Departmental Consultations

464. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice his Departments plans to purchase a complex (details supplied) in Saggart, County Dublin for IPAS accommodation; the number of residents currently accommodated by IPAS at this complex; the number that may be accommodated when the complex is purchased; and if he plans to engage with the local community about future plans for this facility. [26972…

4. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he plans to provide places for parents and carers to be represented on the Department of An Taoiseach Disability Unit [26142/25]

297. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the scientific expertise his Department has access to for assessing environmental and climate claims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23206/25]

695. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount spent by the Department since 2020 on consultants, feasibility studies, legal reviews, planning appeals, and procurement re-runs. [23349/25]

309. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Ireland’s position in ongoing European Council negotiations in relation to the European Commission’s Omnibus I and its proposal to undo core elements of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23004/25]

654. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when the public consultation on the next review of the National Development Plan will commence. [20093/25]

791. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education if her Department has engaged with Uisce Éireann regarding the proposed special school in Carraig na bFhearr. [18816/25]

872. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education the criteria on which a second level school for Newcastle, County Dublin has been refused to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19306/25]

104. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence whether he has discussed the possibility of an EU defence union with any of his international counterparts since taking office. [12129/25]

18. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Finance the engagement he and his Department have had with the Department of Education in the preparation and publication of guidelines for promoting financial literacy in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15675/25]

71. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance to report on the latest briefing he received from his Department on the delivery of housing. [15232/25]

435. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of external consultant reports commissioned by his Department in 2024 and to date in 2025; the companies involved; and the title and publication date, by report, in tabular form. [13924/25]

1129. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the public consultations his Department plans to conduct; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11424/25]

1212. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he intends to establish a stakeholders forum for licenced firearms holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12838/25]

1213. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the new restrictions he is considering introducing regarding the licensing of firearms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12839/25]

1523. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health if she will engage with an institution (details supplied) regarding the need for improved governance and safety regulations surrounding the use of aesthetic medical devices, particularly dermal fillers; if she will consider introducing stricter regulations to ensure that only doctors and appropriately trained healthcare professionals administ…

351. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific timeline for making the results of his Department’s consultation on surgical artificial insemination in greyhounds available for public review, and in respect of any next steps following this consultation. [10377/25]

287. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he intends to advertise the Transboundary Consultation about the proposed goldmine in the Sperrins area of outstanding natural beauty. [8902/25]

351. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will engage with the HSE to identify ways to alleviate the recruitment and retention crisis regarding children's disability network teams in north Kildare. [8947/25]

173. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a schedule of all external legal consultation that he engaged in, in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the general nature of the engagement; if the external consultation resulted in a report and or recommendations; and the cost of each consultant and or company engaged. in tabular form. [7443/25]

174. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Taoiseach to provide data on the final cost of public procurement tenders where his Department or agencies under the aegis of his Department acted as the contracting authority in each of the past five years, indicating the number of tenders where the final cost was under, on, or over the contract award value at the time of tendering, in tabular form. [7514/25]

175. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Taoiseach the total amount spent in excess of the contract award value for all public procurement tenders within his Department and agencies under the aegis his Department of in each of the past five years. [7532/25]

186. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide a schedule of all external legal consultation that he engaged in, in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the general nature of the engagement; if the external consultation resulted in a report and or recommendations; and the cost of each consultant and or company engaged. in tabular form. [7435/25]

207. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide a schedule of all external legal consultation that he engaged in, in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the general nature of the engagement; if the external consultation resulted in a report and or recommendations; and the cost of each consultant and or company engaged. in tabular form. […

229. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide a schedule of all external legal consultation that he engaged in, in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the general nature of the engagement; if the external consultation resulted in a report and or recommendations; and the cost of each consultant and or company engaged. in tabular form. [7430/25]