387. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth to report on the cancellation of school based summer provision by some schools due to reduced staffing levels; the exclusion of children who had been approved for school based provision from home based provision; if these children will receive any school based provision this summer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49338/26]
586. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the processing time per category of immigration stamp; the number of staff employed to process immigration applications, in tabular form; if he is aware of the increasing length of time between application and approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49184/26]
914. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health to report on the inability to print European Health Insurance Cards; the date by which printing will be resumed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49621/26]
203. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport to report on the delay in introducing Route 85 of the A-Spine of BusConnects; if he is concerned that new housing developments have been approved and built on the basis that the route was due to be operational in 2024; the expected commencement date of the route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47610/26]
Seán Crowe
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23 Jun 2026 · to Public Expenditure
276. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation his plans to conduct a review of the Arterial Drainage Act 1945. [47611/26]
160. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current number of WTEs; and the current number of WTEs vacant in the CDNTs of CHO7, in tabular form. [46213/26]
161. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to report on the lack of speech and language therapy available for children in CDNT2 Ballyboden of CHO7; the date by which services will be resumed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46214/26]
267. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Defence to report on the emergency preparedness campaign; his plans to deliver a booklet to every household in the State; the cost of the campaign as of the end of May 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45483/26]
277. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the total service volume of each driving test centre, in tabular form. [45041/26]
1001. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of mobile and temporary blood donation clinics that have been held each year for the past five years and to the end of May 2026, in tabular form. [45781/26]
194. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth to report on the loss of a teacher at a school (details provided) which will result in four classes being amalgamated into three; their view regarding the suitability of a September cutoff date for enrolment figures regarding teacher numbers for the following academic year which disregard any subsequent enrolments; if she is concerned that the resultin…
141. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Defence the date by which she will publish the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2026; the Oireachtas Committee before which it will be discussed at Committee Stage; and if her Department intends to request that pre-legislative scrutiny be waived. [43592/26]
179. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Defence to give an update on the armour modernisation programme; if vehicles have been identified for purchase; the most recent estimated cost of the modernisation effort; and the date by which the vehicles will be delivered to the Defence Forces. [43593/26]
1549. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of respite beds available for children in the CHO7 area each year for the past five years; and the number of children currently on a waiting list for a respite place in CHO7, in tabular form. [41731/26]
1847. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of WTEs in children’s respite services in the CHO7 area each year for the past five years, in tabular form. [41732/26]
1848. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of properties that are in use for the provision of children’s respite services in the CHO7 area each year for the past five years, in tabular form. [41733/26]
1849. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health to report on the sale of a property (details supplied) which is being sold despite its former use and suitability for children’s respite services. [41734/26]
2143. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will continue their harm reduction programme of on-site drug analysis and surrender bins at music festivals in 2026. [42959/26]
50. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the length of time it takes for a foreign driving licence to be exchanged from a recognised state; his views on whether a waiting time of one to three months places a serious obstacle to accessing education, employment and childcare for those entering or returning to the country from abroad; the measures that will be put in place to reduce this waiting period; an…
57. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the distinction in the VAT rate between oral and injectable medications; if there are plans to include injectable medicines under annex III of the EU VAT Directive in order that the VAT rate can be equalised at 0%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40430/26]
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27 May 2026 · to Public Expenditure
63. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the extent to which the Office of Public Works is reviewing the environmental and ecological impacts of ongoing maintenance under the Arterial Drainage Act 1945; if his attention has been drawn to the detrimental impact of historical drainage schemes on salmonid spawning habitat, specifically the …
155. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to report on the delays in the processing of Irish residence permit renewals; the cause of the average processing time having been extended from three weeks to thirteen weeks; the measures he will put in place to bring this average waiting time back down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40679/26]
25. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on the requirement for widowed parents to submit death certificates and sworn affidavits each time their child’s passport is to be renewed; if there are plans to amend this requirement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38392/26]
Seán Crowe
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12 May 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
1265. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware that there is no bereavement leave as part of Research Ireland's post-graduate scholarships and that bereaved researchers must take unpaid leave; and if he will direct Research Ireland to put in place bereavement leave as part of the scholarship contract. [34707/26]
96. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Defence the number of personnel who have joined the three branches of the Defence Forces in 2026; the number who have been discharged, retired, or otherwise left service; her views on recruitment in 2025 and 2026; her plans to increase or incentivise recruitment in 2026 and 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33213/26]