298. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has adopted a policy or guidelines regarding the approval of applications for the transport of munitions of war on Irish-registered aircraft and through Irish airspace since the Minister has taken office; if he will provide details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11057/25]
402. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Finance whether recently announced ReArm Europe plans by Ursula von der Leyen, particularly the announcement of more flexible use of EU funding towards defence investment, will result in Irish taxpayers' money being used to fund arms manufacturing, lethal military aid, and other potential breaches of Ireland's military neutrality at an EU level; and if he will make a s…
468. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform whether recently announced ReArm Europe plans by Ursula von der Leyen, particularly the announcement of more flexible use of EU funding towards defence investment, will result in Irish taxpayers' money being used to fund arms manufacturing, lethal military aid, and other potential breaches of Ireland's m…
474. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide details of the allocation of the EU’s social cohesion funding in Ireland from 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11574/25]
510. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a timeline for the raising of paid sick leave to seven days, and ultimately ten days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10781/25]
511. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his officials have engaged with the Department of Health on the public health benefits of an increase to paid sick leave for employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10782/25]
512. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to report on the public health benefits of an increase to paid sick leave for employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10783/25]
518. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide the costings for spending by the Design and Crafts Council Ireland on legal fees to date on this issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11055/25]
1224. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice the number of individuals who were refused leave to land; the number that received a refusal at each border or port in 2024; if they received refusal in writing; the number of those who subsequently applied for international protection in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12900/25]
371. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health if she will consider making available a PCRS-funded primary care scheme, whereby appropriately trained GP teams and community pharmacies would be enabled to provide these services directly to people who require them, on a similar basis to the scheme for long-acting reversible contraception; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8644/25]
7. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will outline the proposal to remove the triple lock protection for approving overseas deployment of Irish troops; the protections to be put in place to ensure the integrity of Irish peacekeeping operations is maintained in the absence of UN approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6399/25]
53. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is developing plans for maintaining essential services, in the interim and longer term, of Irish non-governmental agencies engaged in humanitarian and global health work disrupted by the Presidential executive order by President Trump halting most US humanitarian and global health funding; if this would be done through emergency contin…
54. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he intends utilising the Irish Presidency of the EU to communicate the need for Europe to conduct an immediate review of its policy and actions in relation to the provision of humanitarian and global health funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8642/25]
55. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will consider having Ireland be the 40th country to formally join the UNAID's Global Partnership for Action to eliminate all forms of HIV-related stigma and discrimination and consider this as part of the program for the Irish Presidency of the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8643/25]
301. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Finance the reason grants to social enterprises are not tax-deductible in the same way they are for registered charities; if consideration has been given to changing this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7271/25]
163. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) within the Department; if any section of his Department currently makes use of AI; the purposes it is utilised for and costs associated with same; and if he has consulted with any consultancy firms in respect of the use of AI. [7052/25]
181. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence, AI, within the Department; if any section of his Department currently makes use of AI; the purposes it is utilised for and costs associated with same; and if he has consulted with any consultancy firms in respect of the use of AI. [7051/25]
229. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if his Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) within the Department; if any section of his Department currently makes use of AI; the purposes it is utilised for and costs associated with same; and if he has consulted with any consultancy firms in respect of the use of AI. [70…
257. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) within the Department; if any section of his Department currently makes use of AI; the purposes it is utilised for and costs associated with same; and if he has consulted with any consultancy firms in respect of the use of AI. [7050/25]
258. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) within the Department; if any section of his Department currently makes use of AI; the purposes it is utilised for and costs associated with same; and if he has consulted with any consultancy firms in respect of the use of AI. [7057/25]
294. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice if his Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) within the Department; if any section of his Department currently makes use of AI; the purposes it is utilised for and costs associated with same; and if he has consulted with any consultancy firms in respect of the use of AI. [7055/25]
302. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) within the Department; if any section of his Department currently makes use of AI; the purposes it is utilised for and costs associated with same; and if he has consulted with any consultancy firms in respect of the use of AI. [7053/25]
319. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) within the Department; if any section of her Department currently makes use of AI; the purposes it is utilised for and costs associated with same; and if she has consulted with any consultancy firms in respect of the use of AI. …
8. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline his Department’s planned response to the US presidential executive order of 31 January 2025, the effect of which is to dismantle the United States Agency for International Development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6578/25]
9. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a formal request to the US ambassador that the US side of all joint consortium arrangements with Irish Aid which were in place at 31 January 2025 be honoured in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6579/25]