Parliamentary questions

1022. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the amount of the €9.33 million CHO4 pay overspend in 2024 attributable separately to agency expenditure and overtime expenditure, by care group.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45908/26]

1023. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of funded posts that remained vacant within CHO4 in Older Persons Services and Mental Health Services at the end of 2024, by grade. [45909/26]

1024. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure on agency staff within CHO4 in each year from 2020 to 2025, by care group. [45910/26]

1025. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if she will commit to investment to deliver a neurology service for Tipperary University Hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45916/26]

1026. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a copy of an audit (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45940/26]

1027. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the national governance and reporting framework that will be put in place to oversee implementation of the public only consultant contract, as recommended by a HSE internal audit; the oversight, reporting and accountability mechanisms that will be established; the timeline being worked towards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …

1028. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the implementation of the HSE’s integrated financial management system (IFMS) in voluntary organisations; the Section 38 acute hospitals in which the IFMS is already operational; the timeline for full implementation across all Section 38 acute hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45944/26]

1029. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for the completion of the new ambulance base at Recess, County Galway, including key milestones and the expected date of operational readiness; the level of ambulance services planned to be operated from the base, including staffing levels, number of ambulance units, hours of operation, the catchment area it will serve; and if …

1030. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to provide access to givinostat; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45947/26]

1031. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if she will consider the financial hardship and give favourable consideration towards increasing SUSI grants in respect of two students (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45138/26]

1032. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to expedite a SUSI grant application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45139/26]

1033. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if studies have been carried out as to the demographic profile of those engaged in construction in Ireland; if he has concerns around the shortage of young people going into construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45145/26]

1034. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to outline any programmes to encourage young people into careers in construction. [45146/26]

1035. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether for procurement spend, a purchase order can be raised within his Department's financial management systems without reference to a contract, framework agreement, procurement process or other authorising arrangement; if so, the circumstances in which this may occur; and if he will …

1036. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether an invoice can be paid by his Department without an associated purchase order having first been raised; if so, the circumstances in which this may occur; the number and value of payments made during quarter one of 2026 which were not associated with a purchase order; and if he wi…

1037. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the extent of further and higher education and research links between Ireland and Singapore; and the way in which those links will be further enhanced. [45233/26]

1038. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department is responsible for investment into sports facilities in third level institutions; and the plans in place for future investments across the State. [45291/26]

1039. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students enrolled in FET courses in each of the past five years; and if his Department supports the admissions policy of some FET courses that only accepts students over 23 years with a leaving certificate qualification. [45292/26]

1040. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the full cost of phasing out student contribution charges over three years, with first cut of €1500, but netting off €500 SUSI support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45293/26]

1041. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of increasing the HEA contribution towards graduate entry medicine tuition fees by €5,000 and €10,000 per student, respectively based on the latest available student numbers [45298/26]

1042. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated full cost of extending SUSI to postgraduate fees for qualifying students over two years, by year, in tabular form. [45299/26]

1043. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students accessing Arts courses over the past five years, in tabular form; and the funding which has been provided for these courses in each of the institutions in the same time period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45300/26]

1044. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the first and full-year cost of hiring a full-time teacher in every local authority area, to provide Irish classes free of charge to members of the public, based on the academic year starting in September 2026. [45301/26]

1045. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total cost of increasing the SUSI maintenance by 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% for students. [45302/26]

1046. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has an any way to identify which Parliamentary Questions are AI generated; and the amount it costs, on average, to answer a Parliamentary Question. [45372/26]