Aisling Dempsey
Written
73. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the action she is taking to ensure that childcare facilities are delivered where needed. [50128/25]
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Aisling Dempsey
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336
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
12,735
words spoken in the chamber
Across 83 contributions. Plus 2 contributions from the chair, not counted
426
votes recorded
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141
topics asked about
Across 17 departments
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Questions asked 336 in all
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Contributions to debates 83 in all
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| January 2025 | 0 | 0 |
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| April 2025 | 12 | 2 |
| May 2025 | 19 | 2 |
| June 2025 | 29 | 8 |
| July 2025 | 17 | 2 |
| August 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 12 | 6 |
| October 2025 | 11 | 1 |
| November 2025 | 35 | 7 |
| December 2025 | 11 | 4 |
| January 2026 | 22 | 3 |
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| May 2026 | 8 | 1 |
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| July 2026 | 10 | 6 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 24 | 5 |
| October 2026 | 10 | 3 |
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Plus 72 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.
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Aisling Dempsey
Oral
12. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will next meet. [46879/25]
Aisling Dempsey
Written
1271. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review planning regulations regarding the provision of baby changing facilities in commercial and public buildings; if he agrees that baby changing facilities should be adequately provided in all toilet facilities to ensure that disabled toilets are not used by those without disabilities; and if he will make a statem…
Aisling Dempsey
Written
1724. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if green cert courses are running in Teagasc Grange in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44626/25]
Aisling Dempsey
Written
1725. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Teagasc green cert courses will run in the Meath area in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44627/25]
Aisling Dempsey
Written
2543. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health if she will report on the work of the independent expert carrying out a comprehensive assessment of the physician assistant role internationally, with a view to making recommendations for standardisation, scope of practice, and appropriate deployment in Ireland; if the assessment has been commenced; if it has been completed; when it will be published; whether…
Aisling Dempsey
Written
549. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Transport the reason Navan is in zone 4 of the Dublin commuter zones, while towns which are a very similar distance from Dublin City Centre, such as Drogheda and Wicklow town, are in zone 3, with cheaper fares. [43198/25]
Aisling Dempsey
Written
550. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Transport the reason Navan is the only large commuter town with high service numbers to be placed in the outermost Dublin commuter zone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43199/25]
Aisling Dempsey
Written
1208. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the rollout of the school transport scheme. [43202/25]
Aisling Dempsey
Written
1929. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide a breakdown of the €950 fee for the certificate of naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41082/25]
Aisling Dempsey
Written
1930. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the costs covered by the €950 fee for the certificate of naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41083/25]
Aisling Dempsey
Written
1931. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will review his Department’s policy to ensure that when Ukrainians are notified of the cessation of their current accommodation contract, that the alternative accommodation they will be offered is identified to them at that point, not at the point of cessation of the contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. […
Aisling Dempsey
Written
2383. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the commitments in the Programme for Government that have been commenced in relation to making childcare more affordable for families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42146/25]
Aisling Dempsey
Written
2433. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding whether kinship carers with a formal agreement have the same rights as foster carers. [42773/25]
Aisling Dempsey
Written
2434. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she plans to give kinship carers without a formal agreement, the same rights as foster carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42774/25]
Aisling Dempsey
Written
46. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on the plans for the proposed new visitor centre development at Trim Castle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39714/25]
Aisling Dempsey
Written
123. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education and Youth when she will announce the next pilot routes on the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39997/25]
Aisling Dempsey
Written
392. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Social Protection when hot school meals will be extended to all non-fee-paying post primary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39998/25]
Aisling Dempsey
Oral
2. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will next meet. [23201/25]
Aisling Dempsey
Written
731. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware that some people using disability day services are being charged daily transport fees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37442/25]
Aisling Dempsey
Written
732. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a list of day services for people with disabilities that charge people for their transport to and from their service. [37443/25]
Aisling Dempsey
Written
733. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on a matter (details supplied). [37444/25]
Aisling Dempsey
Written
636. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider implementing a streamlined approach for assessment of needs reports to ensure that each report completed is done to the same standard and with consistent use of language and terms. [35349/25]
Aisling Dempsey
Written
84. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to provide additional supports for GP practices in rural areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34810/25]
Aisling Dempsey
Written
99. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health how she intends to provide targeted supports for newly qualified GPs and to GP practices that take on newly qualified GPs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34811/25]