28 Apr 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
proportion of the €1.5 billion National Training Fund surplus package which will be used to support businesses and particularly SMEs to participate in upskilling and reskilling staff in areas such as AI; the programmes funded by the NTF supporting workforce upskilling; future plans to support workforce development … will make a statement on the matter. [30655/26
19 Feb 2026 · to Defence
Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Defence given the importance of ensuring sovereignty of national defence capabilities, supply chain resilience, and knowledge transfer when it comes to Defence Procurement, when she plans to publish a local procurement framework, outlining the positive economic impact for Irish … they engage in the Governments defence procurement process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13972/26
17 Feb 2026 · to Enterprise
supports through the National Enterprise Hub; ensuring that Local Enterprise Offices are properly resourced to support small businesses; advancing measures to identify redundant regulations and reduce the regulatory burden on SMEs; and supporting the development and implementation of the Government's Action Plan for Competitiveness and Productivity … will make a statement on the matter. [12809/26
27 Jan 2026 · to Transport
place, or planned by his Department in conjunction with the National Transport Authority and local authorities to improve road safety at this location; whether additional traffic calming enforcement pedestrian and cycling safety measures will be considered to protect students walking and cycling to the nearby national school … will make a statement on the matter. [6583/26
2 Dec 2025 · to Health
vaccine for inclusion in the national immunisation schedule for those aged 65 and over; if her Department has undertaken any further assessment of the cost-effectiveness of adding the vaccine since the HIQA review in 2024; and if she will outline any planned timelines for revisiting this decision … will make a statement on the matter. [67620/25
17 Sep 2025 · to Housing
Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to have Glenveagh National Park in County Donegal return to being open on Mondays and Fridays; the details of the staffing issues that have resulted in it being closed on Mondays and Fridays … which the staffing issues can be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48658/25
29 May 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 99 of 13 February 2025, for an update on the plans to review and strengthen the ethics in public office legislation, following the completion of the review … statutory framework in December 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27769/25
21 May 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if service training days will be considered towards days service with respect to an individual’s pension eligibility (details supplied); if recourse is available to such an individual who falls short … five years of service requirement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26321/25
29 Apr 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the steps his Department has taken to ensure the security and reliability of the national communications network to Ireland's emergency services and public safety agencies, particularly in light of increasing threat … major weather events impacting on the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21124/25
9 Apr 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will clarify the Government’s position on a supplementary pension benefit for uniformed public servants, in light of previous commitments in 2019 by a Government Minister that post-2013 entrants would … left worse off; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17778/25
2 Apr 2025 · to Justice
Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Ireland’s National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, to outline the oversight mechanisms that will be in place to ensure that asylum and migration management regulation returns or deportations … carried out in breach of Ireland’s non-refoulement obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16012/25
2 Apr 2025 · to Children
Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth following the publication of the brief on Ireland’s National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, the measures in place to ensure that private operators or NGOs running reception centres … quietly withdraw from contentious locations, thereby undermining the State’s legal obligations and community integration efforts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16115/25
25 Feb 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the OPW have been tasked with identifying a site for a Garda station in the Castletroy and Annacotty area of Limerick; if so, when the process commenced; the length of time … process is likely to take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8004/25
25 Feb 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the Office of Public Works has any centralised or devolved work schemes that could potentially install rock armour and other forms of coastal erosion defence to protect a row of private dwellings … County Clare (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8122/25
18 Feb 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the details of the investment that has been made in the development and management of the OPW sites at Scattery Island and the Ennis Friary, County Clare in 2024; the investment planned for the sites … will make a statement on the matter. [5684/25
13 Feb 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if urgent consideration will be given by the OPW to addressing the flooding situation in Elm Park, Buncrana, where nine properties were built on a floodplain and have been severely impacted by both … defective concrete and previous flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5218/25
6 Feb 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to confirm when a project (details supplied), which has been granted planning permission can proceed; if this project has been advertised in order that tenders can be submitted; when it is likely that … tender process will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3816/25
5 Feb 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if An Garda Síochána is still using a building (details supplied) or whether it has instead been transferred to another Department, State agency or body; and if so, to provide the relevant … details regarding this change of use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2377/25
5 Feb 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department, or any body under its aegis, currently outsources cleaning services and-or service officer or security officer roles to private companies; the value and length of any related contract … body, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3202/25
22 Jan 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform whether any consideration is given to the treatment of staff when accepting bids for public tenders, such as the presence of clear pay scales, payment of wages above minimum wage, union recognition … Labour Court cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2064/25
21 Oct 2026 · to Health
Minister for Health the reason the HSE has decided not to publish a report (details supplied), despite its relevance to planning and delivering disability services nationally; the specific limitations in the underlying data and analysis that the HSE considers sufficient to justify non-publication; whether the HSE will … publish the report alongside the relevant caveats and limitations, to allow public scrutiny of the findings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74581/26
21 Oct 2026 · to Health
Minister for Health the reason the HSE has decided not to publish a report (details supplied), despite its relevance to planning and delivering disability services nationally; the specific limitations in the underlying data and analysis that the HSE considers sufficient to justify non-publication; whether the HSE will … publish the report alongside the relevant caveats and limitations, to allow public scrutiny of the findings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74576/26
2 Jul 2026 · to Climate
Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether national planning guidelines for anaerobic digestion and biomethane production facilities are being prepared; when he expects such guidelines to be published; whether they will address issues including appropriate scale, location, zoning, feedstock, traffic, odour, digestate … management, water quality, emissions, biodiversity, community gain and cumulative impact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50430/26
16 Jun 2026 · to Health
Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1237 of 19 May 2026, if there are any plans to develop a whole-of-Government national strategy on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) (details supplied); the timeline being worked towards; if any work has been carried … date to implement Action 1 of the 2022 HSE Position Paper on FASD prevention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45114/26
24 Mar 2026 · to Health
statutory requirement for the National Ambulance Service or any employer to notify the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council when a paramedic, advanced paramedic, or emergency medical technician receives a criminal conviction, including for serious or sexual offences; if she plans to introduce mandatory notification to protect patient safety … will make a statement on the matter. [21766/26