Departmental Policies

229. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he plans to formally recognise barbering as a regulated profession; the criteria that will be considered in such recognition to ensure professional standards and public trust; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27392/26]

230. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures in place to ensure professional standards in the barbering industry; whether a statutory registration or licensing scheme is under consideration; the timeline for introducing such regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27393/26]

293. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25157/26]

294. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25158/26]

302. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she plans to expand Ireland House model in the United Arab Emirates. [25528/26]

322. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her position on the proposed digital omnibus package, particularly regarding the rules for businesses with regard to the use of personal data and the use and development of artificial intelligence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26062/26]

323. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her position on the proposed digital omnibus package, particularly regarding the effect of the package on online media and social media; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26065/26]

331. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to consider imposing sanctions on a minister of a country engaging in genocide (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26469/26]

1094. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether he has considered bringing to an end the practice of deducting Additional Superannuation Contributions (formerly Pension Related Deductions) from the pay of public servants who have reached the maximum years relating to the specific State defined benefit scheme…

1193. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his plans to increase the number of public holidays here to align more closely with European averages. [26937/26]

1194. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his views on the need for more public holidays here to align more closely with European averages; the need to ensure that annual leave provision redresses this gap; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26940/26]

1580. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether there is ongoing development of a safeguarding policy for women in sport in conjunction with Cuan; if he will provide details of any such policy development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25780/26]

1581. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether consideration is being given to strengthen powers of the Sports Ombudsman to investigate complaints and cases relating to women in sport at a local level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25781/26]

1599. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on progress made to date and the plans for the future for the expansion of the night-time economy action plan for Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26321/26]

1921. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection pending any broader policy decision on the treatment of Troubles-related compensation awarded under historical Northern Ireland criminal injuries schemes (including the Criminal Injuries (Compensation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1977), if he will give an undertaking to examine individual cases on their merits; if he will exercise a…

2457. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the implementation of the recommendations of the Taskforce on Personalised Budgets. [24732/26]

3291. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the national uptake rates for MenB, MenC and MenACWY vaccines over the past five years and to date in 2026, including any identified regional or cohort-level gaps in coverage and the measures in place to address same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26766/26]

3292. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the national contingency planning framework in place for a surge in meningococcal disease cases, including policy provisions relating to hospital capacity, intensive care availability, laboratory services, and public health staffing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26767/26]

3363. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the projected healthcare needs of the population over the next ten, 20 and 30 years based on current demographic trends; the modelling used for such projections; the way in which these measures are informing capital planning and service delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27068/26]

19. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether consideration has been given to introducing dedicated community support officers at local level to assist community groups with accessing funding streams, including grant applications and associated administrative requirements, particularly in areas where groups may have limited capacity; and if…

34. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the establishment of a national umbrella organisation for women’s sheds, similar to what is in existence for men’s sheds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22370/26]

47. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether his Department intends to implement the rural-typology framework recommended in the OECD’s Rural Policy Review of Ireland 2026; whether this new classification system will reform the existing categories currently used across national rural programmes; and if he will make a statement on the …

60. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the development of a national organisation for Women's Sheds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22796/26]

199. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23474/26]

201. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to review a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23476/26]