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Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department and agencies under the aegis of his Department have policies on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) within the Department and those agencies; whether training has been provided to staff … Department has used AI, including large language models, in the preparation of legislation or statutory instruments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1586/25

which the HSE confirmed that full costing of the National Model of Care for Obesity is dependent on the forthcoming Obesity Policy and Action Plan (OPAP): the expected publication date for OPAP; whether a costed implementation plan will be developed and published before or only after OPAP … working estimate, published or unpublished, of the total cost of full implementation of the Model of Care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52844/26

Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the national public-awareness and behaviour change campaigns planned to encourage men aged 40 to 69 to take part in prostate-cancer screening; whether a dedicated campaign will be developed; the way in which regional inequities in incidence and survival … that will be made available to men hesitant to seek PSA testing due to cost or stigma; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67244/25

plan for disability services 2024 to 2026, with a focus on personal assistance, independent living, and community supports, to help 300 people move into their own homes; allocate €1 million for disability and human rights training for teachers and special needs assistants; increase funding to the National Advocacy … Service by €1 million, to reduce waiting lists and help reach underrepresented groups in need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51499/25

Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Transport if his Department or the National Transport Authority collects or has access to data on footfall in nightlife areas, particularly in urban centres, for the purpose of assessing public transport demand between … data available for 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form, to inform future planning of late-night and 24-hour public transport services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42488/25

Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number and location of OPW owned properties that are on local authority derelict sites registers, by county, in tabular form; if the OPW has had to pay any such levies … value of such payments and to which local authorities payments have been made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28124/25

Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he, along with the Office of Public Works, will detail the extent to which the town of Shannon, County Clare, has flooded since the 1960s; the future flooding events predicted to happen … rise; the mitigating measures that have been and will be put in place to protect the town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12381/25

Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when he expects to open applications for the infrastructure, climate and nature fund; the application criteria for the disbursement of funds under section 21 of the Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate … application criteria will be published; when the first monies will be paid over under section 21; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4831/25

Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform what plans, schemes or supports he and the Office of Public Works have to ensure that the flooding that took place in Tallow, County Waterford, during Storm Babet, causing severe damage … future; if he will prioritise funding and resources to undertake works on the River Bride; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3435/25

Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform now that the Castlemaine Harbour pilot study is complete, the plans in place to invest and protect homes and properties, bearing in mind that some of these houses have previously been destroyed … Killorglin, County Kerry, where families cannot sleep in their homes when high tides coincide with a storm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46646/24

context of the forthcoming National Drug Strategy and the proposed integration of drug and alcohol task forces into new HSE structures, to ensure that the existing functions of these task forces, including interagency coordination, community engagement and data informed planning, are preserved and effectively aligned within … measures that will be put in place to maintain their operational independence and responsiveness to local need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32195/26

decision of the National Gallery of Ireland to purchase an x-ray scanner in 2017; what plans had been discussed with the Office of Public Works on the housing of such a scanner in advance of the purchase and what became of these plans; if the cost … scanner was discussed or agreed by the Office of Public Works or his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9355/25

Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health her plans for upgrading Cork University Hospital/University College Cork, which is certified as a cancer centre by the Organisation of European Cancer Institutes, to the higher designation of comprehensive cancer centre accreditation, as recommended in the cancer dashboard … Swedish Institute for Health Economics in January 2026, which calls on the Government to develop a national roadmap to upgrade existing cancer centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41955/26

Máire Devine asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether the smaller than national minimum standard two-bed units of 48 square metres planned for the regeneration of Oliver Bond House in Dublin 8 would contribute to the poorer mental health, negative child … higher incidence of respiratory illness among residence of Oliver Bond House compared with the wider practise population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22307/26

Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health her Department’s plans and timeframe for the introduction of a national lung cancer screening programme using low-dose CT scanning, in line with recommendations before the National Screening Advisory Committee and given the success of the lung health check … northeast, which have shown clear benefits in early detection and improved outcomes, but now require clarity on national rollout and next steps; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61362/25

Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to outline any plans to establish a mechanism for central oversight to monitor the amount of the allocated funding from the carbon tax that is actually being expended on the target schemes … possible to say how much of the carbon tax will actually be spent in targeted areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5156/25

Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the details of each time his Department, or public bodies under the aegis of his Department, enlisted the services of consultants in 2023 and 2024; the purpose, value, and duration of each contract … Department, including where consulting contracts are classified under ‘business-as-usual outsourcing’ for annual reporting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3788/25

Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the rationale for the National Shared Services Office refusing to post hard copy pay slips on each payment date to pensioners, particularly those advanced in years, some of whom are living alone … phone or a computer, and therefore cannot keep track of payments, and in particular deductions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16549/25

Media his plans to bring forward amending legislation to provide for the regularisation and confirmation of the legislative status of the grants of arms made by the Chief Herald's of Ireland between 1 April 1943 and 3 May 2005 when the National Cultural Institutions … which period the State had no legislative authority to grant arms as confirmed by successive Attorneys General; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15199/25

progress to date by the National Energy Affordability Taskforce on their preparation of the Energy Affordability Action Plan due for completion in Q3; whether any interim findings or measures have been identified; the timeline for publication of the Action Plan upon completion; and whether, in light of cost … businesses, consideration is being given to fast-tracking the work of the Taskforce or bringing forward elements of the Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29594/26

National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide a breakdown of State-owned properties that are currently vacant, by county; the number of months they have been vacant for; the square foot of each property; if there are plans to find new occupiers; the stage these plans … occupiers have been identified and contracts signed; the reason they are vacant, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28550/25

Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the evidence there is to support the claim that very high rates of remuneration for some senior posts in the public sector represent value for money, given that many of the individuals … research or analysis undertaken to reach the conclusion that they do represent value for money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22581/25

Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he has been in communication with the Department for Social Protection as part of the interdepartmental working group tasked with assessing the impact of a new, non-binary, category of gender on existing legislation; when he is planning the next … representatives from the Department for Social Protection to investigate legislative implications of non-binary gender recognition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17543/25

Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will review the recommendations contained within Circular 05/2015 regarding the day subsistence allowance, and, in light of the nature of the work involved, consider exempting emergency personnel of the National Ambulance Service from the requirement … their base over the course of their work to avail of the ten-hour rate of subsistence.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10298/25

Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport whether the National Transport Authority intends to develop a QR code-based reporting system at bus stops and on public service vehicles to allow passengers to quickly report incidents including service cancellations, overcrowding, refusal of boarding due to capacity constraints … inaccurate real-time passenger information; whether data collected through such a system could be used to inform service planning and performance monitoring; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62939/26