Questions

476. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has commissioned, received, or considered any research, reviews, or Law Reform Commission material relating to sentencing policy for insurance fraud and fraudulent personal injury claims; whether sentencing guidelines or statutory sentencing frameworks have been examined in this context; and whether legislative r…

477. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of property owners in each county that were in receipt of the accommodation recognition payment in January 2023, January 2024, and January 2025; the number who are in receipt of the payment at present, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11494/26]

478. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Stamp 2 student permissions issued in each of the years 2014 to 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11500/26]

479. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of stamp 2 student permissions issued in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11504/26]

480. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number and location of Garda stations across the State that are designated as training stations for trainee members of An Garda Síochána; the number of trainees currently assigned to each such station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11544/26]

481. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an ACRES rare breeds penalty applied to a farmer in County Kerry (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11156/26]

482. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is a canteen in his Department headquarters; and if the Minister can provide assurances that all meat sold or provided in that canteen is of Irish origin. [11174/26]

483. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the dedicated livestock vessel used to transport the 117 pregnant heifers exported from Ireland to Libya on 5 January 2025, including the name of the vessel on which the animals were shipped from Spain; whether this vessel will be authorised for use from Ireland under Irish and EU animal welfare and transport standards; the total du…

484. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to consider implementing an alternative policy to the mandatory bovine TB slaughter policy given concerns that have been raised (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11288/26]

485. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine considering the importance of protecting the native Irish honeybee (Apis mellifera mellifera), when his Department will make public the research commissioned in 2023 to University of Galway which concluded in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11308/26]

486. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to an animal welfare case (details supplied); if he believes existing animal welfare legislation is sufficient to address cases like this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11313/26]

487. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will engage with an animal welfare organisation (details supplied) in relation to specific incident that occurred in Dublin on 3 February 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11315/26]

488. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will engage with animal welfare organisations in relation to their specific concerns related to sulky racing on public roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11317/26]

489. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount expended by his Department and by each agency for which he is responsible on advertising, promotion, advertising companies and external communications companies or consultants in 2025 and the expected costs for 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11344/26]

490. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken to address the unacceptable delays in the processing of aquaculture licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11373/26]

491. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of inspections carried out by his Department in each of the past five years relating to equine welfare, including cases involving neglect, mistreatment, abandonment, or tethering; the number of horses seized, euthanised, or otherwise removed from owners following such inspections; the number of prosecutions initiated under the …

492. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the regulatory and enforcement framework governing the breeding, keeping, and welfare of dogs used for hunting purposes; the number of inspections carried out by his Department or on its behalf in each of the past five years in respect of dog breeding establishments and private dog keepers; the number of enforcement actions taken, includi…

493. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department maintains a central database or cross-agency mechanism to identify repeat offenders under animal welfare legislation; if not, whether consideration has been given to introducing such a system; and if he will make a statement on how repeat offenders are currently identified and restricted from continued animal owners…

494. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the cost of the plans, procurement and submission of planning in relation to the proposed disability respite centre at Drumbear and Killygowan in County Monaghan. [11200/26]

495. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has examined the Portuguese model for endometriosis support, specifically the provision of up to three paid days off a month for those with a diagnosis of endometriosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11202/26]

496. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the cost of the detailed plans, procurement and submission of planning in relation to the proposed disability respite centres at a location (details supplied). [11208/26]

497. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to introduce a paid work leave model, similar to the Portuguese system, for women with a medical diagnosis of endometriosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11211/26]

498. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current average waiting times for children awaiting a first-time appointment with a children’s disability network team for occupational therapy, speech and language therapy and physiotherapy, by therapy discipline and by CDNT; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11516/26]

499. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of children awaiting a first- time CDNT appointment for speech and language therapy, including the number waiting over six months, over 12 months and over 24 months, by CDNT; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11517/26]

500. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of children awaiting a first- time CDNT appointment for occupational therapy, including the number waiting over six months, over 12 months and over 24 months, by CDNT; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11518/26]