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Danny Healy-Rae Written 9 Apr 2025 · to Health
276. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health for an update on a matter in relation to nurse’s pensions (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17936/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 9 Apr 2025 · to Health
277. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for people referred to a dietitian in the Meath area in each years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of people that are on this list; and the number of dietitians working in this area for the HSE. [17939/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 9 Apr 2025 · to Health
278. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given for a person (details supplied) for a transfer from one healthcare facility to another; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17947/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 9 Apr 2025 · to Health
279. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of waiting lists for meals on wheels; if she will consider a national meals on wheels network budget of €10 million in order to meet demand for this vital service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17956/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 9 Apr 2025 · to Health
280. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if her Department intends on including mandatory breast density notification within the BreastCheck Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17960/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 9 Apr 2025 · to Health
281. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the implementation of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 (ISL) within her Department and its associated public bodies, including details of any ISL strategies that have been developed; and if no ISL strategy has been developed to date, the details of plans her Department has to address this gap in the near future. [17968/25]
Seán Crowe Written 9 Apr 2025 · to Health
282. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the fact that parents have been informed that there are no speech and language or occupational therapy services available in the Ballyboden primary care centre; if her attention has been further drawn to the fact that when these parents seek to access these therapies in other HSE centres they are informed that this is not possible…
Gary Gannon Written 9 Apr 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
283. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider introducing a statutory obligation for schools and third-level institutions to report suspected recruitment or coercive activity by ideological groups to the relevant authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17762/25]
Gary Gannon Written 9 Apr 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
284. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department has carried out any assessment of cult influence or high-control group activity within educational settings, particularly in relation to the recruitment of vulnerable students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17763/25]
Gary Gannon Written 9 Apr 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
285. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will work with the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to develop national guidelines for schools and universities to help staff identify signs of cult recruitment and coercive indoctrination on campus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17767/25]
Shay Brennan Written 9 Apr 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
286. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department is aware that 25% of this year’s CAO applicants are from previous years, and many of this cohort are from years where leaving certificate grades were inflated; if he will acknowledge the significant disadvantage this creates for current Leaving Certificate students, who have already faced c…
Pat Buckley Written 9 Apr 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
287. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will ring-fence CAO places for students from previous years in order that they compete against each other and not against the 2025 Leaving Certificate students whose grades are artificially lower by comparison or apply grade deflation to students from previous years entering this year's CAO; and if he w…
Gary Gannon Written 9 Apr 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
288. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider ring-fencing a proportion of CAO places in 2025 for students who are sitting the Leaving Certificate in that year, so they are not in direct competition with applicants from previous years whose grades reflect higher levels of grade inflation; if he will consider applying proportional grad…
Gary Gannon Written 9 Apr 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
289. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the regulatory oversight that exists in relation to private English-language schools (details supplied); whether complaints from students or staff are monitored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17788/25]
Gary Gannon Written 9 Apr 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
290. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department is aware of changes to student policies at an English-language school (details supplied) that may breach existing student contracts; the protections in place for international language students attending such institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17789/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 9 Apr 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
291. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science how he intends to incentivise research and development in public institutions and in private enterprise, and, in particular, in joint research initiatives between public institutions and businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17857/25]
Jen Cummins Written 9 Apr 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
292. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science how many undergraduate courses are available at third level, in tabular form. [17886/25]
Jen Cummins Written 9 Apr 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
293. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science how many postgraduate courses are available at third level, in tabular form. [17887/25]
Jen Cummins Written 9 Apr 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
294. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science how many apprenticeships are available at third level, in tabular form. [17888/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 9 Apr 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
295. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on the implementation of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 (ISL) within his Department and its associated public bodies, including details of any ISL strategies that have been developed; and if no ISL strategy has been developed to date, the details of plans his Department has to addres…
Charles Ward Written 9 Apr 2025 · to Rural
296. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of each individual project approved under the town and village renewal scheme in County Donegal in 2024; the grant approved for each project, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17703/25]
Charles Ward Written 9 Apr 2025 · to Rural
297. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of each individual project approved under measures 1, 2 and 3 of the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme in Donegal in 2024; the grant approved for each project; the current status of each project; the completion date for each project, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17704/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 9 Apr 2025 · to Rural
298. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide an update on the implementation of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 (ISL) within his Department and its associated public bodies, including details of any ISL strategies that have been developed; and if no ISL strategy has been developed to date, the details of plans his Department has to address this gap in the near future. …