Departmental Inquiries

452. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the working group to review qualifications for engineering roles in the local Government sector will include clerks of works/building inspectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71186/25]

573. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health which diagnostic classification standards her Department recognises for the assessment of gender dysphoria or gender incongruence in children and adults, including whether DSM-5, ICD-11, or other criteria apply; and whether national diagnostic criteria or clinical guidelines have been approved for use pending completion of the new Model of Care…

104. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport his views on the status and future of the proposed pedestrian and cycle bridge over the river Corrib in Galway given the NTA's recent indication to Galway City Council that it no longer supports the project, despite €5.5 million in URDF funding having been allocated five years ago; if his Department will support the project and recommen…

390. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a decision will be made regarding a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69179/25]

430. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69983/25]

433. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69992/25]

437. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); when this matter will be dealt with; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70054/25]

543. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason paid contributions will not be considered for invalidity pension of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69374/25]

391. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to examine a matter (details supplied) in respect of the importation of non-native honeybees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68855/25]

459. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health when her Department last assessed unmet need for chronic pain treatment in adults aged over 65, in light of TILDA Wave 6 findings that two-thirds of older adults with moderate to severe chronic pain receive no medication; and the actions taken following this assessment. [68703/25]

476. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the formal mechanisms her Department has in place to obtain assurance that the HSE is monitoring governance, audit, and compliance issues in voluntary hospitals; the process by which her Department is notified of any significant governance risks or failures identified by the HSE in those hospitals; and the actions her Department takes when such…

477. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the procedure within her Department for responding to serious governance concerns in voluntary hospitals when such issues are escalated by the HSE; and the criteria her Department uses to determine when further action or intervention is warranted. [68738/25]

485. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the dates and findings of any facility, safety, hygiene or environmental inspections carried out by or reported to her Department in relation to the Orchid Centre at Cork University Hospital in the past eighteen months, including issues of overcrowding, ventilation, temperature control, accessibility and maintenance of basic patient supplies; t…

487. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to list all hospitals that provide chronic pain services, to identify which of these have a dedicated multidisciplinary pain service including psychology, physiotherapy and occupational therapy, to confirm the number of whole-time equivalent pain consultants assigned to each service, and to outline which regions do not have a local chronic pain…

497. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the process by which the HSE monitors vacancy-related impacts on pay expenditure; and the reporting mechanisms used by hospital groups and community health organisations to notify the National Finance and Procurement Division. [68813/25]

183. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation when a facility in County Cork (details supplied) will be reopened to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67587/25]

207. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67281/25]

301. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review correspondence from a school regarding a scheme (details supplied); if she will review the costs and points being made for the application by the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66864/25]

490. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether he will advocate for Ireland to become a signatory to the International Convention against Apartheid in Sports. [66253/25]

507. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will direct the Land Development Agency to provide an update in respect of their interest or engagement with the HSE concerning the sale of a property (details supplied); and its potential use as LDA housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65195/25]

543. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress being made in examining the benefits of a visitor accommodation levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62154/25]

553. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to clarify an issue in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66042/25]

559. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether local authorities should be required, under the Social Housing Assessment Regulations and the National Household Means Policy, to deduct private-sector occupational pension contributions, PRSA contributions, or AVCs, when made through payroll on a pre-tax basis and functionally equivalent to public-se…

568. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will establish and publish an annual national Planning Performance Report, setting out average and median timelines for SHD and LRD applications, average and median timelines for planning appeals, and annual volumes and outcomes of judicial reviews of planning decisions; and if he will make a statement on t…

678. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he or his Department have received representation from a person (details supplied); and to provide an update on any engagement with their case to date. [66032/25]