217. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if there are two Principal Officers working within the Inland Fisheries Division of the Department, with one Principal Officer dealing solely with legacy issues regarding fisheries legislation and the legality of inland fisheries bye-laws in Special Areas of Conservation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29021/25]
218. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if, given that on Tuesday, 20 May this year, Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) closed the Galway Salmon Weir Fishery until further notice due to high water temperatures, IFI provided any evidence that Atlantic salmon were resident in the weir at the time of closure considering that IFI operates under the aegis of his Department; and i…
395. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners will review its agreement with the Department of Education to label all home tutors as employees of the parents and not employees of the Department of Education in light of the Supreme Court decision in Karshan. [29318/25]
533. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth if, in light of the Karshan Supreme Court ruling, her Department will review its agreement with Revenue to label all home tutors as self-employed for tax purposes when the 'reality of the situation' is that home tutors are paid directly by her Department through the PAYE system and can only be legally adjudged to be employees of her Department. [2…
743. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage is it is the intention of his Department to reclassify the Lough Corrib Catchment as a Heavily Modified Water Body (HMWB) under the EU Water Framework Directive in an attempt to undermine its status as a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) under the EU Habitats Directive as well as a means to validate the presence of invasive fre…
806. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Housing Agency will be provided with additional resources in 2026 via Budget 2026, in order that it can commence the work of regulating the owners' management companies sector, as promised in the Programme for Government. [29670/25]
832. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration has been given to increasing the income threshold for cost rental housing outside of Dublin, in particular taking into consideration the number of dependents that are in a household; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30045/25]
888. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on plans to abolish the carer’s allowance means test; and when this change is expected to be implemented. [29245/25]
890. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department will review its agreement with the Department of Education to label all home tutors as self-employed and not employees of the Department of Education in light of the Supreme Court decision in Karshan. [29319/25]
1022. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the regulations which were drafted in February 2022 for dealing with apartment service charges and sinking funds will be put in place; and if will be before the end of 2025. [29669/25]
1088. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine given that the Cong Salmon Hatchery run by Inland Fisheries Ireland in county Galway is not located within a special area of conservation, the reason the licence for its operation is to be subject to an initial appropriate assessment screening under the EU Habitats Directive when the current licence is renewed in 2027; and if he will…
1537. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number the number of beds for the western region in residential addiction services currently and in each quarter of 2025 and 2026; if beds will be available for the western region from September 2025; the work being carried out to expand access to addiction services in the west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30061/25]
1538. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to provide a detox unit in the west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30062/25]
1614. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the regulations in place on HHC vapes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30523/25]
1615. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the information campaigns available, specifically for young people, on HHC vapes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30524/25]
79. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide some details on the work his accelerating infrastructure task force will be undertaking; what we can expect by way of the reports it will produce; and the assurances in place that the recommendations it makes will be acted upon. [27880/25]
81. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform his plans to reform the OPW following the latest report from an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27881/25]
104. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will identify when he is planning on having a review of the protected disclosures regime, given recent criticism of the ongoing reprisals whistleblowers face; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27884/25]
148. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform regarding the procurement review, if he will outline the timelines relevant to the process. [27883/25]
153. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to outline the progress that has been made on the National Development Plan review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27885/25]
304. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform his plans to address the issue of abnormally low tenders in large capital projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27882/25]
87. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence in relation to the two new custom made boats/ships purchased by his Department, to clarify what will become of the two older boats they are replacing. [27955/25]
88. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to confirm the cost of the overhaul of the LÉ Niamh; the number of crew the boat currently has; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27956/25]
145. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he can provide the full year cost of funding five additional procurement specialists to establish a new Public Procurement Ombudsman in 2026 within the general Office of the Ombudsman; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27964/25]
146. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he can provide the cost savings to the State in the year 2026 from a reduction in the salary top up of politicians including an Taoiseach, an Tánaiste, Ministers and Ministers of State by 25%, 50% and 75%, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27965/25]