4034. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of people who have been granted home care support in 2025 and to date in 2026 in Wicklow that are still awaiting care packages to be fulfilled by a carer/home support agency broken down by area and waiting timeframe for example, weeks, months and so on, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58847/26]
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TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work
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All 20 departments
| Department | Questions | Oral | Written |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 27,342 | 145 | 27,197 |
| Education | 13,896 | 145 | 13,751 |
| Transport | 11,008 | 139 | 10,869 |
| Justice | 9,783 | 135 | 9,648 |
| Housing | 9,020 | 160 | 8,860 |
| Children | 8,676 | 129 | 8,547 |
| Finance | 5,833 | 153 | 5,680 |
| Social | 5,830 | 135 | 5,695 |
| Agriculture | 4,888 | 136 | 4,752 |
| Enterprise | 3,878 | 139 | 3,739 |
| Foreign | 3,856 | 190 | 3,666 |
| Climate | 3,825 | 114 | 3,711 |
| Public Expenditure | 3,685 | 167 | 3,518 |
| Further and Higher Education | 3,394 | 127 | 3,267 |
| Taoiseach | 2,628 | 1,479 | 1,149 |
| Defence | 2,516 | 179 | 2,337 |
| Culture | 2,376 | 147 | 2,229 |
| Rural | 2,331 | 140 | 2,191 |
| Environment | 1,029 | 26 | 1,003 |
| Tourism | 703 | 31 | 672 |
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4035. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of applications received in 2025 and 2026 to date for respite care in Wicklow; the number of people awaiting for their respite care service to be fulfilled by an agency broken down by waiting list timeframe; for example, weeks, months and years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58848/26]
4036. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of children who are on the waiting list for an appointment for speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and psychology broken down by waiting list timeframes less than 3 months; 3-6 months, 6-12 months and more than 12 months for CHO6 Wicklow and CHO7 West Wicklow, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58849/26]
4037. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of independent dental practices who are currently signed up to the dental treatment services scheme in Wicklow; to provide a list of dental practices accepting medical card patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58850/26]
4038. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health to outline the number of children and adults that are on the dental appointment waiting list in Wicklow; the average waiting times for appointments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58851/26]
4039. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of children and adults on the orthodontic waiting lists in Wicklow; the average waiting times for appointments; broken down by 1, 3, 6 month and 12 months plus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58852/26]
4040. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number currently on the waiting list for adult physiotherapy in CHO 6 and CHO 7, Wicklow broken down by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58853/26]
4041. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number currently on the waiting list for child physiotherapy in CHO 6 and CHO 7, Wicklow broken down by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58854/26]
4042. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of adults awaiting occupational therapy in CHO6 in County Wicklow and CHO7 County Wicklow; broken down by length of time 3, 6, 12 plus months, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58855/26]
4043. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the CAMHS waiting list in CHO6 & CHO7 County Wicklow; the average waiting time, by length of time three, six, 12+ months, in tabular format; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58858/26]
4069. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health to outline the progress her Department has made in reducing the turnaround for reimbursement decisions for orphan drugs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59085/26]
4070. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on development of a pathway to timely orphan drug approval; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59086/26]
4071. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken by her Department to make belzutifan available to patients with von Hippel-Lindau disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59087/26]
4094. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the status of the HSE assessment of the application for pricing and reimbursement of belzutifan (welireg) (details supplied); to outline the current stage of the application within the HSE's formal assessment and approval processes, including the engagement that has taken place with the applicant; to provide an indicative timeline for comp…
4277. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the CLÁR Measure 1 2026 funding for successful projects will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57742/26]
4278. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the status of an application (details supplied) to the Community Centre Investment Fund; when a decision is likely to be reached; if consideration will be given to awarding the requested funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57780/26]
4279. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total funding provided through the Community Services Programme in Dublin city, Dublin 9 and Dublin 11 for each of the years 2023 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [58020/26]
4280. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the allocation to the LEADER programme for each of the years 2007 to 2025 and to date in 2026, by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58026/26]
1. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children with additional needs who require but have yet to receive an offer of an appropriate school place for September 2026, based on her most recent meeting with the National Council for Special Education, NCSE; the date of same; the measures she is taking to ensure that every child with additional needs has an appropriate school pl…
2. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the commitment in Opportunities for Youth: National Strategy for Youth Work and Related Services 2024-2028 to produce a workforce development strategy; if an advisory group has, or is intended to be, set up; the terms of reference for the group; if pay and conditions are to be considered as part of the strategy; if sh…
3. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the fact that Ireland has the largest primary school class sizes in the EU; the measures she is taking to address the recruitment and retention crisis in primary school teaching; if she will provide for 1,000 more primary teachers in budget 2027 to allow more individual attention, more effective teaching, and stron…
4. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the rationale for setting 1 September 2026 as the closing date for applications for special school and special class places for the 2027-2028 school year; the exceptions that will apply where parents are unable to provide the required documentation by that date; the consultation undertaken by her Department and the National Council for Special Educatio…
5. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the arrangements in place for parents and parent representative organisations to raise concerns directly with her Department regarding the national education curriculum and provision of educational resources; and the frequency with which she personally meets with such bodies. [54436/26]
6. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline her plans to reduce the teacher-pupil ratio in primary schools to 19:1, as per the programme for Government commitment, and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54419/26]
7. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if further consideration will be given by her Department to a refused additional school accommodation scheme application for a school in light of the school’s projected increase in enrolment numbers and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51363/26]