Paul Donnelly

929. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the CEOs or equivalent he has formally met with from each State agency under the remit of the Department to date in 2026, in tabular form. [18683/26]

1130. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if all removals from a list (details supplied) or exceeding the income threshold for 2025/2026 could be postponed until the review is completed. [20752/26]

1160. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the percentage of applications for carer's allowance that were refused in 2025, in tabular form. [18685/26]

1270. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of protests which took place outside Leinster House that required additional Garda resources and physical barriers to be erected in the years of 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [18686/26]

1271. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 699 of 12 November 2025, if the necessary information from the Garda authorities has been supplied to him in order for this parliamentary question to be answered. [18687/26]

1272. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of cases involving the seizure of scrambler bikes or quad bikes that resulted in a prosecution file being prepared by gardaí in the years of 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [18688/26]

1401. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of applications for an extension of student conditions (ESTC) received in each of the past five years to date; the total number of those specific applications that resulted in the granting of a Stamp 1 permission, allowing the holder to work without an employment permit; the specific criteria and exceptional grounds on which these Stamp 1 permissions were assessed and awarded; and of those applicants who were successfully awarded a Stamp 1 permission, the number which had an Irish Residence Permit (IRP) card that expired prior to a decision being reached on their application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20753/26]

1514. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE speech and language therapist posts, by grade, that were filled at Blanchardstown CDNT as of 3 March 2026; and the average waiting time for same. [18684/26]

1734. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant ophthalmic surgeon posts filled within the cataract unit of the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, in tabular form. [18691/26]

1735. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of recruitment campaigns CHI undertook in the UK in 2025 and to date in 2026 to encourage Irish trained nurses, doctors, radiographers and so on to return home and work at the new National Children's Hospital; and the number of persons that expressed an interest in returning home. [18692/26]

1736. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if each HSE dental clinic within CHO7 have dedicated decontamination rooms and full x-ray facilities, in tabular form. [18693/26]

258. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the unfair housing allocation caps for families who may be ten years plus on a housing list, being deemed over the threshold due to family members becoming working age or promotion or social welfare increases and so on, in that timeframe; and is there plans to address this practice. [6197/26]

391. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of homeless families and single members of the Traveller community; and the length of time they have been homeless and in homeless accommodation, in tabular form. [17910/26]

442. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school was not included in the announced list of projects, confirmation of the school’s current position within future phases of the National Development Plan; the realistic timeline for redevelopment or significant investment. [16480/26]

659. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to introduce a bridging right to work for international graduates (details supplied) on Stamp 1G who have submitted valid, in-time extension applications, similar to maintained status in Canada, Section 3C leave in the United Kingdom, Bridging Visa A in Australia, and interim visa arrangements in New Zealand. [16514/26]

811. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there plans to increase horse seizure operations under the Control of Horses Act 1996; and the number of prosecutions have resulted from these activities. [14003/26]

812. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that are in place to ensure seized horses are protected and re-homed. [14004/26]

813. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is coordination between Gardaí, local councils and animal welfare organisations to address repeat offenders of (sulky) road racing. [14005/26]

19. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the plans that have been put in place to protect those who lose their job through the advancement of AI. [12297/26]

163. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on the difficulty posed by auto enrolment for TUSLA-funded projects (details supplied). [12268/26]

259. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health for an update regarding the ongoing delays for public speech and language therapy services in Dublin North-West, and any proposed interventions to alleviate the waiting time. [12936/26]

250. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she spoke with the US House of Representatives speaker during her recent visit to Washington DC. [11600/26]

292. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the help available to single people who work full time and live alone in their own home to deal with the spiralling cost of energy, and in particular gas. [12547/26]

294. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of contracts his Department in the years of 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the nature of services this company (details supplied) has provided to the Department in each of the years in question; the amount his Department has paid this company for such services in each of the years in question, in tabular form. [11601/26]

359. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the amount that Iarnród Éireann spent on security services in 2025; the amount that is expected to be spent in 2026. [11602/26]