182. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he can provide details of his Department’s involvement in the Letterkenny gift card scheme; if he can also provide details of similar schemes including, any cross-Border initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64256/25]
Topics / Cross-Border Co-operation
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsCross-Border Co-operation
82 questions from 32 TDs, between 2 April 2025 and 21 October 2026.
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497. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his Department has reviewed potential models for enhanced North–South cooperation in healthcare delivery, including cross-Border hospital and emergency care arrangements. [62637/25]
52. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Taoiseach if an allocation will be ringfenced from the Shared Island Initiative funding to further cross-Border sporting initiatives in the years ahead. [55022/25]
53. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Taoiseach if there are specific cross-Border sporting initiatives, beyond the sports club EV charger scheme, envisaged as part of the Shared Island initiative. [55023/25]
60. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Taoiseach the plans of the Shared Island unit in relation to sport; if further Shared Island dialogues, funding streams or specific cross-Border sporting initiatives are envisaged; and the way in which the unit intends to support greater all-island cooperation and investment in sport infrastructure and participation in the years ahead. [49957/25]
61. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Taoiseach if he will elaborate on the work that is planned under the Shared Island initiative to address divergence in employment standards North and South, particularly in the context of cross-Border employers and workers, and the way in which this will be advanced in the coming period. [49958/25]
874. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health to outline the co-operation that exists with Northern Ireland in relation to organ donation and transplantation; if there are any specific protocols or processes in place with regard to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57421/25]
56. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the recommendation from Universities Ireland, which was agreed by individual universities, to drop the requirement for four A-levels from students for a more equitable points conversion system was announced and made public to schools and the student population in the North of Ireland; and if he will…
834. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health for an update on information sought during the summer from the Department of Health in the North in relation to cross-Border work ongoing in scoping the paediatric pathology services in both jurisdictions with a view to creating one cross-Border service; the timeframes relating to the overall project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54863/25]
1311. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current delivery status of the Narrow Water Bridge project, including contract milestones, cost profile (including VAT treatment), and cross-Border co-ordination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47418/25]
1312. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position on the all-island nature restoration and biodiversity programme supported by the Shared Island Fund, including funded project types, selection criteria, governance with NIEA and timelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47419/25]
2863. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure on the Cross-Border Directive for each of the years 2023 to 2024, and to date in 2025; the number of patients treated under the Cross-Border Directive in each of the years 2023 to 2024, and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42438/25]
174. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the status of an application for funding (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38698/25]
2. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach the progress to date in developing workspace hubs as provided for under the shared island initiative; when it is expected that such enterprise spaces will be provided in areas such as Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33177/25]
3. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach the progress to date in providing workspace hubs on a cross-Border basis as provided for under the shared island initiative. [33178/25]
378. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of cross-Border or shared Island initiatives currently being progressed by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31382/25]
379. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the Ulster Canal project; the number of phases of the project that have been completed to date; the total spend on each phase of the project to date; the total amount committed by Government for the next phase of the project; if negotiations with landowners have started in respect of future phases…
113. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he expects there to be a new PEACEPLUS programme post-2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27876/25]
116. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will report on the progress of the €1.1 billion PEACEPLUS programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27875/25]
54. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Taoiseach to give a briefing on his interactions at the gathering of the fourth shared island forum. [21001/25]
185. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the shared island initiative. [25319/25]
193. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he remains committed to the New Decade New Approach agreement commitment of £1 million for an addiction centre in Derry. [25079/25]
153. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice the outcome of his discussions with his counterpart in the Northern Ireland Executive; if the issues pertaining to cross-Border crime were discussed; if so, if it is proposed to implement additional measures or provide additional specific resources to enhance security on both sides of the Border; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24821/25]
73. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if he will provide details of the new projects that will be delivered under the shared island scheme in the next five years. [15702/25]
74. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Taoiseach to provide an update on the shared island initiative. [15844/25]