Questions

252. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a qualification achieved in a university (details supplied) meets the requirements for the criteria outlined for senior executive engineers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27863/26]

253. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a formal risk reassessment to be carried out in Naas Fire Station by the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27866/26]

254. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether consideration will be given to a full-time or day-manned service at Naas Fire Station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27867/26]

255. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether consideration will be given to increased funding and resourcing for fire services in north Kildare, given the constituency’s rapid growth and increasing demand on such services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27868/26]

256. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the disallowance of an illness benefit claim of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27725/26]

257. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the travel allowance at Turas Nua is only provided if the client uses public transport or the client drives themselves, and not if the client uses a third party such as a taxi or hackney; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27753/26]

258. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for contradictory accounts from his Department in relation to PPS numbers assigned to a person (details supplied) in view of the great distress and anxiety caused to this individual and their family as a result of Departmental errors; and if his Department will finalise their investigation into the matter and issue a report promptly. [27765/…

259. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of those arrested for illegal horse racing on public roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27870/26]

260. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will ensure that the €1.1 billion allocated for international protection in 2026 will be subject to strict value-for-money audits rather than being used for un-tendered or non-compliant emergency contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28446/26]

261. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to examine the introduction of salary bands for veterinary nurses; if any consideration is being given to provide greater oversight of corporate veterinary employment practices to ensure fair competition and protect staff welfare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27717/26]

262. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the reduction in the funding eligibility threshold for applications under the animal welfare nutrient storage scheme from 80% to 60% under targeted agriculture modernisation schemes 3 (TAMS 3), tranche 10; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27746/26]

263. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the ranking and selection threshold for the animal welfare and nutrient storage scheme to ensure that 100% of eligible applications can access funding under TAMS 3, tranche 10; the additional funding that would be required to achieve this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27747/26]

264. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of applications received under the animal welfare and nutrient storage scheme in TAMS 3, tranche 10; the number and percentage of those applications that are now eligible for funding following the reduction to 60%; the total funding allocated to the scheme in this tranche; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2…

265. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will increase overall TAMS funding to accommodate 100% of eligible animal welfare and nutrient storage scheme applications, given the urgent need for expanded nutrient storage to meet increasing regulatory requirements under the sixth Nitrates Action Programme (NAP), to protect water quality, and to support a future nitrates derogat…

266. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the impact of the reduction in the animal welfare and nutrient storage scheme funding threshold on farmers’ ability to comply with the sixth Nitrates Action Programme, particularly in view of the co-benefits of expanded nutrient storage such as improved nutrient efficiency, maintained grass production and reduced reliance on …

267. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on an assessment of need application for a child (details supplied); if she will investigate reports of a significant delay following the incorrect forwarding of the file to a different HSE area; the steps being taken to ensure this child is assessed in accordance with statutory timelines under the Disability Act 2005; …

268. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount of funding provided to an organisation (details supplied) by her Department in 2025; if she will list the sources of all funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27710/26]

269. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she plans to extend the length of paternity leave from its current two weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27810/26]

270. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if there is a statutory basis for the suspension of reviews of completed assessment of need applications under the Disability Act 2005 in an area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27844/26]

271. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when applications for the next building block scheme will be open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27877/26]

272. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of all community outpatient detox services in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27694/26]

273. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health the number of minors nationally that have been refused service by CAMHS, by area, for the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27695/26]

274. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied) through the National Treatment Purchase Fund. [27709/26]

275. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the current average and longest waiting times in accident and emergency departments, including at Mayo University Hospital, Castlebar; the number of patients waiting more than eight, 12 and 24 hours respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27732/26]

276. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of patients attending A&E who do not require admission to a bed but are left waiting for extended periods on chairs pending scans, test results or discharge decisions; the measures in place to prevent patients being detained in A&E for excessive periods; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27733/26]