187. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence the action her Department is taking to address the findings of the European Committee on Social Rights that Ireland is in breach of the European Social Charter due to failure to provide members of the Defence Forces with holiday pay and overtime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12511/26]
191. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence the reasons for delays in key defence projects in the updated Implementation Plan for the Commission on Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12515/26]
198. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence the steps her Department is taking to ensure we have the capacity to deploy anti-drone defences outside Baldonnel airfield; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12514/26]
229. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence whether her Department has conducted any research or analysis on the impact of the abolition of the supplementary pension for members of the Defence Forces on recruitment and retention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12513/26]
331. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence the steps her Department is taking to ensure we have the capacity to deploy anti drone defences outside Baldonnel airfield; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12888/26]
35. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department received any communication from the US government, or was aware of flights (details supplied) deporting Palestinians from the US to the West Bank which refuelled at Shannon Airport in January 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10866/26]
125. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures or supports, his Department plans to implement for SMEs to deal with the rising costs of sending parcels via An Post for businesses and the lowered weight limit for prepaid labels from 10kg to 5kg; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10796/26]
188. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when his Department plans to sign off on the pension increase for An Post pensioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10798/26]
813. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the Gambling Regulation Act 2024 will be fully commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9772/26]
65. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether her Department has concerns regarding the ability of citizens to exercise their rights under GDPR and the EU AI Act being undermined by the provisions currently proposed in the digital omnibus simplification packages; whether these concerns have been raised in early discussions on the packages; and if she will make a statement on the m…
67. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on her Department’s stance on the amendments to the EU-Morocco trade deal; the use of provisional application for the deal; the way in which it interacts with the right to self-determination of the Sahrawi people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8707/26]
79. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether her Department will prioritise overseas aid and development as a key topic during the EU presidency, particularly in the context of decreasing overseas development aid budgets across Europe, and the impact those cuts are having on communities around the world; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8704/26]
109. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps her Department is taking to support the establishment of a humanitarian corridor in northern Syria; the action being taken diplomatically to protect the Kurdish population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8706/26]
122. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the progress of 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. [8705/26]
143. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her Department’s position on the digital omnibus, particularly relating to the proposed changes to the EU AI Act; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1737/26]
228. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her Department’s stance on the digital omnibus proposal, in its current form, as published by the European Commission; to outline any changes they will seek to the proposal or concerns they have on its contents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5597/26]
448. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of family reunification applications that were granted in 2025; the breakdown of those grants according to whether the sponsor was a person with refugee status or a person eligible for subsidiary protection; and the average number of family members granted permission per successful family reunification application in each …
462. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps his Department has taken to assess and address the impact of the recent decision in the High Court (details supplied) which will impact the governing of construction contract payments under the Construction Contracts Act 2013; if he will ensure that companies are not at risk of payment requests being wrongfully ignored witho…
111. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department is concerned about the rising rate of long-term unemployment and the rising rate of youth unemployment, which stands at nearly three times the average unemployment rate, according to the CSO; the measures his Department is taking to find the cause and address these issues in the Irish labour market; and if he wi…
129. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will reconsider the three-year delay to the introduction of the living wage, which has been postponed until January 2029; if his Department is keeping the decision to delay under constant review, in line with the recommendations of the Low Pay Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1740/26]
130. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the potential redundancies of 400 AI workers taking place at a company (details supplied); if his Department has engaged with the company on this issue; the steps his Department is taking to protect jobs in the tech sector amid increasing labour displacement; and if he will make a statement on the ma…
138. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his plans to address the decrease in tourist numbers in 2025 and the overreliance on the North American market in the Irish tourism industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1738/26]
175. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department is concerned about the rising rate of long-term unemployment, and youth unemployment, which stands at nearly three times the average unemployment rate, according to the CSO; the measures his Department is taking to find the cause and address these issues in the labour market; and if he will make a statement on the ma…
198. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Taoiseach to provide a list of AI pilot projects which have taken place in his Department within the past 12 months; the expenditure associated with those projects; and whether they are still ongoing, in tabular form. [74142/25]
233. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a list of AI pilot projects which have taken place in her Department within the past 12 months; the expenditure associated with those projects; and whether they are still ongoing, in tabular form. [74134/25]