22 Jan 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the lands at Castletown House are included in those designated in the programme For Government as being of key national heritage, and therefore for proposed acquisition by the State, the lands … North Kildare but to the State in general; if the lands are not included, the reasons why; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1979/25
17 Sep 2025 · to Housing
Local Government and Heritage to urgently amend the National Planning Framework and the Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines, 2005 as county development plans are aligned with these national policies which prohibits many applicants building a family home on their own land and-or buying a site and building … address the housing crisis that these amendments must be introduced as a matter of extreme urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48132/25
29 Apr 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide a schedule of all capital projects being delivered or which have been completed by the OPW since 1 January 2020; the total project cost of projects in excess … fact that they failed to be delivered within time and or original budget allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19697/25
2 Apr 2025 · to Health
provide emergency cover to all of County Clare; provide an overview of any plans she and her Department has to improve the National Ambulance Service in County Clare; provide details of National Ambulance Service call-outs in County Clare from 1 January 2024 to 27 March 2025 where … arrive to Doonbeg, County Clare on the morning of 24 march 2025 following a road traffic accident; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15861/25
19 Mar 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to identify, by body name and associated skills gap, any skills gaps identified by the chairperson of that board in correspondence to his Department or a Minister in respect of the composition … that board never identified skills gaps to his Department or a Minister, by year and body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12177/25
9 Jun 2026 · to Children
Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to review the early withdrawal provisions of the national childcare subsidy scheme with the objective of eliminating the subsidy penalty imposed on families who withdraw their children early; if her Department will conduct a consultation … consider alternative approaches that account for the fixed-fee, full-time charging model that dominates Irish childcare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42857/26
8 Apr 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide a schedule of all capital projects being delivered or which have been completed by his Department and organisations under the aegis of his Department since 1 January … attention for reasons of overspend or due to the fact that they failed to be delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16689/25
13 May 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to identify, by body name and associated skills gap, any skills gaps identified by the chairperson of that board 9details suppled) in correspondence to his Department or a Minister in respect … that board never identified skills gaps to his Department or a Minister, by year and body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24234/25
27 May 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform whether a public body that made an offer to a civil servant that was accepted under the terms of the civil service mobility scheme can then turn around and cancel that offer … rights of appeal and review; the number of such cases in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27176/25
27 May 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform whether a public body that made an offer to a civil servant that was accepted under the terms of the civil service mobility scheme can then turn around and cancel that offer … rights of appeal and review; the number of such cases in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27176/25
11 Feb 2025 · to Children
Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the plans that are in place to resolve the ongoing difficulties being experienced by a social enterprise (details supplied) in the construction of its national child development centre in Kildare town where construction works have ceased … agreement will be put in place to guarantee a reduction in the number of children awaiting therapies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4675/25
22 Jan 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will allow previous years of payment increments to be counted towards a current salary scale when an individual is offered a permanent job in the public service … only difference being their pay previously came from a non-Government agency funded by the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1373/25
13 May 2026 · to Health
planning appeal (details supplied) relating to a proposed wind farm development located approximately 750 metres from a national school, which the HSE identified during the pre-planning process as a health-sensitive receptor; whether the HSE has undertaken, or intends to undertake, any assessment of the potential health … does not intend to make a submission, the grounds on which that decision is based; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35644/26
19 Feb 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he is aware of any overspends exceeding €500,000 on projects undertaken or commissioned by his Department or by any State or semi-State body under the aegis of his Department … such overspends, in tabular form; to outline the plans to ascertain levels of such overspends; the further plans to ensure that such information is reported to his Department in a timely fashion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6526/25
29 May 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he aware of the pension proposal developed by CIÉ (details supplied) which includes provision for employees who reach 40 years of service and who cannot benefit any further under the defined benefit … their time at work; if the Minister plans to consider such a system in the public service especially in light of the ability of public sector workers to work to 70 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28123/25
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, given that the new international protection screening process includes identity verification, fingerprinting, and biometric checks within seven days … with Gardaí, particularly for low-risk applicants, in line with best practice in rights-based migration systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16118/25
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, if his Department intends to or has commissioned or reviewed a human rights impact assessment on the use of institutional … pattern of social containment and exclusion, particularly in the design and operation of new reception centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16119/25
22 Jan 2025 · to Transport
Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the engagement his Department or the National Transport Authority has had with the residents of Ayrfield, Dublin 13, in relation to the proposed BusConnects plan which would see the removal of a section of the estate boundary wall between Ayrfield … would pose to children; the actions the Minister or the NTA is proposing to address those concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1564/25
27 Jan 2026 · to Agriculture
plans to respond to the proposed 20–24% reduction in Ireland’s CAP Post-2027 allocation; the engagement which is taking place at EU level to protect Ireland’s CAP budget; the reason the proposals do not include ring-fenced funding for young farmers; when the National Strategy … years, reconcile reduced funding with generational renewal objectives, and ensure meaningful growth in young farmer participation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6615/26
4 Nov 2025 · to Housing
plans at this time to expand the number of such terrestrial sites", to confirm for the 22 sites of the 40 alluvial woodland sites monitored that are not in an SAC, that despite being recognised as alluvial woodland and monitored to inform the national picture for reporting, they … other undesignated Alluvial Woodland as candidate SAC sites within any timeframe, and will remain undesignated indefinitely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59456/25
22 Jan 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of civil servants in his Department, and in agencies under the aegis of his Department, who were on career break in 2023 or 2024, by month and grade, and by length … years in 2023 or 2024, by month, grade, and length of career break, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46196/24
15 Jul 2026 · to Education
Education and Youth further to the findings of the National Primary School Survey 2026, which found that 73% of parents with children attending single-sex primary schools favoured a move towards co-education, whether her Department has plans to encourage or facilitate the amalgamation of single-sex schools … single-sex schools in their area; the supports available from her Department to assist such a process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53868/26
19 May 2026 · to Culture
asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide a comprehensive update on the delivery of high-speed broadband under the national broadband plan in County Mayo, having regard to the thousands of additional homes, farms and businesses expected to gain access … number of premises currently able to order or pre-order high-speed broadband, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37379/26
23 Jun 2026 · to Health
compliance inspections, audits and reviews conducted nationally under the home support authorisation scheme, broken down by year since the scheme’s commencement in 2023 and by integrated health area; the number of approved providers issued with a quality improvement plan in each of those years; the number … grounds on which; whether compliance inspections are conducted on an announced or unannounced basis as standard practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47807/26
5 Feb 2025 · to Transport
Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if, in light of the commitment in the Programme for Government to review the National Development Plan and consider new public transport projects as part of that review, he will support the extension of the Luas red line to Poolbeg … construction of a bridge, and the extension of the Luas red line to Poolbeg has merit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3469/25