422. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reason for the prolonged delay in commencing section 232 of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024; the timeline for signing the concurrence and the commencement order; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22953/26]
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2409. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the date she is working towards, to introduce legislation concerning safeguard proposals relating to the deprivation of liberty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1422/26]
2519. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will commence section 232 of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 in January 2026; if not, the expected timeline for commencement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2317/26]
689. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to list all legislative changes recommended by the future of healthcare committee in the 2027 Sláintecare report; the status of each; the progress made to date on each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73524/25]
449. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if regulations currently being drafted under section 13 of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 in relation to ‘content of advertisements’ will apply to online, digital, and social media marketing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68666/25]
450. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been brought to an increase in youth alcohol consumption rates in the past decade (details supplied); if her Department intends on conducting research into the role of digital and social media marketing of alcohol products in relation to this increase in youth drinking; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68667/25]
169. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reasons she has yet to bring forward interim amendments to the Dentists Act 1985 to address the priority areas identified by an organisation (details supplied); the timeline she is working towards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64323/25]
398. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she plans to bring forward legislation to implement two key legislative recommendations from the 2017 Sláintecare report related to accountability (details supplied); if not, to outline her reasons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60550/25]
486. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide further details regarding the proposed legislation referred to in media reports (details supplied); the timeline she is working towards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60888/25]
171. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of the national research ethics bill, approved by Government in 2019; to expand on the comment “work is ongoing”, as per the Autumn Legislative Programme; if her attention has been brought to the views of a representative organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50614/25]
698. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide further details with respect to the Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill, listed for priority drafting in the Government’s Autumn Legislative Programme; the proposed main provisions of the Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50426/25]
413. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the status of the Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48043/25]
2640. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health when a draft of the Public Health (Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47101/25]
2883. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if health warning labels on alcoholic drinks will be introduced as planned in May 2026; her views on proposals to delay this public health measure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42567/25]
760. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the actions being taken to combat extreme hate speech in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39621/25]
334. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health with regard to the new nicotine inhaling products Bill, her plans in respect of flavours; if consideration has been given to people with allergies (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25052/25]
161. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will commit to introducing health warning labels on alcohol products in May 2026; her views on her Cabinet colleagues’ comments in relation to delaying this measure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24090/25]
2606. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the Control of Dogs Bill 2024, including an outline of the appeals process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19835/25]
312. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will commit to including children in the regulations for home support services as part of the Health (Amendment) (Licensing of Professional Home Support Providers) Bill; the timeline for publishing this legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8467/25]
507. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline her plans in respect of the programme for Government commitment to “advance legislation to ban conversion practices”; the timeline she is working towards in publishing the necessary legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4371/25]
61. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the timeline he is working towards in progressing the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 through Dáil Éireann; if he expects the Bill to proceeded to the Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence before the summer recess in July 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1787/25]