Albert Dolan

875. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the implementation of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) screening in the national newborn bloodspot heel-prick test, in view of the decision made in 2023 to include SMA in the programme alongside severe combined immunodeficiency; the reasons for the ongoing delay in its roll out despite the allocation of funding and the acknowledged urgency of early detection; and the timeframe for when SMA screening will be fully implemented to ensure that no child in Ireland is denied the opportunity for early diagnosis and treatment. [51504/25]

889. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 778 of 8 July 2025, the reason the Health Service Executive only began publishing purchase order data for payments over €100,000 on its website from quarter four of 2021 onwards; the reason equivalent reports for the period prior to quarter four 2021 are not available on the HSE’s website; and if he will confirm whether the pre-2021 data exists; where it is held; and if it will now be made publicly available. [51655/25]

890. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive will publish its procurement related purchase order payment reports (details supplied) in machine-readable formats such as CSV or Excel on a quarterly basis, in line with open data standards; if not, the legal, technical, or operational constraints that prevent compliance with the requirement under S.I. No. 376/2021, which transposed Directive (EU) 2019/1024 on open data and the reuse of public sector information into Irish law; and the steps the HSE or his Department has taken or plans to take to align reporting with open data principles to improve accessibility, transparency, and re-use of this information by the public [51656/25]

971. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the current waiting times for apprentices registered under the GRETB, including those on the manufacturing engineering programme; if he will outline the average and longest waiting times for block release training across all trades nationally; the reasons for these delays; and the measures being taken to address the backlog and ensure apprentices are not left waiting years to progress their training. [51501/25]

6. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the action he is taking to simplify business regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51027/25]

9. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of investments IDA Ireland is targeting in the west under its current strategy; its performance in investments in the west under the previous strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50584/25]

66. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if a new west regional enterprise plan will be published soon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50583/25]

112. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to undertake a review of the hot school meals scheme, specifically to examine the quality and nutritional value of the food being provided; whether the current levels of food waste associated with the programme are justifiable; and the steps being taken to ensure the scheme is regularly reviewed and held accountable to deliver best outcomes for children. [50592/25]

122. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Social Protection to consider a revision of the TÚS programme guidelines for people in receipt of disability allowance, in order to allow them to remain on the scheme for up to 24 months, or more, if they wish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50591/25]

239. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the status of the required consent submission by the Office of Public Works to his Department, and the expected timeline, for progressing the Turoe Stone relocation project to the delivery stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50991/25]

53. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she has plans to increase the capital threshold under the building blocks programme. [49911/25]

99. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the recent activities of the Irish Consulate in Mumbai including staffing number [49808/25]

120. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the WTE staff by job title working within the Geological Survey Division of his Department as of 10 September 2025; the number of WTE vacancies currently in this division, by job title; and when each of those vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [49809/25]

136. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide a list of all chronic illnesses and medical conditions that currently preclude members of the Defence Forces from serving; whether there have been any exceptions made to allow personnel who develop such chronic illness to remain in the service; and his views on whether members of the Defence Forces who develop chronic illnesses during their careers should, subject to medical advice and operational requirements, be permitted to continue serving. [50104/25]

160. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport if a consumer satisfactory feedback on public transport, to provide a spur to delivering passenger needs has been carried out in the past six months. [49805/25]

161. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport the amount of revenue generated for Irish Rail from the €2.50 each direction seat reservation fee on intercity journeys in the years 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [49806/25]

242. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 309 and 310 of 25 March 2025, which confirmed that under Government decisions of 19 May 2009, 2 March 2011, 8 March 2011 and 28 March 2017, all public bodies subject to the 15-day prompt payment requirement must report against a defined set of fields including the number, value and percentage of payments made within 15 days, within 16–30 days, and in excess of 30 days, together with late-payment interest and compensation costs, the reason the format of his Department’s published return (details supplied) Government Departments Prompt Payment Returns 2025” Q2 2025 differs from the Q1 2025 report and also from previous quarterly reports for 2023, 2024; the reason the value of payments within 15 days and other mandated data fields are no longer included in the report. [49669/25]

243. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment in view of the aggregated Government Departments Prompt Payment Returns covering the period from 2009 to 2022, which were previously available on the Department’s website, if he will confirm where these reports can now be accessed, as they can no longer easily be found online; and if they are no longer available, if he will arrange for them to be republished or otherwise made accessible to the public. [49670/25]

308. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of the proposed services (details supplied); the progress made to date; the expected timeline for delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50041/25]

458. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of cases that the Garda Human Trafficking Investigation and Co-Ordination Unit have dealt with in the years of 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and the number of Gardai by rank attached to this unit as of 10 September 2025 [49810/25]

509. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of WTE superintending veterinary inspector and senior superintending veterinary inspectors employed by his Department as of 10 September 2025; if he will provide the same figures as of 30 September 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49807/25]

605. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost to ensure universal access to dedicated menopause counselling supports and screening for cardiovascular osteoporosis risk factors. [49802/25]

606. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons aged under 18 years of age who have a diagnosis of ataxia telangiectasia; and the treatment that is available to them within the State [49803/25]

607. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE orthopaedic registrars based at Portiuncula University Hospital in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [49804/25]

31. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide an update on payments and remuneration for members of the Reserve Defence Forces; and to explain the changes that have taken place in recent years. [49214/25]