Questions

540. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health to provide a list, including direct contact details, of all the local HSE principal dental surgeons nationally. [50689/26]

541. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health to provide details, including direct contact details, of the regional and national line reporting structure for local HSE principal dental surgeons. [50690/26]

542. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health to provide direct contact details of the HSE lead of the dental treatment services scheme including for more complex care. [50691/26]

543. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health to provide an up to date list of dentists that accept the medical card. (details supplied). [50692/26]

544. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the lack of out-of-hours emergency dental services at weekends in Mullingar; whether she will consider introducing a weekend emergency dental service, including access to urgent dental treatment and X-rays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50729/26]

545. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the status of the proposed EU Common Training Framework (CTF) for physiotherapists; if her Department or CORU has taken a formal position on its potential introduction; the measures being considered to ensure that any future regulatory framework maintains patient safety and professional standards, particularly in light of variations in physiotherapy training ac…

546. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene to ensure that an urgent diagnostic CT scan for cancer is provided for a person (details supplied); her views on whether it is acceptable that urgent cancer diagnosis would be dependent on payment of a fee which is beyond the capacity of the family concerned; the steps she intends to take to ensure this scan is provided; and if she will mak…

547. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently review the case of a person (details supplied); if she will provide an update on the supports available to the child concerned; if she will address the repeated delays in accessing assessment and therapy services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50741/26]

548. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if belzutifan will be made available to people with Von Hippel-Lindau disease; the steps being taken to make this therapy available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50755/26]

549. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to expedite a SUSI application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50357/26]

550. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to ensure capacity across the further and higher education sector for the 19% increase of students he is projecting by 2034. [50686/26]

551. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider locating the proposed physical national skills training hub for offshore wind in Cahersiveen, south Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44565/26]

552. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the delays affecting apprentices in the refrigeration and air conditioning apprenticeship; and the reasons for those delays. [50531/26]

553. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the average length of time it is currently taking to complete the refrigeration and air conditioning apprenticeship, compared with the intended duration of the programme. [50532/26]

554. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps that are currently in place to address delays in the refrigeration and air conditioning apprenticeship; and to ensure that apprentices can progress through each phase within the expected timeframe. [50533/26]

555. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of apprentices that are currently awaiting progression to the next phase of the refrigeration and air conditioning apprenticeship, and the average waiting time involved. [50534/26]

556. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the ongoing delays affecting apprentices in the refrigeration and air conditioning apprenticeship; the reasons for those delays; the actions being taken to restore normal progression through the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50535/26]

557. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps in place to address delays in the refrigeration and air conditioning apprenticeship; the additional measures that are planned; and when those measures are expected to reduce waiting times. [50537/26]

558. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of apprentices in the refrigeration and air conditioning apprenticeship that are awaiting progression to the next phase; the average waiting time involved; and the number who have been waiting longer than the expected timeframe. [50538/26]

559. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when an apprentice who completed phase two in February 2025 (details supplied) and has remained in phase three for well over a year can expect to be called to the next phase of the refrigeration and air conditioning apprenticeship. [50539/26]

560. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the development of the new college (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50596/26]

561. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the intention within his Department to implement the recommendation of the higher education authority advisory working group established under the HEA’s framework for ending sexual violence and harassment in higher education, that the best option for sourcing SVH investigators for the higher education secto…

562. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the institutions served by the annual funding provided by the HSA to support the establishment of 16 dedicated sexual violence and harassment prevention and response manager posts across higher education institutions; whether his Department intends to increase the resources provided for the expanded provisi…

563. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether there is a grant available for the purchase of equipment that could be shared between a number of tidy town organisations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50419/26]

564. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the grants available for community centres/halls; the grants that may be availed of later in the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50506/26]