place to ensure this does not happen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27660/25]
559. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if there has been engagement with her Department on building a childcare facility in a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27661/25]
180. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide a report on the cost of walking five vehicles a day up and down a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26413/25]
181. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide a log of cases of bullying, intimidation, and harassment against OPW staff while performing their duties at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26415/25]
380. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health if mammograms will be offered to women below the age of 52, as is currently required; if research is being carried out on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26584/25]
388. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health if a residential institution is permitted to increase the dosage of antipsychotic medication for an autistic adult who is non-verbal and has a moderate to severe intellectual disability, without the informed consent of the parent or legal guardian, in cases where no decision-making representative has been formally appointed under the Assisted Decision-Making (Cap…
389. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the safeguards in place to prevent inappropriate use of psychotropic medication in non-verbal adults with intellectual disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26682/25]
11. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the establishment of a data centre in a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26339/25]
60. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a limit has been placed by her Department on the hours allotted to schools for teacher employment; the amount of hours sanctioned for the school year 2024 – 2025; if there are plans to increase the provision of hours to schools for teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26270/25]
61. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of a permanent building for a school (details supplied); the timeline for its delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26271/25]
62. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the level of communication between her Department and the NCSE; if the NCSE report to her Department on the demand for mild learning classes in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26274/25]
63. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there is a record of demand for mild learning classes in north Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26275/25]
66. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps being taken to insure that mainstream schools will have the funding, resources and ability to effectively teach children with mild general learning disabilities in mainstream schools; if sufficient special education teachers will be available for one on one teaching; if sufficient special needs assistants will be available to cover personal …
67. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department is aware of the demand for mild learning classes; if this information is provided to her Department by the NCSE; if there is a plan to implement those records into a broader strategy of opening more mild learning classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26340/25]
68. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department mandates the NCSE to record data on mild learning classes demand; if there is an awareness of the level of demand for mild learning classes nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26341/25]