Departmental Policies

347. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider amending Circular 0072/2022 (details supplied) to allow teachers to engage in remote or online teaching during unforeseen closures due to storms or extreme weather; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31562/25]

356. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she has any intention to remove the Irish language requirement for SET’s, particularly when some SET teachers are already working in a classroom without the Irish language for a year or two before they are required to return to studies to meet the Irish language criteria. [31605/25]

382. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to ensure that State policies support the collaborative development of standard house and apartment types to drive efficiency, reduce costs and support viability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31413/25]

386. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether Fingal County Council is currently in breach of statutory obligations under section 19 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, having failed to adopt Local Area Plans for multiple relevant urban areas since 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31636/25]

387. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he has considered issuing a direction under section 31 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 to Fingal County Council for its repeated failure to adopt mandatory local area plans in urban centres with populations over 5,000, as confirmed by the High Court in Byrne v FCC & Ors [2025] IEHC 20…

388. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to clarify the current legal standing of planning permissions granted in North County Dublin in areas where local area plans have been statutorily required but not adopted since 2000, including whether such permissions are legally sound or open to challenge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …

389. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether county development plans adopted in the absence of required local area plans are legally valid; the advice issued to local authorities and An Bord Pleanála regarding zoning and planning in these circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31639/25]

390. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the absence of statutory local area plans in Fingal since 2000 constitutes a breach of Ireland’s obligations under Articles 6 and 7 of the Aarhus Convention and whether he has received legal advice on potential breaches of public participation rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter.…

391. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm the number of local area plans currently in effect across all functional areas of Fingal County Council and what the Department’s plan is for bringing the county into compliance with the Planning and Development Act 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31641/25]

392. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has carried out or commissioned any audit or review of systemic failures by Fingal County Council to prepare mandatory local area plans since the Planning and Development Act 2000 came into force; and if so, to publish its findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31642/2…

393. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he acknowledges that the Office of the Planning Regulator raised concerns during the preparation of the Fingal County Development Plan 2023–2029 regarding the absence of mandatory local area plans for settlements over 5,000 population; and if so, to clarify the reason no action was taken under sec…

394. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether the Office of the Planning Regulator who raised concerns during the preparation of the Fingal County Development Plan 2023–2029 regarding the absence of mandatory local area plans for settlements over 5,000 population, failed to exercise its statutory requirement to ensure the plans a…

395. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm whether he or his Department has at any time represented in correspondence, Dáil statements, or other public forums that Fingal County Council was in compliance with its obligations under section 19 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 regarding local area plans, and if so, to clarify the f…

300. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the reason a type of medication (details supplied) is not currently available in Ireland; if consideration will be given to approving the medication urgently in light of the reported benefits to people living with a specific progressive neuromuscular disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30839/25]

301. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the actions she is taking to ensure equitable access to treatments for all adults with spinal muscular atrophy, regardless of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30840/25]

302. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the actions she is taking to ensure equitable access to treatments for all adults with spinal muscular atrophy, regardless of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30841/25]

315. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health her views on age-based exclusion for adults with SMA and if she believes a fairer criteria is introduced to ensure all adults with SMA are treated equally under the healthcare system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30953/25]

329. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the options she is considering regarding the future board and governance arrangements at CHI; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31005/25]

365. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health her plans to review and reform the age-based exclusion criteria for adults living with spinal muscular atrophy to ensure a fairer and more equitable approach; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31073/25]

366. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health if she plans to recognise Crohn’s disease and colitis as long-term illnesses. [31097/25]

587. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will make a statement on a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29850/25]

739. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his Department's policy in relation to remote working and details of any systems in place for logging days from home or in office. [28954/25]

893. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 431 of 27 May 2025, if can confirm when this policy was enacted; the Minister that signed off on it; and the reason it was deemed necessary. [29345/25]

996. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to confirm the protocol under which Ireland opted out of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO); and the protocol and process involved should the Government decide it wants to join the EPPO, including confirmation of whether a Dáil resolution would be required. [29300/25]

1444. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health her views on the UK's decision to ban selling or supplying disposable vapes; the measures being taken to address increased use of disposable vapes in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29680/25]