Ann Graves

579. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health the specific measures that will be put in place to protect the independent, community-led role of local drug and alcohol task forces under the proposed regional governance arrangements in the draft National Drugs Strategy 2026-2029; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18101/26]

580. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health whether, under the proposed regional structures in the draft National Drugs Strategy 2026-2029, all public funding for community-based drug services, including local drug and alcohol task forces, will be pooled at HSE health region level; what safeguards will be put in place to prevent dilution of funding to areas of high deprivation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18102/26]

621. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department can be flexible when considering an application (details supplied); and if he will consider amending the relevant legislation to ensure that women born before 1946 are eligible for the home carer scheme. [16237/26]

743. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people with intellectual difficulties awaiting residential services across the State, broken down by CHO region, in tabular form. [16600/26]

855. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health the number of people awaiting residential treatment for drug addiction and alcohol addiction across the State, broken down by CHO region, in tabular form [16601/26]

862. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health if she will address and resolve the unfair and unprecedented change to established practice of granting contracts to persons who successfully complete training (details supplied). [16642/26]

626. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when a person (details supplied) will have funds repaid to him for works carried out to his apartment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15041/26]

446. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if it can be ensured that a person (details supplied) receives appropriate medical and mental health treatment as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13841/26]

239. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Defence the number of persons currently in training to qualify as pilots and air traffic controllers within Air Corps; and when each of them will qualify, in tabular form. [11479/26]

240. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Defence if the Air Corps is considering purchasing V-22 Osprey type of aircraft for its fleet. [11480/26]

278. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Transport if the announcement in December 2025 regarding the purchasing of new DART carriages will have automatic ramps covering the gap between train carriage and station platforms. [11481/26]

292. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated full year costs, if the stamp duty on credit and debit cards was capped at €2 per year per card. [11483/26]

359. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a permanent build for a school (details supplied) was not included in the tranche of 105 projects to progress to tender and/or construction in 2026–2027; the criteria or dependency that is preventing it from being progressed; the current status and next steps; the timeline, for design, procurement and tender preparation; the specific remaining milestones before tender can issue; when her Department expects the tender to be published, contractor appointment, site start, completion; the timeframe for the school moving into the new building; if this new build will appear in a later tranche; if so, which tranche and when that will be published; and if her Department will commit to providing regular progress updates to the school community until the project reaches tender and construction. [11477/26]

533. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE psychologists, by grade posts filled at each CDNT within CHO9 as of 3 February 2026, in tabular form. [11482/26]

606. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE emergency department nurses at Beaumont Hospital as of 3 February 2026; and if this number will be further increased during the first half of 2026. [11484/26]

607. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health the average waiting times to see a consultant paediatric ENT surgeon at CHI Temple Street for a first appointment. [11485/26]

607. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education and Youth his views on a matter (details supplied). [10019/26]

382. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on reforming the current capital acquisitions tax (CAT) thresholds (details supplied) which continue to create significant inequality and discrimination within the Irish tax system. [7719/26]

497. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education and Youth the exact number of places currently available in Portmarnock South and North, not the whole Portmarnock School Planning Area as this is a much wider geographical area; and if she will confirm the exact number of children under five (born in the years 2021 to 2025) based on child benefits statements in the area, who will need a junior infant school place in the next five years (2026 to 2030), in tabular form. [7690/26]

542. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education and Youth the options which are available to ensure a person (details supplied) will get a place in an appropriate school in the local area. [8255/26]

777. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the redress scheme for the Stardust survivors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7747/26]

906. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the plans which are in place in Swords, Fingal East for increased availability of crèche places, particularly for children under one year of age; if this will include greater flexibility within the national childcare scheme, including consideration of regulated childminders, and immediate short-term supports for parents who are unable to return to work due to the childcare crisis. [7714/26]

1047. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health the steps which are being taken to ensure urgent access to Welireg (belzutifan) for a young adult with von Hippel-Lindau disease where clinicians advise that delay risks irreversible loss of neurological and functional ability; whether compassionate or exceptional access mechanisms are available while national reimbursement processes are ongoing; and the safeguards which are currently in place to protect such patients from avoidable permanent harm during administrative delays. [7745/26]

1060. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensurecardiovascular registers, audits and research collect and publish disaggregated data on sex and equity. [7796/26]

1111. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health if the forthcoming National Drug Strategy will outline alternatives to the current local and regional drug and alcohol task forces. [8232/26]