Albert Dolan

822. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health for an update on current waiting times for access to mental health support services, particularly in primary care and community settings; the measures being taken to reduce delays in access to counselling, CAMHS; and the additional resources that will be allocated in 2025 to improve mental health provision nationally, and in underserved areas such as east Galway. [32185/25]

876. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health if her Department’s website employs analytics tools (details supplied) that track website traffic using UTM parameters (for example, utm_source); if so, whether any visits have been recorded with a specific parameter or similar identifiers indicating traffic from ChatGPT; and to provide the monthly number of such visits, if recorded, for each of the past 12 months, in tabular form. [32502/25]

962. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department’s website employs analytics tools (details supplied) that track website traffic using UTM parameters (for example, utm_source); if so, whether any visits have been recorded with a specific parameter or similar identifiers indicating traffic from ChatGPT; and to provide the monthly number of such visits, if recorded, for each of the past 12 months, in tabular form. [32501/25]

995. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if his Department’s website employs analytics tools (details supplied) that track website traffic using UTM parameters (for example, utm_source); if so, whether any visits have been recorded with a specific parameter or similar identifiers indicating traffic from ChatGPT; and to provide the monthly number of such visits, if recorded, for each of the past 12 months, in tabular form. [32506/25]

93. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a decision will be made on the allocation of a special needs assistant, SNA, for a school (details supplied); when the subsequent appointment of the SNA will take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30791/25]

304. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide a breakdown of the number of recruitment competitions run by the Public Appointments Service that have utilised ‘reserve panels’ before the interview stage in the past three years; if he will list the competitions where this process has been used; the number of candidates currently on such ‘reserve panels’ across these competitions, given that these candidates have passed the shortlisting stage but have not been called to interview nor given clarity on timelines for further progression; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31427/25]

274. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will confirm that qualified members of the Army, Air Corps and Naval Service can enter promotion competitions for chief of staff and both deputy chief of staff positions. [29447/25]

275. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will confirm that qualified members of the Army, Air Corps and Naval Service were previously able to serve as assistant chief of staff but that this is no longer the case. [29448/25]

276. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence when Defence Forces regulations were amended prohibiting suitably qualified members of the Air Corps and Naval Service from filling the role of assistant chief of staff; the rationale for this decision; and if, in view of the emphasis of the Commission on the Defence Forces on the need for truly joint high-level leadership and the recommendation that the future assistant chief of defence role be a joint appointment, he continues to support the prohibition on suitably qualified members of the Air Corps and Naval Service competing for the position of assistant chief of staff. [29449/25]

394. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Finance the reasons recent interest rate reductions by the European Central Bank have not been passed onto customers by Ireland's retail banks, particularly in relation to variable mortgage rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29293/25]

544. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide clarity on the current criteria and period a teacher must meet in order to be offered a permanent contract; if there are any plans to review or revise this process to ensure fair and timely access to permanency for qualified teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29446/25]

1167. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on the Government's plans to further reduce the cost of childcare for families under the national childcare scheme; the timelines in place for the implementation of any additional cost-reduction measures; and the specific steps being taken to prevent the closure of early years and crèche services and to support the long-term sustainability of the sector. [29292/25]

1352. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the rationale for excluding evorel 100mcg patches from the new hormone replacement therapy (HRT) scheme, given its widespread use as a substitute for estradot, which has been in long-term short supply; the measures being taken to ensure continuity of HRT care for those impacted by the supply shortages of estradot, including the potential inclusion of alternatives such as evorel in the scheme; and if her Department or the HSE is reviewing the classification or coverage of unlicensed but clinically necessary HRT alternatives to ensure equitable access to treatment for all women. [29291/25]

1609. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health if pelvic osteotomy hip dysplasia operations carried out in Galway by consultants from Children’s Health Ireland will be included in the scope of the current review into paediatric orthopaedic surgeries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30518/25]

1648. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures being considered to provide greater financial supports for PAYE families who are just above the threshold for SUSI grants and are bearing significant higher education costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29294/25]

202. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on developments regarding EU-US trade relations. [27441/25]

215. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which he is working with stakeholders to understand the potential impacts on Ireland of EU countermeasures on the US trade measures. [27442/25]

371. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of the proposed new primary school building for Athenry, County Galway; the timeline for the progression of this project through the various planning and construction stages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28886/25]

18. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will next meet. [22997/25]

105. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Taoiseach if framework-based procurement is included in his Department’s reporting of “tendered” procurement in its annual accounts; if so, to distinguish between contracts awarded via framework mini-competition, contracts awarded via direct drawdown from a framework without competition and frameworks run independently by his Department versus those centrally established by the Office of Government Procurement; and to provide the value of procurement for each such category in the past three years. [27028/25]

106. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Taoiseach to provide a list of all framework agreements used by his Department or its agencies since 2022, by name and description of framework; if it was established by his Department, the OGP, or another central/sectoral body; if it is a single-supplier or multi-supplier framework; if drawdowns required mini-competitions; and the total number of contracts and aggregate value of payments made under each framework agreement, by year. [27046/25]

107. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Taoiseach if all drawdowns from frameworks by his Department or its agencies from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2024, valued over €25,000 were accompanied by publication of a contract award notice on the eTenders portal as required by Circular 05/2023; and if not, to list any known contracts where such publication did not occur and the reason. [27064/25]

113. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if framework-based procurement is included in his Department’s reporting of “tendered” procurement in its annual accounts; if so, to distinguish between contracts awarded via framework mini-competition, contracts awarded via direct drawdown from a framework without competition and frameworks run independently by his Department versus those centrally established by the Office of Government Procurement; and to provide the value of procurement for each such category in the past three years. [27020/25]

114. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a list of all framework agreements used by his Department or its agencies since 2022, by name and description of framework; if it was established by his Department, the OGP, or another central/sectoral body; if it is a single-supplier or multi-supplier framework; if drawdowns required mini-competitions; and the total number of contracts and aggregate value of payments made under each framework agreement, by year. [27038/25]

115. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if all drawdowns from frameworks by his Department or its agencies from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2024, valued over €25,000 were accompanied by publication of a contract award notice on the eTenders portal as required by Circular 05/2023; and if not, to list any known contracts where such publication did not occur and the reason. [27056/25]