Aidan Farrelly

702. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost in 2027 of a 7.5% increase on spending under school dental scheme. [52646/26]

703. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE neurologist registrars based at Naas General Hospital as of 3 July 2026, in tabular form. [52647/26]

704. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost in 2027 of a 7.5% uplift in medical interns, GP, basic specialist and higher specialist training places; and the number of additional places this would create, in tabular form. [52648/26]

705. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that were admitted to the national burns unit at St. James's Hospital in 2025 and to-date in 2026; and the average length of stay within this unit in each of those years, in tabular form. [52649/26]

157. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a schedule of the average wait times for NCT tests by NCT test location; if he will provide statistical data in respect of failure, pass and do not drive away results by test centre for each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026. [51591/26]

206. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport if he will clarify in the context of Circular 14/2021 the role of the Project Management Office in his Department; and if he will clarify the date on which his Department notified the Digital Government Oversight Unit (DGOU) and or the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) of issues relating to the train management system. [51229/26]

207. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update in respect of IT projects (details supplied) to include delivering and or development third party; the amount expended to date in respect of consultancy and project management fees; if he will indicate the timeline to rollout of each project; if he will clarify whether each project is currently within budget and if not the amount in excess of budget the project has slipped. [51230/26]

670. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention is drawn to the fact that the operation of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 is, in practice, creating significant barriers for adults with lifelong intellectual disabilities and their families in accessing basic services such as healthcare, dental treatment, and banking. [51592/26]

671. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she accepts that requiring formal decision-making representative orders in circumstances where capacity is clearly and permanently limited is placing an undue administrative and financial burden on ageing family carers, many of whom are already under severe financial pressure. [51593/26]

672. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the assessment that has been made of the impact of DMR application costs, legal complexity, and court-based processes for ordinary families seeking to continue long established caring arrangements for adult children with significant intellectual disabilities. [51594/26]

673. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether she will consider urgent reform to introduce a streamlined, affordable, and proportionate decision making pathway for adults with lifelong and profound intellectual disabilities; and whether she will address the lack of provision for successor decision-makers in the current system. [51596/26]

692. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the safeguards that exist to prevent vulnerable adults being effectively excluded from routine medical and financial decisions due to overly rigid interpretations of consent requirements in everyday settings such as GP surgeries, dental clinics, and financial institutions. [51595/26]

236. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport if he will clarify whether a company (details supplied) have been consulted or have been engaged with to provide support with existing aircraft navigation systems such as ground beacons at Irish airports; if the same company has been consulted or engaged with to provide a replacement of existing system; and if he will provide the details of same and associated cost of those investments. [50716/26]

277. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if new era advised that commercial semi state chief executive officers receive enhanced remuneration and related benefit packages; and if this uplift extends to commercial semi state leadership teams. [50715/26]

282. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he consulted with or sought advice from new era regarding remuneration and related benefits in respect of commercial semi state chief executive officers; if he will detail nature of same; if this uplift extends to commercial semi state leadership teams; if he will provide a schedule of chief executive officers and details of their top rate of pay that has being sanctioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50714/26]

529. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of European Health Insurance cards issued by the HSE in the past seven years to date in 2026; the median time in 2026 to dispatch cards from time of application; the number of instances in which the cards were used in the past three years and to date in 2026; and the liability and or costs incurred in respect of their use. [50632/26]

147. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide and update in respect of the master plan for the future use and enhancement of a location (details supplied); if a public consultation will be initiated; and if consultancy has been sought in respect of the site. [50184/26]

170. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update as to when he expects legislation regarding the transport security force to come before the Houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48781/26]

171. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a timeline in respect of the date on which he expects the first members of the transport security force to be in post. [48782/26]

172. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport if he has developed a business case and developed costings and or budget in respect of establishing and operating the transport security force in the first 24 months; if he has engaged with Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation in respect of same. [48783/26]

173. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of meetings he and or his officials have had with the Garda leadership team regarding the establishment of the transport security force; if he will confirm whether he has formally notified and or engaged with same by way of written and/or email correspondence. [48784/26]

192. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport his plans to establish a new driving test centre in the Leixlip and Celbridge areas. [49114/26]

193. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update in respect of bringing Spencer Dock train station back into use; the amount expended to date on the project; the annual cost of securing the site and building since 2020 to date; and the date on which it is expected to be operational [49118/26]

194. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update in respect of new access to the outer platforms at Connolly station; the amount expended to date on the project; and the date on which the access route is expected to be operational. [49119/26]

195. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update in respect of greater use and expansion of the Docklands train station in the context of DART+ west and north. [49120/26]