Albert Dolan

58. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on Garda recruitment to meet increasing policing demands. [49846/26]

185. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport the purpose of the weight-in-motion camera system located on or near the M18; the functions it performs; the details of the type of data it collects; the way in which this data is used and shared, including with An Garda Síochána or other agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49032/26]

288. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to evidence given by officials of the Office of Government Procurement before the Committee of Public Accounts (details supplied) on 10 July 2025; the basis upon which these assessments were made; whether the Office of Government Procurement or his Department has completed an assessment, review or analysis of compliance with contract award notice publication requirements since July 2025; whether it maintains statistics on the proportion of procurement competitions that result in a published contract award notice; whether it maintains records of contracting authorities that are compliant or non-compliant with the publication requirement; and if not, the way in which it assesses the extent to which contracting authorities are complying with their obligations and the basis upon which such statements to the committee were made. [49076/26]

334. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the current status of the proposed new extension building for a national school (details supplied); the current stage of the project; to advise of any delays or issues impacting delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48913/26]

470. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1055 of 9 June 2026, whether this Parliamentary Question may be taken as a formal request for those Excel versions (details supplied); if not, the reason; the email address or other mechanism through which such a formal request should be submitted; whether the assessment of Open Data publication has now been completed; whether the Excel versions of the reports for all available years and regions have been published on his Department's website or Open Data Portal; if not, the reason they have not yet been published; and the date by which his Department expects to make these datasets publicly available in machine-readable format. [49078/26]

471. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 201 of 19 May 2026, and further to the statement that the relevant financial reports are published on his Department's website, whether he will provide the Local Authority Regional Homelessness Financial Reports underpinning those figures, including the expenditure category breakdown underlying the reported €318,905,871 expenditure for the Dublin homeless region in 2025; whether those reports are available in machine-readable format; if not, the reason it is considered appropriate to publish and rely upon aggregate expenditure totals derived from those reports while not making the underlying reports and expenditure breakdowns available to facilitate scrutiny, verification, analysis and re-use of the expenditure information concerned; and if figure can be provided while the expenditure categories from which it is derived cannot. [49079/26]

472. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Questions No. 201 of 19 May 2026 and 1032 of 9 June 2026, whether any of the regional expenditure figures for homeless services provided in the reply remain subject to change as a result of his Department's ongoing review of the 2025 financial reports; and, if so, the reason those figures were released prior to the completion of the review process. [49080/26]

527. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Social Protection whether his Department is considering a review of how long-Covid is classified for social protection purposes, including whether it should be recognised as an occupational illness for healthcare workers; when any such review might take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48765/26]

747. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health if her Department has examined the financial impact on healthcare workers experiencing long-Covid following the ending of special Covid leave with pay at the end of 2025; the likely average loss of income for those affected over a 12-month period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48764/26]

160. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the development of guidelines relating to backyard modular or compact dwellings; when he expects these guidelines to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47864/26]

280. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the major building project at a school (details supplied); when progress to the next stage can be expected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48480/26]

421. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the consideration by the HSE senior leadership team of the reimbursement application for givinostat; whether a decision has now been reached following the recommendation submitted by the Drugs Group on 9 June 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48421/26]

466. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the reason skyclarys has not been included on the agenda for the recent HSE Drugs Group meeting held in June 2026; when the drug will be considered by the Drugs Group; the timeline for a decision on its prioritisation within the reimbursement process; and the measures being taken to ensure there are no further avoidable delays in progressing access to skyclarys for patients living with Friedreich’s ataxia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48540/26]

499. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health if she will review the current list of conditions covered under the long-term illness scheme; if consideration is being given to the inclusion of Crohn’s disease and other inflammatory bowel diseases, in light of their chronic and lifelong nature and the ongoing medication requirements associated with their management; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48643/26]

156. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 367 and 368 of 17 September 2025 and Parliamentary Question No. 655 of 16 June 2026, if he will confirm the details and methodology of the figures provided (details supplied). [47963/26]

157. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to evidence given by officials of the Office of Government Procurement before the Committee of Public Accounts on 10 July 2025 (details supplied), whether the Office of Government Procurement has since completed any assessment of compliance with these requirements; and, if so, to provide the findings. [47964/26]

158. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation given that officials of the Office of Government Procurement informed the Committee of Public Accounts on 10 July 2025 that contracting authorities are required under legislation and Government policy to publish contract award notices, that evidence suggested not all organisations were doing so, and that no penalties exist for non-compliance, whether he is satisfied that the current arrangements provide an effective mechanism to ensure adherence to these requirements. [47993/26]

163. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on progress on the proposed Gael campus development for a school (details supplied), approved under the Large Scale Capital Programme; the current status of each project, including timeline for delivery under the major devolved mechanism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47923/26]

65. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps being taken to expand access to respite services for families caring for children with disabilities in Galway east; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47338/26]

79. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps she is taking to improve access to early intervention services for children in rural areas given ongoing concerns from families regarding long waiting times for disability assessments and therapies, limited availability of specialist staff, and the impact that delayed supports can have on children’s developmental outcomes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47337/26]

623. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether she is aware of the exclusion of certain rural families from accessing the national childcare scheme (NCS) where no NCS-participating childcare provider is practically available in their locality; whether consideration is being given to introducing a mechanism, including a rural access exception, refund, tax credit or equivalent financial support, for families who have no feasible access to an NCS-participating providers due to geographical and logistical constraints, and rely on verifiable, ongoing childcare arrangements such as registered and insured childminders; to demonstrate that their exclusion from the NCS arises from rural access limitations rather than personal choice; to further outline whether any formal avenue currently exists for such families to have their circumstances assessed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47368/26]

633. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware that some rural families are effectively excluded from the national childcare scheme due to the absence of participating providers in their locality; if consideration is being given to alternative supports, such as a rural access provision or financial assistance, for such families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44341/26]

682. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the current position regarding the extension of pay and pension parity, arising from a report (details supplied) for persons who retired prior to 1 January 2024; whether her Department has received representations from stakeholders regarding the exclusion of this cohort; if any review or consideration is underway to address the disparity between those who retired before and after 1 January 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46983/26]

829. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 889 of 30 September 2025, and the subsequent direct reply from the Health Service Executive dated 14 October 2025 (details supplied), to provide the web link to the published dataset; the date on which the dataset was published; if the dataset has not been published, the reason for the delay; whether a revised publication date has been set; and if she will make a statement on the matter in addition to any response provided by the HSE. [47639/26]

840. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health whether she has satisfied herself that the commitment given by the Health Service Executive in its direct reply of 14 October 2025 to publish purchase order payment data for the period 2014 to Quarter 3 2021 in a machine-readable format has been fulfilled; and if not, the action that has been taken by her Department to secure publication of the data. [47671/26]