Questions

981. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the increased staffed investment she plans to make to address the waiting list crisis in Primary Care Child and Adolescent Psychology Services in CHO9; and when she intends to a recruitment drive for same to begin. [8154/25]

982. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants in respiratory medicine based at Beaumont Hospital in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [8155/25]

983. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health to examine the impact of changes in dental practice at (details supplied), specifically the way the practice has adopted the approach which prioritises patients based on the suitability for teaching need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8160/25]

984. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the actions she is taking to expand specialist endometriosis services, including provision in north Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8172/25]

985. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he plans to introduce grant funding (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7167/25]

986. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the works undertaken by the Mayo Sligo Leitrim Education and Training Board for the refurbishment of a school (details supplied); the progress that has been made in delivering a new apprenticeship training centre at this location; for which craft apprenticeships; and if he will make a statem…

987. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a schedule of all external legal consultation that he engaged in, in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the general nature of the engagement; if the external consultation resulted in a report and or recommendations; and the cost of each consultant and or company engaged. in tabular form. [7…

988. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide data on the final cost of public procurement tenders where his Department or agencies under the aegis of his Department acted as the contracting authority in each of the past five years, indicating the number of tenders where the final cost was under, on, or over the contract award value at the ti…

989. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total amount spent in excess of the contract award value for all public procurement tenders within his Department and agencies under the aegis his Department of in each of the past five years. [7525/25]

990. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will address the concerns outlined in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to adult education teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7699/25]

991. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for a digital copy of the Ministerial briefing document provided by his Department on taking office, along with copies of Ministerial briefs provided to Ministers of State of his Department; to outline the duties he intends to delegate by statutory instrument to his Minister of State; and if he will make a st…

992. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Education if he will engage with SUSI on its ‘applicant classes’ whereby students are required to be out of education for three years before they can be classified as independent (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8034/25]

993. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8062/25]

994. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware of the situation described (details supplied); the measures he is taking to address it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8143/25]

995. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science His Department's engagement with the Higher Education Authority since his Department's March 2014 advice that education institutions should charge the more moderate rate of EU fee for full-time undergraduate students that commence their first undergraduate course and hold EU/EEA/Swiss nationality but do not m…

996. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development whether his Department has engaged with a community services group (details supplied) regarding its level of funding and inability to tender; if his Department will allocate them for high-level funding for a two-year period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7143/25]

997. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the position regarding the increase in the number of dog wardens across all local authorities as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7263/25]

998. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will provide a schedule of all external legal consultation that he engaged in, in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the general nature of the engagement; if the external consultation resulted in a report and or recommendations; and the cost of each consultant and or company engaged. in tabular form. [7441/25]

999. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the projects by name, address and amount located in Dublin 2, 4 and 6 which have received funding from the community recognition fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7459/25]

1000. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide data on the final cost of public procurement tenders where his Department or agencies under the aegis of his Department acted as the contracting authority in each of the past five years, indicating the number of tenders where the final cost was under, on, or over the contract award value at the time of tendering, in tabular fo…

1001. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total amount spent in excess of the contract award value for all public procurement tenders within his Department and agencies under the aegis his Department of in each of the past five years. [7530/25]

1002. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the financial supports available for the construction of a community crèche; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7718/25]

1003. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development for a digital copy of the Ministerial briefing document provided by his Department on taking office, along with copies of Ministerial briefs provided to Ministers of State of his Department; to outline the duties he intends to delegate by statutory instrument to his Minister of State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7756/2…

1004. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development what initiatives are being taken to focus on areas of high disadvantage (such as Balgaddy in Dublin), including leading inter-departmental and inter-agency approaches. [7784/25]

1005. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when an announcement will be made regarding category 2 of the Community Centres Investment Fund. [8119/25]