Aidan Farrelly

68. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Departments plans to expand Ireland's diplomatic presence across South Africa. [56922/26]

277. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Defence the number of WTE IT specialists at the grade of Higher Executive Officer that are based within her Department as of 16 July 2026, in tabular form. [56915/26]

373. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport if he plans, in conjunction with the Garda Commissioner, to develop a driving permit specific to members of An Garda Síochána who drive service vehicles in the course of their duties, similar to the Defence Forces AF154 permit system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55290/26]

490. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport to outline the staff grade levels of personnel of the airport search unit at Dublin Airport [56914/26]

782. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to estimate the annual cost of raising the personal exemption on capital gains tax from the existing €1,270 per annum to €2,500 per annum. [57155/26]

788. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated amount that could be raised by increasing the dividend withholding tax on REITs and IREFs from 25% to 33%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57350/26]

789. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated annual cost of capital gains tax relief under section 604A; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57351/26]

894. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of WTE qualified legal advisers currently working within his Department, in tabular form. [56921/26]

1019. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the names of external companies that are contracted to provide cleaning and security personnel to his Department in the years of 2025 and to-date in 2026; when the contracts will be next scheduled for renewal [56919/26]

2. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the commitment in Opportunities for Youth: National Strategy for Youth Work and Related Services 2024-2028 to produce a workforce development strategy; if an advisory group has, or is intended to be, set up; the terms of reference for the group; if pay and conditions are to be considered as part of the strategy; if she intends to publish the findings of the surveys and consultations undertaken to date to inform the strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53905/26]

102. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth when arrangements for the youth capital funding scheme for 2026 will be finalised and released; if funding will be released under the youth capital funding scheme for 2026 have to be drawn down and spent within the 2026 calendar year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53907/26]

247. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide the outcome of all appeals made to the NTA in respect of vehicle clamping to date in 2026 (details supplied). [54451/26]

538. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health her plans to improve waiting times for patients referred to the Centre for Obesity Management in St. Columcille’s Hospital, Loughlinstown from its current six years to a maximum of 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54498/26]

128. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a schedule, by local authority in respect of the amount of funding he allocated for local, national road improvement and or maintenance in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026. [52917/26]

183. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has sought EU funding to cover the cost of purchasing additional backscatter vans for the Revenue Commissioners. [52650/26]

184. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number and the cost of disposal, of nitrous oxide canisters seized by the Revenue Commissioners in 2025 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he has consulted with the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications in respect of managing discarded nitrous oxide canisters in the context of the National Hazardous Waste Management Plan (details supplied). [52661/26]

198. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount paid by insurance companies to injured parties in respect of damage and injuries relating to e-bike, e-scooter and scrambler collisions in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026. [53200/26]

247. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the estimated cost in 2027 if the budget for the Strategic Air Access Fund was doubled. [52654/26]

301. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update in respect of a school (details supplied); and the date on which the addendum report sent to her Department for consideration will clear a review by officials. [52989/26]

401. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount expended by the NPWS in respect of clearing and disposing of illegally dumped materials on sites it manages in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, by year, site and amount expended; and the steps the NPWS has taken to mitigate and prevent dumping on its sites. [52988/26]

487. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 663 of 16 June 2026, if the relevant information has been provided to him from the Garda authorities for the PQ to be answered. [52653/26]

493. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of e-scooters, e-bikes and scramblers seized by an Garda Síochána in the Kildare, Wicklow and Meath/ Louth divisions in 2025 and to date in 2026; if he will provide a breakdown by vehicle type and numbers seized; the number of same returned to owners. [52708/26]

523. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons who successfully renewed their visa in 2025; the number that are currently waiting in excess of 12 weeks; the number that were waiting in excess of 12 weeks in 2025; the number that have applied to renew to date in 2026; of those who were successful in their application to renew in 2026, the number that had to wait in excess of 12 weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52947/26]

545. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide a schedule of the number of PSA licences refused, revoked or not renewed by the Private Security Authority since the authority came into existence; and if he will clarify whether applicants for licences must provide tax compliance certificates as part of an application for a licence to operate, in tabular form. [53212/26]

645. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated cost in 2027 if the budget for TUSLA increased by 12.5%. [52655/26]