Paul Donnelly

211. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the Government will consider reducing VAT on new builds to 9% and put measures in place to ensure developers do not increase prices even more as a result. [31866/26]

113. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport if a bus from Dublin 15 to Dublin Airport (N8 Route) has now been put back further to 2027. [18384/26]

217. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Defence the number of trained pilots, aircrew and technical staff assigned to each aircraft type within the Air Corps; and the current vacancy rates. [31804/26]

218. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Defence if there are plans to put out a tender seeking expression of interest from companies worldwide regarding the replacement of naval ship LE Niamh. [31805/26]

244. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of permits that DAA issued for allowing taxi drivers to pick up customers at Dublin Airport in 2025 and to-date in 2026; and the criteria that needs to be met for a permit to be issued to taxi drivers. [31798/26]

245. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the percentage of Bus Éireann PSO fleet that is currently fully wheelchair accessible; and the estimated cost needed to ensure the remainder of the PSO fleet is wheelchair accessible. [31799/26]

379. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of competitions, by rank that were held for sworn Gardaí to apply to join the Garda National Immigration Bureau in 2025 and to-date in 2026; and the number of Gardaí, by rank, that applied in each competition. in tabular form. [31800/26]

380. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will report on Garda Operation Meacan; and the number of e-scooters and e-bikes that have been seized under this operation to date. [31801/26]

427. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the funding allocated to CDNTs in CHO9 in 2025 and 2026; and the estimated funding required to eliminate current waiting lists within this CDNT. [31796/26]

428. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE social workers, by grade posts, filled at Hartstown CDNT as of 23 April 2026, in tabular form. [31797/26]

468. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant neurosurgeons based at Beaumont Hospital that are only dealing with and treating public patients. [31802/26]

469. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of opened and staffed high-dependency unit beds at Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown as of 23 April 2026, in tabular form. [31803/26]

316. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Defence if permission is required from her for the participation of members of the Irish Defence Forces in foreign military 'competitions'. [29787/26]

317. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Defence if she is aware of Irish Defence Forces members participating in military competitions with the Israeli Defence Forces; and if confirmed, her views on such on participation. [29788/26]

999. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene to ensure that the HSE prioritises a conclusion to the skyclarys reimbursement negotiations (details supplied); and her views on whether the current delay aligns with the equitable access promised in the newly launched National Rare Disease Strategy 2025-2030. [29564/26]

1001. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the reason the baby alarm and monitor scheme is only available to residents of County Meath, funded by the local HSE, it also appears that similar arrangements exist in Cork and Kerry, but there is still no equivalent support available for deaf parents living in Dublin. [29583/26]

356. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of house calls that doctors from each D-Doc treatment centre carried out during each day of the recent Easter bank holiday weekend; the average time from receipt of call at each D-Doc treatment centre until the doctor arrived at that house in question, in tabular form. [27484/26]

326. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will raise Israel's newly enacted death penalty law formally at the EU Council and the UN Human Rights Council. [26191/26]

336. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount her Department spent on purchasing new State cars and vans for Irish Embassies and Consul General Offices worldwide in 2025 and to-date in 2026 in tabular form. [26675/26]

580. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Defence to outline a list of capital projects within her Department that received EU funding in the years of 2024, 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [26687/26]

581. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Defence if any non-military roles onboard Irish Naval Ships are carried out by suitably qualified civilian persons; and if all roles are met by Permanent Defence Forces personnel. [26688/26]

851. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport if the new train carriages coming into the fleet over the next few years will now include automatic audio announcements reminding commuters when the doors are about to close on that particular train. [26679/26]

852. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport when he last met formally with the CEO of Dublin Port Company; and the topics discussed. [26680/26]

1187. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment If Failte Ireland plans to open their tourism information offices on Sundays in major towns and cities during the peak summer months. [26683/26]

1456. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans to increase funding for a School Completion Programme for 2026/2027 (details supplied). [26002/26]