Departmental Policies

743. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); to clarify the policy changes in relation to the criteria for the capital advance leasing facility scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30938/26]

782. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Social Protection the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30485/26]

784. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection if it is the current policy of his private office/Department to formally invite or notify all local Oireachtas members of constituency events at which Ministers are in attendance in the course of performing their ministerial duties and functions; if he will provide the Department's current policy or protocol on this; and if he will make…

785. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a list of all events across every constituency attended by the Minister in the course of his ministerial duties since 1 January 2026, where formal invitations/notifications to attend were not issued by his office to all local Oireachtas members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30623/26]

852. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30482/26]

898. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30470/26]

956. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the main policy achievements of her Department since 22 January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30471/26]

962. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if it is the current policy of her private office/Department to formally invite or notify all local Oireachtas members of constituency events at which Ministers are in attendance in the course of performing their ministerial duties and functions; if she will provide the Department's current policy or protocol on this; an…

963. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a list of all events across every constituency attended by the Minister in the course of her ministerial duties since 1 January 2026, where formal invitations/notifications to attend were not issued by her office to all local Oireachtas members; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30609/26]

1236. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the main policy achievements of her Department since 22 January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30480/26]

1301. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30479/26]

1320. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30484/26]

434. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which he evaluates the success of the zero tolerance strategy. [29400/26]

509. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports that are available to separated parents who are required, by virtue of court-ordered access arrangements or the location of the other parent, to travel to and secure short-term accommodation in another jurisdiction in order to exercise access to their children; whether her Department has engaged with th…

553. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Health the consideration and/or scoping of a health literacy initiative that is being undertaken to ensure better health outcomes for patients and enabling the future resourcing of novel drug therapies. [29476/26]

264. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the action being taken to improve financial literacy in Ireland, particularly in terms of activity such as switching financial products including mortgages and insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26621/26]

266. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has examined the potential introduction of a tax-free child savings account or trust model, similar to the junior individual savings account operating in the United Kingdom; the estimated impact such a scheme could have on long-term savings outcomes for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter…

289. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the action he is taking on foot of his Department’s advice to introduce new regulations that would ensure social media companies vet who can post adverts promoting financial investment schemes on their platforms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26781/26]

401. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the measures being taken to improve reliability and journey times for commuters travelling from towns such as Athlone to Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28434/26]

437. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to outline the policy justification for carbon taxes and for their progressive increase every year. [28542/26]

490. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there has been any engagement in relation to making the National Anthem, Amhrán na bhFiann, mandatory for primary school students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28083/26]

80. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether he is considering proposals for a State construction company in his plans to ensure that public infrastructure projects are completed within agreed timelines and budgets without overruns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27662/26]

157. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if assistance will be provided to a person (details supplied). [27503/26]

158. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to review the case of a person (details supplied) regarding travel arrangements. [27585/26]

218. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the actions being taken to strengthen workforce capacity and recruitment across the public service, particularly in critical areas such as healthcare, planning, and education services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27529/26]