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Niall Collins Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Agriculture
151. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will reply substantively and in detail to a request and concerns raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied); if his officials have made recent contact with the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6718/26]
Tom Brabazon Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Agriculture
152. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are plans to introduce paid parking at locations owned by his Department (details supplied). [6769/26]
Michael Cahill Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Agriculture
153. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he can urgently address the compensation ceilings currently in place for TB reactors, as an increasing number of farmers are suffering huge financial loses and must be compensated up to the current market value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6886/26]
Carol Nolan Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Agriculture
154. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he supports the introduction of a tillage sustainability payment in spring 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6916/26]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Agriculture
155. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horses seized under the Control Of Horses Act 1996, per county, in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6924/26]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Agriculture
156. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horses seized under the Control Of Horses Act 1996, and subsequently returned to their owners, per county, for each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6925/26]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Agriculture
157. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horses seized under the Control Of Horses Act 1996, and subsequently rehoused by animal charities, per county, for each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6926/26]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Agriculture
158. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horses seized under the Control Of Horses Act 1996, and subsequently euthanised, per county, for each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6927/26]
Ged Nash Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Children
159. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to establish with the HSE the number of current vacancies waiting to be filled with the Louth adult intellectual disability services; the grade, groups and categories/roles involved; when the positions will be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6712/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Children
160. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in cases in which an employee is on leave from their role as a result of domestic violence, as it stands the law is silent on if they need to provide proof of the domestic violence to their employer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6803/26]
John Lahart Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Children
161. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the funding situation in terms of pay parity with HSE equivalents and proper funding generally for section 39 organisations, including the restoration of pay parity between section 39 workers and their counterparts in State-run services; if it can be guaranteed that such parity will be maintained in future, includ…
Eamon Scanlon Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Children
162. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the length of time it is taking the Decision Support Service to process enduring power of attorney applications; when an application (details supplied) will be finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6652/26]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Children
163. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if there is a scheme for grandparents who are minding their grandchildren due to lack of spaces in creches (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6673/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Children
164. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently on a waiting list in County Louth for early learning and childcare places. [6677/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Children
165. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of early learning and childcare places which are currently available in County Louth. [6678/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Children
166. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the specific measures being undertaken to address the challenges being faced by parents in County Louth to find early learning and childcare places for children aged one to three years-of-age; the engagement which have taken place with Louth County Childcare Committee regarding these challenges; and if she will make a statement on the m…
Joanna Byrne Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Children
167. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of early learning and childcare providers in County Louth signed up to Government core funding scheme in each of the years 2021 to 2025 respectively. [6680/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Children
168. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of early learning and childcare providers in County Louth which withdrew from the Government's core funding scheme in each of the years 2021 to 2025 respectively. [6681/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Children
169. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of early learning and childcare providers in County Louth which are currently signed up to the Government core funding scheme. [6682/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Children
170. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of early learning and childcare providers in County Louth which have sought supports through the existing case management process, where her Departments City/County Childcare Committees and Pobal work together to assess and provide support to services experiencing difficulties in 2025. [6683/26]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Children
171. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of new early learning and childcare providers that have opened and closed since 2020 to-date in 2026, by county, by year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6731/26]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Children
172. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of early learning and childcare places available for children between the ages of one and three, from 2020 to-date in 2026, in Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6732/26]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Children
173. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of early learning and childcare providers that have pulled out of the core funding scheme since its introduction in 2021 to-date in 2026, by county, by year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6733/26]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Children
174. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the locations of the community childcare facilities in County Wicklow; the capacity and age groups of each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6734/26]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Children
175. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of community childcare facilities nationwide; the capacity and age group of each, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6735/26]