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news about the partnership between DKIT and Queen's University. We are talking about a greater level of provision of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and an innovation and research hub to be based in Dundalk. We know that this can definitely develop the Dublin-Belfast corridor. There … necessity to follow through with legislative support. Beyond that, this could be part of a vital shared island project. I would like to know what will happen in that regard

Quaide, we are doing work in the area he mentioned but there is potential for more work if we can get a viable project. He is correct that attacks have increased. People are living in fear and this is a big concern. To respond to Deputy Shane Moynihan … been done under the shared island unit in terms of enterprise centres and on SMEs. Deputy Moynihan can look at InterTradeIreland's project under the shared island unit, which I launched recently. Tremendous work has been done joining companies North and South together using shared island unit funding

Preserving Peace - Defence Readiness Roadmap 2030. The main elements of the roadmap include addressing capability development through member states' capability coalitions, flagship projects, strengthening industrial capacities and supporting Ukraine's defence capabilities. The roadmap is an important contribution to enhance Europe's defence readiness to respond to real … provide climate finance and continue our support for small island developing states. I was delighted to announce at COP30 a new UNDP project office to be hosted in Dublin, dedicated to advancing sustainable finance. For the first time ever, European Union leaders held a strategic discussion on housing

Riordáin, the Labour Party has been working ever more closely through the Party of European Socialists with our European allies on a programme for change across Europe, and in particular on issues around housing, climate action and our vision for a social Europe. I attended the Party … European Socialists' summit in Amsterdam just last month, where we developed policies and a programme for change, in particular focusing on those issues of housing and climate. On housing, we were really glad following the last European elections to see the Party of European Socialists

trade tantrums, and a winter of rising bills and stagnating wages ahead of us. That is why we need a strong and secure programme for change, a programme that will guarantee greater security to households and secure lives and livelihoods. Changing the names on the doors in Government

plan to improve military mobility [in Europe] ... this will include proposals to make our roads, bridges, tunnels, train lines, airports and other infrastructure projects able to cope with large scale military movements ... We are preparing our European infrastructure for large scale military movements but we do not prepare … here and where is Europe bringing us? It is absolutely a legitimate position to take that we are completely supportive of the European project, the European Union, cohesion, commonality and working together in a common infrastructure and institutions but also to hold a critical position on militarisation

very proud that Baldonnel aerodrome is in my constituency and I encourage the new Minister for Defence to continue the rapid programme of investment in giving us radar capability to understand what is in our skies and to be able to respond accordingly. Again, that is not increasing … show that it stands in solidarity with those countries that do feel that fear. That, ultimately, is a success of the European Union project. It shows the ability of smaller member states to be protected by others but also to allow them to punch above their weight

here tonight. We are here to ensure that this Government is held to account. The Minister of State, Deputy Harkin, referred to the programme for Government. The programme for Government is no good if it does not deliver. The only way it will deliver is if the Minister

plan published by the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation in July. In recognition of the importance of advancing projects in the transport sector, of the €102.4 billion allocated across Government Departments, €22.3 billion has been allocated to the Department of Transport in addition … expect to be able to publish it by the end of November. When it has been published, it will show the projects where the money will be spent, be it on public transport, public roads, active travel or other measures. We look forward to its publication

Capital investment is badly needed to expand the availability and quality of public transport services. I look forward to seeing the planned projects. It is critical that works commence on the various infrastructure projects that are badly needed. For the day-to-day running of our public transport

real-time data to customers, the NTA is currently investigating options to expedite improvements to the application to improve the customer experience. One project that will produce improved quality journey data to the TFI Live app is next generation automatic vehicle location, AVL, which replaces five old automatic … vehicle location systems with a new centralised solution, to provide higher quality and consistent data outputs to the TFI Live mobile app. This project is going to pilot in March 2026, with the full roll-out taking approximately 12-18 months, which I look forward to seeing happening

disabled people. Turning specifically to rail, Iarnród Éireann continuously works to enhance accessibility upgrades to all stations and services, and the investment programmes, to ensure that accessibility is integrated from design stage to fruition. This includes engagement with the Irish Rail disability users group and other disability representative … accessibility and customer experience. All DART stations in north Dublin are accessible by means of a lift, platform or ramp. The big lift programme saw investment in existing lifts at 52 stations across the network between 2020 and 2024, significantly improving lift reliability. The liftcall system is also

Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport the action his Department is taking to progress the Mallow relief road project; the current status of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63270/25

What action is the Department taking to progress the Mallow relief road project? What is the current status of the project, and will the Minister of State make a statement on the matter

Killarney side, the Fermoy-Mitchelstown side or the Limerick side. It is all coming into Mallow town. We need to prioritise this project because it is really having an adverse effect on the town as regards the volume of traffic. On the bypass road, I understand there … submitting for planning. I am anxious that we would submit for planning at the earliest possible time so we can progress this project

Networks Ireland interface. I will certainly ask the NTA to communicate with the Deputy because he is right. The relief road project will provide an enormous benefit to the town of Mallow. The Deputy has, with Councillor Liam Madden, been very strong in his advocacy. Businesses … improvement, not just to Mallow and its people but to the wider region. I look forward to working to ensure we expedite the project

Cathaoirleach Gníomhach, like Deputy Burke and I, will be familiar with and recognise the importance of the N20 project. It is critical and it is lacking. It is the deficit in the infrastructure connecting the western corridor. People rightly complain from many perspectives but, from an economic perspective … have raised here tonight. I thank Deputy Burke for his work and his advocacy in working with Councillor Liam Madden on this particular project. This is a critical piece, dovetailing with the Cork-Limerick motorway

submitted applications when their existing licences were due to expire. Grant aid was available to expand their businesses and they had shovel-ready projects. However, their applications were not processed on time and the projects fell by the wayside. These fishers - men and women - are very annoyed

every city, town and village in Ireland. The sector provides highly important employment with over 220,000 people directly employed in retail. The programme for Government is clear on the intention to support small businesses and as the Minister of State with responsibility for retail, I am aware … issues facing retailers. The broad range of supports for the retail sector, including training programmes and funding to help retailers adapt to new challenges and opportunities in retail, can be found on the national enterprise hub, NEH. The NEH is an all-of-government service staffed by expertly

tools to manage their finances effectively. They are on hand to assist at county level, including financial mentoring, training workshops and management development programmes. It is important that owners who want to advance their financial planning skills are supported, that any perceived challenges around financial management are demystified … that business owners make informed decisions and avoid common pitfalls. For start-ups, we have the start your own business programme. That has a specific finance module wherein the LEOs provide specialist mentoring to entrepreneurs and owners on strategies around pricing, cash flow and profit and loss

peer-to-peer learning and engagement with key advisers within each local authority. We want to continue to support this through tailor-made programmes. The start your own business programme has an important financial module. Enterprise Ireland also invests in early-stage leadership development to ensure companies

thank the Deputy. As he said, the programme for Government commits to introducing a permanent annual cost-of-disability support payment. We will introduce and incrementally increase this payment. These commitments will be advanced over the lifetime of the Government, having regard to the policy and budgetary context … clear from early this year that there would be no one-off measures in this budget. Not everything, however, in terms of our programme for Government commitments will be done in the first budget. The budget package contained significant targeted measures to support disabled people. These measures include

Deputy McCormack, and Deputy Brennan for tabling this question. The implementation of My Future Fund from 1 January 2026 will fulfil a key programme for Government commitment to ensure that more than 750,000 workers are brought into a retirement savings scheme for the first time, giving those … health insurance or credit union deduction. Separately, over the past year, my team in the Department has worked incredibly hard and held weekly project meetings with payroll providers who provide payroll services to many employers. We have worked closely with them to ensure that deductions can be implemented

situation in this country is mental. It is completely crazy. I heard about a 30,000-page planning permission application for a particular project and the fact that vans were needed to transport it. In the context of another planning permission application, four separate versions of the same … plan were required in order to suit four separate agencies. The greater Dublin drainage project, the purpose of which is to help service 100,000 homes, has been in planning for the past ten years. It is now in judicial review again, and is likely to be tied

storage. It can be done, and we need to do it. Not everything can be classed as critical infrastructure, but there are major projects, such as those the Deputy referenced, that clearly are critical in nature. We will bring proposals to Government before the end of the year … will bring proposals to leaders by the end of this month as well, because we need to make sure that where there are projects that are of national significance and there is common good, we speed up delivery. I have significant concerns about the use of judicial reviews

Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider an appeal under the emergency works programme for an application for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39541/26

details supplied) will receive approval for their Stage 2A submission and move to Stage 2B of her Department's school building and capital programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39718/26

further to Parliamentary Question No. 305 of 7 May 2026, if she will review a matter (details supplied); the way in which the projected deficit of 691 post-primary school places in the Newcastle-Rathcoole school planning area by 2028 will be addressed; and if she will make

schools to address emotionally based school avoidance, EBSA; the number of schools that have implemented dedicated gradual return plans or well-being programmes for students with school reluctance in the past two years; and if she is satisfied that current resources, including NEPS and Tusla Education Support Services

amount of funding approved or issued by her Department in 2026 for the provision of a modular classroom; and the details of the project or school to which this funding related. [39897/26

Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will commit to fund the WALK PEER Supported Transitions programme beyond the end of 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39934/26

Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth when stage 2 of the multi-million euro extension project for special needs classrooms, sensory spaces, and enhanced learning support facilities at a school (details supplied) will be advanced; and if she will make a statement

Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Education and Youth when approval will issue for a project at a school (details supplied) to progress to stage 2A, noting that stage 1 approval was granted and the associated funding was drawn down almost a year

asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the mechanisms in place in his Department to ensure delivery on the commitments in the programme for Government; the civil servant specifically responsible for overseeing such delivery; the measures that are used to assess progress; and if he will make

Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on the relevant projects under the Sport Ireland campus masterplan vision, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39434/26

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the mechanisms in place in his Department to ensure delivery on the commitments in the Programme for Government; the civil servant specifically responsible for overseeing such delivery; the measures that are used to assess progress; and if he will make

Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the Department has conducted any stress-testing of emergency accommodation capacity against projected migration scenarios since 2020. [38871/26

Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if any sensitivity analysis has been carried out examining how projected housing demand to 2040 would change under reduced net migration assumptions. [39079/26

Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if projected housing demand under the revised National Planning Framework distinguishes between demand arising from natural population growth and demand arising from net inward migration. [39080/26

Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has assessed the infrastructure implications arising from projected migration-related population growth under the revised National Planning Framework, including healthcare, education, transport and water services. [39082/26

Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a cross-departmental modelling framework exists integrating migration projections with housing demand forecasting and infrastructure planning. [39083/26

Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will publish the underlying migration assumptions used in calculating projected housing demand under Delivering Homes, Building Communities 2025-2030. [39084/26

Local Government and Heritage if the revised National Planning Framework includes a scenario modelling examining the impact of lower net migration levels on projected national housing demand to 2040. [39085/26

Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has quantified the projected number of additional housing units required annually under the baseline migration assumptions used within the revised National Planning Framework. [39086/26

Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of enquiries, applications, approvals, refusals and completed projects recorded by each local authority under the croí cónaithe above the shop scheme since its establishment; the total value of grants approved and paid in each

Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Question No. 346 of 14 May 2026, to provide a brief description each under subhead and programme level outturns. [39474/26

Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current position in relation to the construction of a new project in County Laois (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39507/26

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the works that will be undertaken this year and planned for 2026 on a restoration project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39574/26

Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection the mechanisms in place in his Department to ensure delivery on the commitments in the Programme for Government; the civil servant specifically responsible for overseeing such delivery; the measures that are used to assess progress; and if he will make

Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on the Programme for Governments commitment to reform the disability allowance payment and remove anomalies in the current means test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39577/26