Sinéad Gibney

1258. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether he would be supportive of including Gaelic games on the primary school curriculum in order to give each child a chance to access and play our national sports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43887/25]

1259. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether he would be supportive of including Gaelic games on the primary school curriculum in order to give each child a chance to access and play our national sports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43888/25]

1303. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department is taking to ensure the implementation of the public sector equality and human rights duty in the operation of her Department and any related state bodies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44243/25]

1304. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department is taking to ensure the implementation of the public sector equality and human rights duty in the public procurement practices of her Department and any related state bodies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44247/25]

1354. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his Department is considering measures to expand the basic income for artists scheme in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42290/25]

1381. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of full time equivalents directly employed by his Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form. [43655/25]

1382. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy, and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43673/25]

1383. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the way he will ensure that artists, musicians and arts workers are not negatively impacted by any findings of the review of the Arts Council; and that funding levels are not decreased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43959/25]

1384. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether his Department has plans for the development and promotion of amateur and community theatre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43960/25]

1385. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his plans to ensure decision-making in the granting of monies directly from his Department to arts festivals and organisations is done in an equitable and transparent manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43961/25]

1630. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of full time equivalents directly employed by his Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43663/25]

1631. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy, and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43681/25]

1634. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new social homes that have been brought into use in the last two years, broken down by local authority, number of bedrooms, and newbuilds, in tabular form. [43714/25]

1678. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding data across all local authorities for the tenant-in-situ scheme since its introduction in 2023, broken down by month, local authority, and whether the funds were used, in tabular form. [44169/25]

1838. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Social Protection whether his Department is aware of pension vesting practices for defined-benefit pensions pre-2000 which allow companies to deny employees with fewer than five years’ service their accrued pension rights; whether his Department has any plans to retrospectively protect the effected employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42977/25]

1861. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of full-time equivalents directly employed by his Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form. [43667/25]

1862. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Social Protection whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43685/25]

2036. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department is aware of Palestinian students being refused student visas as their scholarships provided through public third level students are not “official Government scholarships”; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42296/25]

2037. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his Department’s position on the denial of visas to Palestinian students as their scholarships, which are funded by public universities, are not “official Government scholarships”; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42297/25]

2038. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has examined the wider impact of the Communications (Interception and Lawful Access) Bill on privacy of individuals; if the infringement of privacy, including proposals which may lead to an end to encrypted messaging, is proportional to the public policy aims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42298/25]

2039. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department is examining the expansion of family reunion schemes for Palestinian refugees in Ireland similar to current schemes applied to Syrian and Afghan refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42299/25]

2121. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of full time equivalents directly employed by his Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form. [43664/25]

2122. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy, and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43682/25]

2125. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his position on the requirement for nightclubs to apply for a special exemption order for each night they are operating at great direct and legal costs to their business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43958/25]

2144. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration given significant concerns regarding EU plans for third country deportation, the steps he is taking to assess the consequences of such measures as well as the historical issues associated with such programmes before choosing to opt-in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44266/25]