1933. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of people who attained qualification in early years childcare in each of the years from 2004 to 2024; and the QQI/FETEC level attained, in tabular form. [12831/25]
1960. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the annual amount claimed by special advisers attached to him or his Department outside of their regular salary, since 1 March 2020 to date in 2025, by mileage claim and amount, subsistence, other vouched expenses and unvouched expenses; and if the travel episode and or journey related to same will be included in the response. [11769/2…
1961. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his attention has been drawn to other State agencies and if his own Government Department have used any of the same IT services providers as the Arts Council (details supplied) and have experienced cost overruns or encountered delays or other issues with them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11938/25]
1970. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to list the unsuccessful applications for funding under phase 1 and phase 2 of the Community Centre Investment Fund (details supplied), in tabular form; and the supports available for these organisations to reapply or seek alternative funding. [12410/25]
1971. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will provide a schedule of the headings under which he can provide direct funding and-or grant aid to community groups and-or volunteer groups in respect of public realm upgrades and-or enhancements, maintenance of rights of way, walkways and so on; the direct funding he can provide to local authorities for disbursement; and if h…
1972. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will provide a schedule for each local authority of the amount of ORIS funding granted in each of the years 2019 to 2024 and to date in 2025; the heading and or purpose in which the funding was granted; if the funding was unused and or withdrawn and or surrendered back and reason for same; and the further breakdown of the local a…
2. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will provide further details in respect of his plans to review spending by bodies under his remit and-or aegis. [9994/25]
207. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of fighter jets the Government intends to purchase; if he will provide the make and model of the aircraft; the estimated cost of each aircraft; the hourly cost of flight per aircraft; the type of munitions these aircraft will have capability to carry; the circumstances in which the aircraft will be permitted to reach and exceed the spee…
289. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media his plans to address the issue of price gouging in the tourism sector in the context the State hosting high-profile international sporting events and performances. [9995/25]
296. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media his plans to continue funding for the basic income for the arts scheme announced as part of Budget 2025 beyond the current three-year pilot scheme; his plans to establish permanency in respect of this funding; if it will apply to the same cohort of artists who are currently recipients of the payment or if there will b…
317. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount his Department has paid each external security company to provide security personnel at Intreo offices to date in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and the contract with each security company due to expire, in tabular form. [10439/25]
63. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Taoiseach for an update in respect of the Programme Plan for Child Well-being 2023-2025. [4927/25]
221. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he and or his officials and or Defence Forces personnel have communicated to any of their Ministerial or Departmental colleagues and or third parties in respect of drone delivery operations and or operators in the context of Casement Aerodrome in 2023, 2024 or to date in 2025; the nature of those communications; and if such operations are inclu…
425. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he has engaged with Fáilte Ireland in respect of a building in Dublin city centre (details supplied); the amount expended by Failte Ireland on maintaining the integrity of the building on an annual basis since it closed to-date in 2025; if the OPW has been consulted in respect of the building since it closed to-dat…
506. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the number and value of claims by Gardaí that were injured during the course of their duties, processed by the State Claims Agency, in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025. [9216/25]
31. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education her plans to address the issue of the shortage of school places in Kildare. [6505/25]
46. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education her plans to ensure every child and young person seeking a school place in County Kildare will be offered same in 2025/2026 and 2026/2027 academic years. [7552/25]
351. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will engage with the HSE to identify ways to alleviate the recruitment and retention crisis regarding children's disability network teams in north Kildare. [8947/25]
359. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will publish the offer from a provider (details supplied). [8892/25]
417. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the amount paid in legal costs to each of the top ten legal firms representing plaintiffs in medical negligence cases in to date in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of cases payments relate to, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8905/25]
418. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the overall legal bill to the State Claims Agency in medical negligence cases in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025. [8906/25]
419. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the amount paid out in legal costs to each of the top ten named legal firms representing the agency in medical negligence cases in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of cases payments relate to, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8907/25]
420. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of claims ongoing by the State Claims Agency in relation to late diagnosis and missed diagnosis in relation to failings in the CervicalCheck screening programme; the number of cases settled; the total amount paid out in claims to date; and the legal costs of the cases to date. [8908/25]
422. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health if she will engage with the HSE to ensure that Kildare North is future-proofed with regard to its provision of primary care centres, particularly in relation to separate centres for Maynooth and Leixlip. [8945/25]
423. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a rationale for the HSE expending approximately €2 million on non-emergency vehicles in 2024, if she will examine same in the context of value for money; and if she and-or the HSE produced a VFM report in respect of the expenditure. [8946/25]