Seán Crowe

108. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the date by which the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025 will be introduced in Dáil Éireann; his views on whether there should be no delay in its progression amidst the lull in the conflict; his views on the fact that illegal settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem have only grown in number over the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57022/25]

469. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that local authorities are stalling applications to the social housing list by homeless individuals if they cannot provide a utility bill in their name or a sworn affidavit by people who are allowing them to couch surf, though this might include tenants in social housing who may be reluctant to provide such an affidavit for fear of being found in breach of their own tenancy agreement; if he agrees that these are bureaucratic barriers unsuitable for homeless individuals; if a new, more suitable set of application criteria can be formulated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56822/25]

867. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she intends to fully fund the 2024–30 collaborative tuberculosis strategy for Ireland. [54966/25]

390. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the date by which he will appoint the members of the new South Dublin Local Community Safety Partnership so they may meet and begin their work. [52941/25]

549. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the date by which it is expected to publish the complaints and patient safety policy. [52940/25]

601. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if her Department is concerned regarding the rise in tuberculosis cases in the State, particularly drug-resistant strains; if she will commit to public funding of the National TB Centre and Clinical Team at St James’s Hospital and allocating resources to the Irish Mycobacterial Reference Laboratory at St James’s Hospital, given that Ireland is not meeting WHO minimum diagnostic standards; to appoint a public health TB lead who will bring Ireland in line with international best practices and obligations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53138/25]

66. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth to examine the case of a school (details supplied) who lost a teacher due to student numbers in 2024 and risk doing so again in 2026, if the current rules on student numbers to teacher places are applied; if she agrees that this runs contrary to government commitments to reduce the pupil teacher ratio and target large class sizes; her views that larger, multi-grade classrooms are not the most appropriate scenario for pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52277/25]

527. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children waiting to access speech and language therapy in the CHO7 area, by CDNT, in tabular form; the number of those waiting more than one year; the number waiting more than four years; and the average waiting time to access those therapies.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49642/25]

1277. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the reason that a medication (details supplied) for the treatment of diabetes insipidus has been removed from the long-term illness scheme; and her views on whether beneficiaries of the scheme should be informed of changes to approved medication rather than discovering this when renewing prescriptions. [48600/25]

1144. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1482 of 29 July 2025, if he will clarify the reason for approval of Uisce Éireann’s Water Services Strategic Plan 2050 (WSSP 2050) on 1 August 2025 in view of the fact that his Department had no role in approving the body’s Strategic Funding Plan 2025-2029. [45109/25]

62. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the average waiting time for processing individuals on the foreign births register; and the number of cases currently being processed. [41829/25]

189. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the current average waiting time for the home surveys that are required to access Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland free energy upgrades. [41824/25]

190. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the amount in unclaimed deposits from the re-turn scheme in its first 12 months of operation; and the way in which this fund was dispersed. [41825/25]

428. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the current total service volume of each driving test centre, in tabular form. [41740/25]

432. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the status of the proposed new driving test centre in south Dublin; if a site has been identified; and the date it is envisaged the new centre will open. [41823/25]

585. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the status of the Metro west plan; whether it remains under consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43786/25]

1237. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of ASD places that will be available in schools, both primary and post-primary, in the Dublin south-west area for the 2025-2026 academic year; and the number of these that are new places. [43700/25]

1238. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of SEN places that will be available in schools, both primary and post-primary, in the Dublin south-west area for the 2025-2026 academic year; and the number of these that are new places. [43701/25]

1482. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the date by which the public consultation on Uisce Éireann’s capital investment plan for 2025 to 2029 will be completed; the date by which the plan will be subsequently finalised; and the date by which the plan will be approved and funded. [41731/25]

1485. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average waiting time for a housing adaptation grant to be approved; the average amount awarded, per local authority area, in tabular form. [41830/25]

1998. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current number of peace commissioners. [41826/25]

2336. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children awaiting an assessment of needs in the CHO 7 area; the number of children waiting longer than 12 months; and the number of children waiting longer than 24 months. [41732/25]

2337. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in the CHO 7 area currently waiting to access therapies by the CDNT, by category of therapy, in tabular form. [41733/25]

2338. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average waiting time for an occupational therapist to make an assessment for a housing adaptation in the CHO 7 area. [41734/25]

2729. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurse posts per CHO; and the number of posts filled and the number of vacancies, in tabular form. [41735/25]