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review. Before I discuss the review I would like to provide an update on the progress we are already making on processing rail projects across the country. The last few years have seen significant progress on investment in our national rail network to create a more efficient, safe … opening of the new through platform at Kent Station represented a landmark day in the delivery of the Cork area commuter rail programme. I visited this project a couple of weeks ago. This platform will facilitate commuter trains to travel through Kent Station from Mallow to Midleton

recognises that: — a national policy on adult safeguarding will be introduced for the health and social care sector, as set out in the Programme for Government, and this policy will commit to the development of adult safeguarding legislation for the sector, including nursing homes, and will build … plan, which will be published in 2025, and the delivery of additional public long-term residential care capacity is required to deliver on Programme for Government, Sláintecare, and Project Ireland 2040 commitments; — new design standards for long-term residential care settings for older people across all sectors will

large-scale public infrastructure contracts are completed on time and within budget. The infrastructure guidelines published in 2023 set the key requirements for project governance over a project’s life cycle. The guidelines cover the evaluation of projects and their proper planning and management once approval in principle … guidelines have replaced the public spending code and, significantly, have reduced the number of approval stages and streamlined the requirements for major projects, while retaining the international best practice governance and oversight arrangements already in place. These arrangements sharpen the focus on risk and cost management and reduce

billion in our schools throughout the country under the national development plan, involving the completion of more than 1,400 school building projects. It has provided almost 100,000 additional and replacement school places, significantly increased provision for special education and has upgraded and modernised our school infrastructure … special education classrooms. The impact of this will be felt in communities right across the country. This includes more than 80 school building projects, approximately 57 completed special schools delivering more than 300 new classrooms, modernised school accommodation, more than 1,000 new classrooms, and modernised accommodation

raising this matter as it provides me with the opportunity to outline to the Dáil the current position regarding the major building project for Gaelscoil Choláiste Mhuire in Parnell Square. The Minister and the Department of Education and Youth are fully committed to delivering a new school building … every six weeks or more frequently when required. The Minister and her Department are committed to continuing this support for the school. This project is included in the Department's construction programme and is being delivered under the national development plan as part of Project Ireland

Transition year is a valuable programme for students that offers opportunities to develop future life skills for personal, social and academic development and to experience other aspects of adult and working life. Transition year can bring a unique and important value in the life of students. Each school … designs its own transition year programme within set guidelines to suit the needs and interests of its students. In establishing their own distinctive programme content, schools are advised to take into consideration students' needs, parents' views, employers and the wider interests of the local community. As part

Bill entitled an Act to provide for a period of paid leave in order to enable employees to participate in health screening programmes; for that purpose to amend the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997; to extend the protection against unfair dismissals conferred by the Unfair Dismissals Acts … screening in this country. The Bill is simple. It would stop workers having to take annual leave for hospital appointments for national screening programmes. There are four national screening programmes: BreastCheck, CervicalCheck, BowelScreen and Diabetic RetinaScreen. BowelScreen is a home check so the practicalities of this Bill would

notes: — the ongoing commitment of this Government to honouring the men and women of 1916; — the hugely successful and inclusive Decade of Centenaries programme, and the Government's investment in key capital projects in that regard, including the seminal 1916 Museum and Exhibition at the General Post Office … Interdepartmental Group on the recommendations of the proposed Roadmap for Delivery: Dublin City Taskforce Report; — the accelerated delivery of several landmark capital projects in Dublin's core area, forming part of a broader strategy to drive urban regeneration and sustainable development as a result of the work

North-West plans for housing, including social housing, are being withdrawn or ripped up. I refer here to public-private partnership, PPP, housing projects. It is absolutely scandalous that we are now seeing a judicial challenge to those projects. It is so frustrating. The language I want … were in place, were going to deliver and were going to start on sites weeks ago but the Minister decided to pull these projects. He had to know there would be judicial proceedings as a result of that decision. If he did not know, his officials need

education funding on an annual basis, including allocation towards student supports, are part of overall expenditure management and budgetary policy for Government. The programme for Government already sets out a commitment to reducing the student contribution in a financially sustainable manner over the lifetime of this Government … fully intended to progress this commitment and other programme for Government commitments in a way that is equitable, funded and fair. It is important today to set out the work the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science is doing to effectively address the challenges

covering the period 2021 to 2025, for investment in non-Uisce Éireann water infrastructure. Included in this is €50 million specifically for demonstration projects to address the requirements of villages without public wastewater infrastructure. In April 2022, under the Department's multi-annual rural water programme, a dedicated … funding programme, measure A8, was announced for the wastewater collection and treatment needs of villages without access to public wastewater services. The strategic objectives of the measure are providing opportunities for rural housing development, addressing risk to public health, and preventing water pollution. The measure was designed

programme for Government reaffirmed its commitment to the shared island fund and committed to increasing the resources available to the fund by a further €1 billion up to 2035. The shared island initiative is co-ordinated by a dedicated unit within the Department of the Taoiseach, with … from the fund. Funding from the shared island fund is allocated by the Government to Departments and agencies to support the delivery of projects that implement programme for Government priorities on our shared island. These projects are developed and taken forward in co-operation with counterparts in Northern

Callaghan, received approval from Cabinet not to oppose this Bill on Second Stage. It is well intentioned and it aligns with the programme for Government commitment to continue to roll out nationally the voluntary restorative justice programme. Restorative justice is provided for in the Criminal Justice (Victims … includes tailored provisions for restorative justice for those under 18 years old. This is administered through the system of youth diversion programmes, which are overseen by An Garda Síochána. Evidence shows that a restorative justice approach can support victims to recover from the impact of a crime

significant progress that has been made over the last few years in our rail network. Notably, we have made progress on the DART+ programme with recent planning decision for DART+ West and DART+ South West. I look forward to achieving a major milestone in the programme next year … looking at one region or another, the rail review not only encourages balanced regional development but also looks at how individual lines or projects fit into and strengthen the wider network in its entirety. The review has set out 32 strategic recommendations to enhance our rail system

preventative work, family support, diversion from crime, court processes and facilities, supervision of offenders, detention and reintegration, and support post release. Youth diversion projects are community-based, multi-agency youth crime prevention initiatives which divert young people who have been, or are at risk of becoming, involved … antisocial and-or criminal behaviour. When a young person's time with a youth diversion project is coming to an end, whether they age out naturally at 18 or are no longer in need of specific youth diversion project supports, a plan is put in place to assist

Minister for Transport, who, as the Deputy knows, has responsibility for overall policy and Exchequer funding relating to the national roads programme. Once funding arrangements have been put in place with Transport Infrastructure Ireland, under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2015 and in line with the national development … individual roads is a matter for TII, in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. Transport Infrastructure Ireland ultimately delivers the national roads programme in line with Project Ireland 2040, the national planning framework and the national development plan. The Government has earmarked €5.1 billion for capital spending

thank the Minister sincerely for his reply and the particular interest he always has in cross-Border projects. It is heartening that the shared island initiative has been warmly welcomed by people of all political traditions. Different projects I have been involved in, if they have been cross … Border projects, have been funded by the shared island fund, such as the UNESCO Cuilcagh Lakelands Geopark. I had the opportunity recently to meet the Minister, Deputy Calleary, and Ms Gina McIntyre, the CEO responsible for the PEACEPLUS programme. The programme is being rolled out successfully and there

report utilises the Hippocrates model to update baseline estimates of demand in 2022 for residential care, both long term and short term, and projects demand and capacity for these services out to 2040. The ESRI report projects that the number of residential beds, both long term and short … continued investment in healthcare infrastructure that supports the highest quality care for our older population. This investment includes the community nursing unit programme, which was launched to ensure that up to 90 of our public community nursing units and community hospitals would be refurbished or replaced to ensure

thank the Deputy. Our Department's social inclusion and community activation programme is our country’s primary social inclusion programme. SICAP is a national programme delivered locally in both rural and urban areas by local development companies. It supports those in the greatest need to address high … persistent levels of deprivation through targeted, locally-led initiatives and approaches. The programme encourages partnerships between people, community organisations, and public sector agencies to address diverse community needs. The current SICAP programme commenced in 2024 and will run until 2028. I thank the Deputy for the work

dedication to the people of Donegal and to the issue. I will first address the issue of locations for the surgical hubs. The programme for Government commits to establishing six new hubs, in south Dublin, north Dublin, Galway, Cork, Limerick and Waterford, and exploring the provision … additional surgical hub for the north west. The programme for Government also committed to developing new elective treatment centres in Cork, Galway and Dublin, significantly increasing our capacity to deliver elective care and driving down waiting times for everyone. Developments at the named surgical hub sites are well

schools photovoltaic, PV, programme provides eligible schools with up to 6 kW peak of roof-mounted solar PV installations on their roofs, which equates to approximately 14 solar panels. The schools PV programme is funded by the Government’s climate action fund in line with the Government … carbon footprint as part of the response to meeting the 2030 and 2050 climate action plan targets for the schools’ sector. The overall programme will see up to 24 MW of installed renewable energy provision on schools, with associated savings in the region of €5.5 million per year

worked. The European Forum for Justice showed that there was an 85% satisfaction rate among victims who engaged in restorative justice programmes. In many cases restorative justice can lead to positive outcomes. This Bill seeks that the option of the restorative justice approach be explicitly encouraged and promoted … school of law, found significant gaps in restorative justice provision. Less than 1% of cases in the State are referred to restorative justice programmes. While there was an expansion of the restorative justice programme in Munster extending these services to Cork and Kerry, the legislative framework needs

schools and that its remit should be broadened to include all schools. It recommended that the commission should include a survivor engagement programme and that it should take a survivor-centred and trauma-informed approach. The report of the scoping inquiry was published on 3 September … investigation is subject to ongoing legal proceedings. It is important to say that the commission will also have a survivor engagement programme which runs in parallel with its formal investigations. All survivors who wish to provide an account of their experiences to the commission will have the opportunity

specific issue. As the Deputy is aware, the Minister is responsible for overall policy and Exchequer funding with regard to the national roads programme. Once funding arrangements have been put in place with Transport Infrastructure Ireland under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2015 and in line with … management of individual national roads is a matter for TII in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. TII ultimately delivers the national roads programme in line with Project Ireland 2040, the national planning framework and the NDP. The Government has earmarked €5.1 billion for capital spending

establishment of the traditional aid organisations? Will UNRWA be allowed to do its work again? Will the World Food Programme and other UN agencies and NGOs be able to go in and deliver aid and services as they have done for decades in Gaza? It would seem … those countries and Israel may have felt that. Perhaps this is what caused Israel to become concerned again about the Iranian nuclear programme as a way of trying to convince its traditional allies that Israel is somehow on the side of good, democracy and righteousness in the Middle

Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education and Youth in respect of the ADAPT programme of school building project delivery for a school (details supplied), the number of third-party contracts issued to date under the programme; the number of contractors recruited as part of the programme … number of contractor vacancies exist under the programme; the breakdown of third-party contractors by role (architecture, design, fire safety, project management, etc.); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43775/25

Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education and Youth in relation to the ADAPT programme of school building project delivery, the cost of the programme in 2024 and to date in 2025; and the projected cost for 2026 and 2027, in tabular form; and if she will

Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education and Youth in respect of the ADAPT programme for school building project delivery, the number of third-party contracts that have been issued to date as part of the programme, at a national level, by local authority; the number … authority; the number of contractor vacancies that exist by local authority; the breakdown of third-party contractors by role architecture, design, fire safety, project management, and so on, by local authority, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43778/25

Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the timeline for each project currently proposed or completed in the north-west quarter regeneration in Cork city; the current spend to date; the original projected spend; and the current projected spend … completion of each project. [41994/25

Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has engaged with the Department of Children, Disability and Equality in relation to the immigrant investor programme, IIP, programme funding that was committed to a project (details supplied); if his Department has urged IIP to release the balance of funding committed … order that the building project can be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42935/25

Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection his Department's total expenditure under the WorkAbility programme, by county, in each year of the programme’s existence; and the number of organisations supported under the programme, by county, in each year of the programme’s existence

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the 2022 pilot farm environmental study programme, the delivery of which was awarded to an organisation (details supplied) after a public tender process; when the decision not to proceed with the study programme … made by his Department; when the organisation was informed by his Department that it no longer planned to proceed with the study programme; the reason the programme did not proceed as planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35276/25

Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Taoiseach to provide a list of all public private partnership projects under his remit, including project name, contract value, and start-end date since 2010; and to confirm whether any projects have been subject to cost overruns, renegotiation or early termination since

Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach the details of the capital funding programmes or grants for which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility for which sporting organisations are eligible to apply; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open … date when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened for which a sporting organisation is eligible to apply for, in tabular form. [43175/25

Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach the details of capital funding programmes or grants for which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility for which community organisations are eligible to apply; and the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open … date of when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened that a community organisation is eligible to apply for. [43193/25

Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of the capital funding programmes or grants for which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility for which sporting organisations are eligible to apply; the details of any funding programme … grant that is currently open or the date when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened for which a sporting organisation is eligible to apply for, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43167/25

Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of capital funding programmes or grants for which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility for which community organisations are eligible to apply; the details of any funding programme … grant that is currently open or the date of when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened that a community organisation is eligible to apply for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43185/25

Environment further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 10 and 11 of 16 July 2025, to report on the 80 homes across two area based projects that have been contacted under the scheme; to outline where these projects are located and the reasons they were chosen; to outline the criteria … selection; to provide a project timeline for completion; to provide a breakdown of the funding allocated; to provide a breakdown of the pre-retrofit BER ratings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41749/25

Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the details of the capital funding programmes or grants which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility, for which sporting organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme … grant that is currently open or the date when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened for which a sporting organisation is eligible to apply for, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43161/25

Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the details of capital funding programmes or grants which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility, for which community organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant … that is currently open or the date of when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened that a community organisation is eligible to apply for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43179/25

Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the details of the capital funding programmes or grants which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility for which sporting organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that … currently open or the date when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened for which a sporting organisation is eligible to apply for, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43163/25

Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the details of capital funding programmes or grants which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility for which community organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that … currently open or the date of when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened that a community organisation is eligible to apply for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43181/25

Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport the details of the capital funding programmes or grants which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility, for which sporting organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently … open or the date when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened for which a sporting organisation is eligible to apply for, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43176/25

Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport the details of capital funding programmes or grants which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility, for which community organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open … date of when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened that a community organisation is eligible to apply for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43194/25

Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance the details of the capital funding programmes or grants which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility, for which sporting organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently … open or the date when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened for which a sporting organisation is eligible to apply for, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43166/25

Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance the details of capital funding programmes or grants which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility, for which community organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open … date of when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened that a community organisation is eligible to apply for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43184/25

Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the projected additional corporation tax yield in 2026 from the increase in the rate to 15% under Pillar Two of the OECD BEPs project; the cost of the proposed G7 side by side system will be; if any modelling … projections have been carried out by his Department on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43804/25

Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the details of the capital funding programmes or grants for which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility for which sporting organisations are eligible to apply; the details … funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened for which a sporting organisation is eligible to apply for, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43172/25

Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the details of capital funding programmes or grants which her Department or any body under her aegis has responsibility, for which community organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding … programme or grant that is currently open or the date of when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be opened that a community organisation is eligible to apply for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43190/25

Employment to provide detailed information on the smart regions enterprise innovation scheme, launched on 13 October 2023; the number of applications received, projects approved, and funding allocated to date under the first €35 million call which closed on 31 March 2024; the breakdown, by region, project type, funding … views on the achievements of the scheme to date; his Department’s plans for future calls and continued implementation of this €145 million programme co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund. [40925/25