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212. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the legal or administrative basis on which the requirement that driving test candidates present proof of insurance was introduced on 9 March 2026; whether this requirement was introduced by statutory instrument or as an operational measure of the RSA; the role of the agreement between the RSA and the third party stakeholders; whether the operation of the requirement will be amended or reviewed in light of the number of tests that did not proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47668/26]

213. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the guidance issued to driving testers on the assessment of insurance documentation under the requirement introduced on 9 March 2026, in particular in respect of candidates who are named drivers but not policyholders on the certificate presented; the steps taken to ensure consistency of application across test centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47669/26]

265. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will report on the on-going public sector discussions with regard to a reversal of the previous financial decision to reduce the daily rate of payment for former members of the public service appointed for their expertise and experience to public sector interview boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46818/26]

266. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide an update on the next public sector pay deal; when talks are scheduled to commence; the engagements his Department has had with stakeholders around the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46819/26]

382. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47693/26]

383. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47694/26]

409. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the main recommendations outlined in the Value-for-Money Report for Local Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46824/26]

410. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of approved housing bodies operating in the State, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46825/26]

501. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the breakdown from the Irish Prison Service of the percentages of prisoner and staff legal claims by sanitisation, trips, slips, falls and sexual assaults, over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46822/26]

616. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children who availed of targeted supports under the access and inclusion model in each of the programme years 2021/2022 to 2025/2026; the number who availed of universal supports in the same period; the projected number of children to be supported in the 2026/2027 programme year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47330/26]

617. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children availing of targeted access and inclusion model supports, by county and by city and county childcare committee area in the 2025/2026 programme year; and the number of early learning and care settings in each area delivering AIM supports, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47331/26]

618. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average and longest processing times for access and inclusion model Level 4 and Level 7 applications in the 2025/2026 programme year; the proportion of Level 7 applications processed within the published twelve-week timeframe; the number awaiting decision at the most recent date available, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47332/26]

619. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of applications under the access and inclusion model for specialised equipment, appliances and minor building alterations in the 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 programme years; the number approved; and the average time to approval, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47333/26]

620. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children who availed of AIM Plus supports and AIM non-term supports respectively since their introduction in September 2024; the total expenditure on each in 2024 and 2025; the number of settings providing these supports, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47334/26]

621. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current rate of access and inclusion model level 7 additional capitation following the increase introduced in October 2025; the rate that applied beforehand; the full-year cost of that increase, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47335/26]

660. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the details of the way in which acute hospitals will be integrated in the HSE/Tusla joint protocol; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46823/26]

756. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the current status of the European Commission's proposals to set harmonised maximum permitted levels for vitamins and minerals in food supplements and fortified foods; if her Department and the Food Safety Authority of Ireland are represented on the relevant European Commission task force; if she will ensure that Ireland advances the need for a degree of national flexibility within any harmonised approach, given that nutritional requirements such as vitamin D vary significantly across the Union owing to differences in latitude and sunlight; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47326/26]

757. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if her Department or the Food Safety Authority of Ireland intends to make a submission to any forthcoming European Commission consultation on harmonised maximum levels for vitamins and minerals in food supplements; if she will ensure that any such submission reflects the need for national flexibility to account for the specific nutritional needs of the Irish population, including vitamin D requirements arising from limited sunlight at northern latitudes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47327/26]

758. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if her Department or the Food Safety Authority of Ireland will ensure the EU Commission's upcoming public on harmonised maximum permitted levels for vitamins and minerals in food supplements and fortified foods will be publicised so that citizens and interested parties in Ireland will be aware of the proposals and have an opportunity to participate in the process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47328/26]

926. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will have regard to the local development companies network in Ireland's pre-budget submission in his preparations for budget 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47329/26]

66. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people he expects to benefit from the forthcoming increase in income disregards for the carer’s allowance; the plans for further changes in Budget 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46039/26]

90. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures he will take to reduce the consistent poverty rate to 2% or less; to reduce income inequality; to make Ireland one of the most socially inclusive Member States of the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46040/26]

224. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Defence the progress made to date on the Joint Cyber Defence Command Strategy agreed in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46755/26]

247. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport if the National Transport Authority will examine a request (details supplied) to replace an existing bus shelter with a bus stop pole at a location where the shelter obstructs a private residence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46748/26]

256. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on plans to reform and enhance Ireland’s regulatory framework for Retail Investor Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46749/26]