1268. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an updated version of the table on page 18 of the National Student Accommodation Strategy (2017), that details existing purpose-built student accommodation bedspaces, broken down by cities, for the academic year 2025-2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10211/26]
93. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will advance the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025, for goods and services, with urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8694/26]
300. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to a recent report from Canada in November 2025 that shows the extent of the failings of a mandatory pretrial disclosure system, and the significant psychological harm caused even by the possibility of disclosure; and to provide the reasoning for legislating for mandatory pretrial disclosure in the C…
172. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether section 14 authorisations under the Fisheries (Consolidation) Act 1959 has ever been issued to Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) for the restocking of invasive pike greater than 85cm in length into Lough Corrib SAC during stock management operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7511/26]
173. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his attention has been drawn to Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) forwarding a 2026 Corrib Catchment Stock Management Plan to key angling stakeholders, on 13 November 2025; given the specific intentions of IFI in the plan the reason his Department is still retaining the Pike Conservation Bye-Law (No. 809) 2006 and the Conservation …
174. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason his Department is retaining inland fisheries legislation that protects non-native and invasive freshwater fish in the State such as pike and roach as water bodies, given these species will not meet high EQR status for EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) purposes due to their presence, considering the recent European Court…
175. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will confirm whether salmon angling stakeholders and/or salmon advocacy groups threatened legal action against his Department; if the proposed Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme (Amendment) Regulations for the 2026 season were signed off in late December 2025 as planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7…
176. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the publication of the Western Lakes Management Plan; the reasons for its continued deferral since September 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7515/26]
177. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will confirm that the Lough Corrib catchment will be open for Atlantic salmon harvesting by rod and line angling from 1 February 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7517/26]
178. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when he envisages that a permanent CEO of Inland Fisheries Ireland will be in situ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7518/26]
179. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the updated timeline for the publishing of the Heads of Bill for the new Inland Fisheries (Consolidation) Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7519/26]
530. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to a change in SNA allocation at a school (details supplied) which will be reduced by two full-time SNA staff from September 2026; the reason for this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8081/26]
543. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of post primary school places in Galway city for each academic year from 2022 to 2026, in tabular form; whether there was a surplus or shortage for previous years; the number of students in Galway city who are currently waiting for a post primary school place offer for 2026/2027; if there was a reduction for 2026/2027; the reason for th…
647. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider introducing a Bill for Lough Corrib SAC, which mirrors the intentions of the proposed 2023 Private Members’ River Boyne Task Force Bill 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7520/26]
648. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the National Parks and Wildlife Service have engaged with Lough Corrib trout angling clubs and stakeholders regarding the potential threat of quagga mussels (dreissena rostriformis bugensis) to the lake, considering their very recent colonisation of Lower Lough Erne; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7521/26]
652. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of HAP tenancies in Galway City and Galway County in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [7735/26]
653. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he would consider increasing the Homeless HAP rate in Galway City and County from 35% to 50% given the high rents in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7736/26]
735. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason his Department is putting resources into reviewing existing carers allowance applications given the move towards abolishing the means test for this payment; if his attention has been drawn to the stress that carers experience when they receive letters which indicate that their means are being review and that they may have to make repaymen…
736. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on plans to abolish the carers allowance means test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8266/26]
984. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the steps she has taken to ensure urgent access to Welireg (belzutifan) for a young adult with von Hippel-Lindau disease; whether compassionate or exceptional access mechanisms are available while national reimbursement processes are ongoing; the safeguards currently in place to protect such patients from avoidable permanent harm during administrative delays; …
1038. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the lack of dental services for persons with disabilities due to overcrowding in Galway University Hospital; the number of patients that have been seen in Galway University Hospital for this service in each of the years, 2023, 2024, and 2025; the number of patients currently on the waiting list for this service as of January…
1061. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Mairéad Farrell den Aire Sláinte an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas maidir leis an gcinneadh chun an tseirbhís teiripe urlabhra a aistriú ó Leitir Mór go dtí an Tulach i gContae na Gaillimhe; cén tionchar a imreoidh an cinneadh sin ar pháistí atá ag freastal ar an tseirbhís sin sa gceantar iargúlta i gConamara; agus an raibh aon comhairliúchán ag a Roinn agus ag Feidhmeannacht na Seirbhíse Sláinte lei…
48. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 262 of 26 November 2025, if he will provide an update on the accessibility audit now that planning has been granted on an application Ref No 2561595 in Ros a Mhíl Harbour; if there will be consultation with islanders or representatives of organisations representing people with physical disabilities…
55. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the recent revelations regarding an organisation (detail supplied) that sources Brazilian beef as a raw material for the products it supplies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7002/26]
142. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to independent students who have become estranged from their families after the age of 18 years, but are struggling to provide sufficient documentation to prove their independence in order that they can access SUSI; if he plans to revise the rules regarding eligibility to b…