Questions

486. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of injured horses killed at Irish racecourses or later killed elsewhere in 2025, with a breakdown of type of injury and location; and if, given the ongoing suffering and death at races, he will defund horse racing. [3175/26]

487. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horses killed at race events (details supplied) or later killed elsewhere as a result of injuries sustained at these festivals; and if, given the high number of fatalities, he will launch investigations. [3176/26]

488. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when surgical artificial insemination of canines, including greyhounds, will be banned in Ireland, given the results of his Department's public consultation which found that 99% of those who responded want the grotesque procedure outlawed (details supplied). [3177/26]

489. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will demand confirmation from the European Commission that no imports can be allowed into the EU of any Mercosur district produced goods that do not comply with recognised EU standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3193/26]

490. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider matters raised in correspondence (details supplied), relating to a family with two sons in need of ongoing supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3215/26]

491. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review correspondence in relation to a family where two sons have additional educational needs and require significant supports; if she will ensure that a case conference is convened as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3217/26]

492. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review correspondence in relation to a family where two sons have additional educational needs and require significant supports; if she will ensure that a multidisciplinary case conference is convened as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3218/26]

493. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to report on the delay with an assessment of need for a child (details supplied). [2932/26]

494. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide the National Equality Data Strategy 2026-2031. [2949/26]

495. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to expedite an application for transport to the National Learning Centre in Tralee, County Kerry in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3058/26]

496. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the funding schemes administered by her Department which a club (details supplied) could apply to for support for the redevelopment of a clubhouse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3083/26]

497. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a childcare provider can terminate an ECCE placement if a parent reduces their child’s childcare hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3089/26]

498. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review the proposed reorganisation of services (details supplied) in Cork given concerns that the integration of youth homelessness, aftercare and domestic violence services into front door teams may remove specialist, community-based supports from the city centre; how the proposed reforms will ensure that specialist youth hom…

499. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is satisfied that the proposed alignment of services (details supplied) in Cork under Tusla’s reform programme will not reduce accessibility for vulnerable young people aged 15 years and over who are out of home or at risk of homelessness; if these services will continue to be delivered from a visible, community-based location in C…

500. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount her Department, or agencies under its remit, spent on advertising on a social media platform (details supplied) in each of the years 2024 and 2025 respectively; to outline any expenditure on verification or premium accounts on the platform in those years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3096/26]

501. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of concerns raised by senior social workers to the CEO of Tusla; if she will provide responses to the issues raised by these professionals, or a copy of the reply sent by Tusla responding to each concern; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3178/26]

502. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if ECCE/early years childcare and education services that are 100% State funded and effectively not operating for profit are liable for commercial rates; if so, if her Department will provide or subsidise commercial rates for ECCE services; if not, if the services are legally permitted to pass these costs onto parents through increased…

503. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide significantly more physical and therapeutic supports through the Children’s Disability Network Team (CDNT) within east Limerick, Ballysimon, Limerick, as many children are not currently receiving access to occupational therapy, physiotherapy, and other essential interventions that are critical to their development, w…

504. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 23 of 18 December 2025, if she will provide the breakdown of costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3286/26]

505. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated number of persons eligible for the Magdalene restorative justice ex-gratia scheme and the mother and baby institutions payment scheme respectively, as set out in any preparatory documentation, relied upon by her Department at the time the schemes were established, including any revised estimates; and if she will make a s…

506. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of applications approved to date under the Magdalene restorative justice ex-gratia scheme and the mother and baby institutions payment scheme, respectively; the percentage uptake of each scheme relative to the estimated eligible population; and whether her Department has conducted, or is aware of any analysis of reasons for…

507. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health her plans to improve the current waiting list for marriage of convenience interviews, given issues that have been raised (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3186/26]

508. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the total number of GPs, and the number of GPs providing GMS services, in County Kerry, by local health area and per 10,000 population, at 1 December for each year from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [2905/26]

509. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital-initiated scheduled care cancellations at University Hospital Kerry, by year, from 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026, broken down by appointment or procedure type and by adult/child, in tabular form. [2910/26]

510. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the average time to admission, the waiting-time distribution, and the number of patients leaving without being seen via the emergency department at University Hospital Kerry, by year from 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026, with separate figures for all patients and patients aged 75 and over, in tabular form. [2911/26]