Albert Dolan

869. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide detailed information on the smart regions enterprise innovation scheme, launched on 13 October 2023; the number of applications received, projects approved, and funding allocated to date under the first €35 million call which closed on 31 March 2024; the breakdown, by region, project type, funding stream, and investment amount, in tabular form; his views on the achievements of the scheme to date; his Department’s plans for future calls and continued implementation of this €145 million programme co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund. [40925/25]

883. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered directly by the Department or through its agencies. [41056/25]

1023. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of a tender report for a school (details supplied) that applied for planning for new school building; and the next steps that are required in order to progress the project if the planning application is successful. [41034/25]

1025. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered directly by the Department or through its agencies. [41055/25]

1323. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to report on the achievements of the State-backed National Digital Research Centre (NDRC) programme in supporting early-stage startups; the financial returns realised to date from public investment, referencing successful exits; the details of the way in which those realised funds have been or are planned to be reinvested to accelerate future entrepreneurial activity; the statistics on the number of companies supported, the scale of private follow-on investment attracted, and the regional impact of the programme; and his views on the performance to date and on plans to continue and expand this highly successful innovation model under his Department’s remit. [40926/25]

1326. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered directly by the Department or through its agencies. [41053/25]

1405. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when a decision will be made on funding allocations for the Multi-Annual Rural Water Programme 2024-2026 under measure A5 – Extensions and new schemes; if a decision has been made on a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40869/25]

1419. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered directly by the Department or through its agencies. [41061/25]

1420. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to his Department’s published procurement-related payments over €20,000 for 2023 and 2024, the methodology used to calculate and display the total figures now included in these reports, introduced first in the 2023 Q4 report (details supplied); if any exclusions, adjustments, data timing differences or rounding mechanisms are applied that may account for this variance; if his Department has conducted any audit or reconciliation of these reports to ensure consistency between reported totals and listed amounts; and if this process is documented or routinely undertaken. [41068/25]

1421. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide access to his Department’s procurement-related payment reports over €20,000 for years prior to 2020, noting that such records are not currently visible or accessible on the Department’s designated webpage for these reports (details supplied); if he will either provide direct links to these earlier records (if they are hosted elsewhere), or confirm if his Department intends to update the webpage to include these reports for transparency and public accessibility. [41069/25]

1510. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount estate agents are paid in commission or fees for selling homes under affordable housing schemes funded by the State. [42052/25]

1563. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to consider introducing emergency legislation to expedite housing developments for the general population as has been done in response to accommodation needs under IPAS given the urgency of the ongoing housing crisis. [42668/25]

1760. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered directly by the Department or through its agencies. [41065/25]

1925. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department maintains a centralised record of all facilities that have been used under contract to house beneficiaries of temporary protection; whether it retains information on facilities that are no longer under contract; whether this data has ever been compiled or analysed to inform future planning or coordination with other State entities; and whether his Department uses this information or shares it with other Departments when considering the future use of such facilities. [40922/25]

1926. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department maintains any oversight or follow-up once a contract for the use of a facility to accommodate beneficiaries of temporary protection is terminated; whether his Department tracks or evaluates what subsequently happens to such facilities and their local impact; and if not, whether his Department believes it has any responsibility to ensure that communities are not left with unmanaged voids or adverse consequences, particularly where facilities were operated by private entities motivated primarily by commercial opportunity. [40923/25]

1928. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered directly by the Department or through its agencies. [41062/25]

2155. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered directly by the Department or through its agencies. [41050/25]

2274. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered directly by the Department or through its agencies. [41051/25]

2571. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of all addiction step-down facilities currently operating in County Galway; who operates each facility; the public body or agency that holds responsibility for their regulation or oversight; and the range of supports available at each location including counselling, medical care and so on, in order to ensure that individuals recovering from addiction are receiving appropriate, high-quality, support and that all such facilities meet required standards of care and service provision. [40920/25]

2572. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health if there is a centralised register or list of all addiction step-down facilities in the State; and the formal process by which such facilities are established or acquired including the criteria used to assess their suitability, the consultation or engagement required with local stakeholders, and the regulatory or quality assurance checks applied prior to approval or funding. [40921/25]

2600. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered directly by the Department or through its agencies. [41060/25]

2797. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the further investments planned for maternity services in the west of Ireland, including Portiuncula University Hospital, PUH, and University Hospital Galway, UHG; if she will consider commissioning a fully independent external review of maternity services at UHG; and if she will provide an update on the implementation timeline for the 34 recommendations arising from the five external reviews into maternity and neonatal care at PUH. [42053/25]

2843. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of speech and language therapy services in the Headford area of county Galway, in view of reports that no cover has been provided for a local speech language therapist that is on leave until July 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42288/25]

3318. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will clarify the status of adult literacy and English for Speakers of Other Languages, ESOL, tutors employed by ETBs, many of whom have been told their contracts may not be renewed due to budgetary issues; the number affected; the steps being taken to ensure continuity of provision for learners this September; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40871/25]

3325. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered directly by the Department or through its agencies. [41059/25]