James Geoghegan

16. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach for an update in relation to establishment of the new disability unit within his Department. [7953/25]

108. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the issue of ghost buses and inaccurate live communication of bus arrival times in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9172/25]

153. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if in the context of the almost 10,000 extra people who will soon live in the Poolbeg glass bottle site development, if he will support the acceleration of the extension of the Luas red line to Poolbeg as part of the NDP review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9173/25]

403. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education if she will assist in the issues raised (details supplied) to ensure the State’s investment in a new school is not damaged and the final elements can be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9709/25]

465. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 495 of 16 February and No. 598 of 25 February 2025, given it is possible to track journeys of individual applications, if a research sampling exercise can be undertaken to provide an answer, under each specified sub-category reflective of that research sampling, to the original question asked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9284/25]

619. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the HSE carries out international recruitment campaigns to recruit occupational therapists or speech and language therapists; if she will provide details of such a campaign; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9376/25]

699. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if the HSE carries out international recruitment campaigns to recruit occupational therapists or speech and language therapists; if she will provide details of such a campaign; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9377/25]

707. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if the 34 new whole-time equivalent positions for the agencies involved in the HSE’s medicines pricing and reimbursement system, as initially prescribed in February 2023, have now been successfully filled; whether they have commenced their engagement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9516/25]

708. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health the actions to be undertaken regarding the Programme for Government commitment to “work towards a more coordinated approach at European level, akin to the Benelux agreement, to leverage benefits similar to those achieved during the Covid-19 vaccination programme”; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9517/25]

167. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update in relation to plans for a site (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8904/25]

208. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 167 of 20 February 2025, if he will inform Dublin Port, and ask the National Transport Authority (NTA) to inform Dublin Port, that the NTA has instructed a company (details supplied) in the context of their live planning application which is before An Bord Pleanála; if he will seek a report from Dublin Port, which can be furnished to this Deputy, as to whether the proposed construction of a new bridge across the River Liffey as part of the southern port access route could involve a joint project with the NTA and Transport Infrastructure Ireland to facilitate the crossing of a Luas on such a bridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8989/25]

290. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason an application by a person (details supplied) was rejected; if the application could be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8990/25]

291. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 398 of 5 February 2025 and 183 of 20 February 2025, his views in respect of a tourism accommodation levy in light of the Minister for Finance’s reply that such a levy, if introduced, would be collected at a local level, by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8994/25]

292. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has any plans to revoke S.I. No. 376/2023 in light of the Programme for Government’s commitment to utilise State lands to develop appropriate State-owned facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8995/25]

367. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 322 of 20 February 2025, if she will highlight by reference to the specific text provided in the reply which sentence or set of sentences replied to the specific question asked; if she agrees that the commitment contained in the programme for Government as set out in the parliamentary question is a brand new policy which is without prejudice to all of the previous policies set out in the reply to the parliamentary question; if she is committed to implementing the commitment made in the programme for Government to extend the national childcare scheme to childminders working in the family home, with sensible regulations that fit home-based care; how that specific commitment will be fulfilled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8988/25]

368. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 187 of 19 February 2025, if the Health Service Executive could respond to this Deputy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8991/25]

369. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 188 of 19 February 2025, if the Health Service Executive could respond to this Deputy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8992/25]

426. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if she could ask the HSE to identify, by reference to name, address and eircode, all buildings or land owned by the HSE located in Dublin 2, 4 and 6, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8993/25]

14. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his views on whether there is a need to enhance the community use of the playing pitches at Cathal Brugha Barracks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6099/25]

25. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence when he expects the report by the Defence Forces in relation to the suitability for renovation of the derelict homes owned by his Department at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6098/25]

47. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach the way the new disability unit within his Department will function. [4438/25]

48. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach how the new disability unit within his Department will function. [4798/25]

123. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what steps she intends to take to implement the programme for Government commitment to extend the national childcare scheme to childminders working in the family home with sensible regulations that fit home-based care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7879/25]

145. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she agrees that childcare providers’ administrative burden is too high; the steps she will take to alleviate that burden, particularly for smaller providers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7878/25]

356. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total number of critical skills employment permits that have been granted between 2020 and 2024 and to date in 2025 for categories (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7228/25]