Questions

1241. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of people who are living with Parkinson's Disease in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33344/26]

1242. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of people who are living with Parkinson's Disease in Laois/Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33345/26]

1243. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health further to HSE's commitment on 17 October 2025, that the National Clinical Programme for Ophthalmology would consider the requirements and feasibility of implementing an audit; whether this work has commenced; the potential audit approaches being examined; when priority areas for further exploration and implementation will be determined; and the expected timeline…

1244. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure by the Irish Medical Council in the years 2022-2025 and projected spending for 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33357/26]

1245. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if an alternative fee structure was considered by the Medical Council on the basis of grade or income when formulating their new annual retention fees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33358/26]

1246. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed breakdown of all gifts received in her capacity as Minister; the nature of these gifts and potential monetary value; the procedures followed in accepting gifts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33383/26]

1247. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on plans to add further condition to the heal prick test for newborn babies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33391/26]

1248. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if there are national policies or additional resources being considered to support towns like Clonmel experiencing a rise in visible drug activity; if there is scope for legislative or policy changes to better address persistent public drug use and protect residential areas; if there are examples of successful interventions in other towns that could be applied…

1249. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health to clarify whether AEDs are covered under the drugs payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33443/26]

1250. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way in which a young self-employed landscaper can become a fully qualified arborist (details supplied) ; if they can be allowed to avail of the State-funded grants and training pathways such as Solas/ETB; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33270/26]

1251. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the annual cost of the Speak Out Programme in third level institutions for each of the years from 2022 to 2025 to date in 2026; his views on whether the cost reflects its value as a reporting tool; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31872/26]

1252. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is of the view that the Speak Out data is accurate and reliable considering only 784 reports were made in the two-year period from 2022 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31873/26]

1253. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on whether the Speak Out data is reflective of the prevalence of hate crime and discrimination on Irish third level campuses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31874/26]

1254. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department has considered extending eligibility for Springboard courses to those not currently in employment who are not in receipt of State supports, such as those who have retired early. [32081/26]

1255. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether minors in the international protection process, including unaccompanied minors, aged 15+ need a labour market access permit to access ETB Youth Reach programmes and CTC Youth Reach programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32256/26]

1256. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of protected disclosures that have gone missing or have been compromised that have been submitted to his Department or State bodies that are responsible to his Department. [32289/26]

1257. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of staff that are currently inactively employed by his Department or any organisation with responsibility to his Department. [32309/26]

1258. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department engaged with any firms in the private sector in the development of his Department's new national AI skilling platform, 'AIReady.ie'; if so, if he will list those firms. [32395/26]

1259. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the cost of establishing his Department's new national AI skilling platform, 'AIReady.ie'; the annual cost he expects to incur on a per annum basis moving forward; the length of time he expects the 'AIReady.ie' initiative to remain in existence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32396/26]

1260. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the current rates of pay applicable to apprentices across the various apprenticeship phases; whether his Department has undertaken any assessment of how these rates align with the costs faced by apprentices, including accommodation, travel, tools, and education-related expenses; whether he will consider rev…

1261. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of instructors that are employed by Tipperary Education and Training Board to conduct commis chef apprenticeship training in 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [33094/26]

1262. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide a detailed breakdown of all gifts received in his capacity as Minister; the nature of these gifts and potential monetary value; the procedures followed in accepting gifts [33382/26]

1263. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of protected disclosures that have gone missing or have been compromised that have been submitted to his Department or State bodies that are responsible to his Department. [32294/26]

1264. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of contracts a firm (details supplied) has had with his Department in 2025 and to-date in 2026; the nature of services the company provided to his Department in each of those years, in tabular form. [32826/26]

1265. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the percentage of the capital and current funding allocated to the Department that has been spent in the first four months of 2026; and if he will provide the same figures for the period of 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [33092/26]