760. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Health when the approval to backfill recruit two WTE senior speech and language therapists will be given to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 14 in order that the recruitment process can begin to ensure the roles are filled for September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37113/25]
46. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how he would advise this Deputy to respond to persons about Government housing policy, especially to those who are older, over 50 and renting, with no prospect of owning a home. [27449/25]
178. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the costing and procurement analysis carried out in relation to the contract the Government has signed with a company (details supplied) to build the M28 motorway, and its compliance with Government procurement frameworks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28255/25]
919. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Health the measures she is taking to uphold the commitment as outlined in the Programme for Government to ensure patients have timely access to new and innovative treatments, and in particular the drug named givinostat (brand name duvyzat), which is crucial for children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34523/25]
153. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Health when all adults living with spinal muscular atrophy will be entitled to the same treatments as children living with spinal muscular atrophy in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32936/25]
637. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the introduction of an annual schedule of guaranteed school grants can be provided to all primary schools in advance of the academic year going forward; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29997/25]
638. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has conducted a review of the sufficiency and timing of the current funding allocated to primary schools; if she will share the outcome of that review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29999/25]
713. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the measures his Department is taking to introduce more protection to children when they are using online media; if her Department is investigating a social media ban for under-16s; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30000/25]
714. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will consider extending the payments to the artists who are already receiving under the pilot basic income for the arts scheme, to the end of December 2025 as part of his overall review; if a decision on this will be reached before August; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30001/25]
64. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Finance the steps that have been taken to review fiscal rules and the Government's approach to fiscal policy in light of Germany’s policy change with regard to compliance with EU economic governance framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28256/25]
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135. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the actions he and the Government are taking to improve the delivery of, and value for money in, infrastructure in the State. [27450/25]
217. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the policies being adopted by the Government to support the people of Syria and engage with their new government, including the lifting of trade sanctions at an EU level announced last week, as well as how the Kurdish population will be protected and assisted in their fight for self-determination; and if he will make a statement on t…
250. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he is taking to formally pressure the United Arab Emirates, Chad, and others to stop aiding the paramilitary group RSF, which is actively engaged in ethnic cleansing; the steps he is taking to alleviate the suffering of the people of Sudan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27439/25]
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244. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for a status update on the Civil Service Regulation and Public Service Management (Amendment) Bill 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27707/25]
256. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the representations made by businesses and business groups to his Department on the housing crisis in Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27706/25]
354. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the plans there are for improving national social media regulation in the context of the dismantling of policy teams within technology companies and the rise of foreign interference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27705/25]
355. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for a status update on his policy decision needed (details supplied) for Coimisiún na Meán to implement the Audiovisual Media Services (AVMS) Levy, as provided for under Article 13(2) of the AVMSD (Directive (EU) 2018/1808); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27714/25]
405. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage of any current plans to change the legislation governing commercial rates from local authorities on businesses, in particular providing relief to local small businesses, or the possibility of differentiation of the rate so that larger multinationals pay a higher rate in a progressive manner. [27708/25]
406. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to supply any international comparative analysis of commercial rates, in terms of cost per square foot, levies on revenues, and/or as a percentage of costs to businesses. [27709/25]
407. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a status update on the Local Democracy Taskforce, in particular the timeline for its establishment, and the names and/or roles of the people who will sit on it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27710/25]
439. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures his Department is putting in place to ensure Ireland's compliance with the recent European Court of Justice ruling in the case of Deldits (C-247/23); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27712/25]
440. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection for a status update on the Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025 and its timeline for completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27713/25]
489. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Justice to supply the annual number of US citizens who have sought international protection in Ireland every year from 2010 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27711/25]
578. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a status update on the development of the new wastewater treatment plant in the wider Dublin area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26059/25]
579. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the figure for the number of persons, adults and children, currently living in emergency accommodation in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26060/25]