Sinéad Gibney
Written
14 Apr 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
3473. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide a list of AI pilot projects which have taken place in his Department within the past three months; the expenditure associated with those projects; and whether they are still ongoing, in tabular form. [25797/26]
3508. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide a list of AI pilot projects which have taken place in his Department within the past three months; the expenditure associated with those projects; and whether they are still ongoing, in tabular form. [25802/26]
85. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her Department’s position on the incursions into southern Lebanon by Israel and the displacement of over a million people by Israel in Lebanon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22943/26]
118. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Ireland’s policy on the defence of the protections within the European Convention on Human Rights, particularly on the Article 3 and Article 8 protections of the ECHR which were the subject of a letter signed by Ireland in December; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22944/26]
120. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the actions her Department is taking to assist Irish citizens trying to get home from the Middle East; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22945/26]
145. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps her Department is taking to progress the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22946/26]
152. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her Department’s position on the illegal US and Israeli war on Iran; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22942/26]
400. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has engaged with the NTA to ensure live service disruptions on public transport is communicated on other platforms besides a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20848/26]
597. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures his Department will bring forward to address the lack of access to the industrial relations system faced by people who have been retired for more than six months and have faced occupational pension cuts and zero increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20849/26]
114. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department has raised concerns that the new policy on family reunification will have a knock on impact on the recruitment of non-EEA workers in Ireland, particularly those on General Employment Permits; the steps his Department is taking to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17866/26]
204. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the evidence base, if any, his Department has on the impact of tightening family reunification rules on retention and recruitment problems identified in the Department of Finance’s Future Forty: Ireland’s Demographic Outlook published in September 2025; the engagement across departments to rectify this issue; and if he will make a st…
205. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to the impact of tightened family reunification criteria on the labour market, as detailed in the NESC (Council Paper No.171, December 2025) and the Future Forty: Ireland’s Demographic Outlook published in September 2025: whether he has raised concerns about labour market impacts and the ability of bus…
212. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the evidence base, if any, his Department has on the impact of tightening family reunification rules on retention and recruitment problems identified in the Department of Finance’s Future Forty: Ireland’s Demographic Outlook published in September 2025; the way in which this issue was considered in the revision of the Non-EEA Family …
213. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department assessed the knock on impact of the new policy on family reunification will have a knock on impact on the recruitment of non-EEA workers in Ireland, particularly those on general employment permits; whether they carried out an SME test on the policy; the steps his Department is taking to address this issue; and…
134. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the steps his Department is taking to update the codes of practice for live events, particularly live music events, to better facilitate live music performance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17202/26]
179. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the effort his Department is making to support the League of Ireland men’s and women’s leagues, and domestic football, in light of vast growth in attendance and viewership over the last period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16800/26]
192. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the efforts his Department are making to support wider diversity and participation in sport from underrepresented groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16798/26]
195. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether his Department has any concerns around the planned Ireland versus Israel Nations League fixtures; the engagement his Department has had with the FAI on the fixtures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16799/26]
397. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to outline the research undertaken by, or commissioned by, his Department on the four day week; to summarise the findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16967/26]
534. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the steps his Department is taking to support wider diversity and participation in sport from underrepresented groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17204/26]
535. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether his Department has concerns regarding the planned Ireland v Israel Nations League fixtures; the engagement his Department has had with the FAI on the fixtures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17205/26]
6. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps his Department is taking to support SMEs with rising delivery and postage costs, and the impact of those increased costs on their competitiveness and ability to do business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13367/26]
25. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department will consider introducing protections for workers in the case of severe weather events in order that they are not placed in undue danger or financially penalised for being unable to attend their workplace during severe weather; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13368/26]
35. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on the setting up of the proposed national AI office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13369/26]
143. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence to provide an update on the planned legislation to abolish the triple lock; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12885/26]