Departmental Policies

232. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will consider amending the Passport Act 2008 to allow for the inclusion of a child's details on a parents' passport when the parent so elects in order to allow parents with different surnames to their children to more easily transit through international borders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42474/26…

233. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will confirm that the provisions in the general data protection regulation do not prohibit the inclusion of the names of a child on the page opposite the photo page on a parents' passport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42475/26]

237. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding Ireland’s position on the EU digital fitness check. [42725/26]

245. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to the evacuation order of Khan al-Ahmar in the west bank issued by the Israeli government with the intent of forcibly displacing all of the Palestinian citizens who live there; to use her diplomatic influence to condemn the actions of the Israeli government; and if she will make a statemen…

247. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagement or support Ireland has had or plans to have regarding air pollution and the clean-energy transition in Mongolia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43303/26]

248. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland will consider supporting Mongolia's clean-energy transition (details supplied); and through which mechanisms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43304/26]

253. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether any internal review, security audit, governance review, or lessons-learned exercise has been commenced arising from the circumstances which led to the current criminal proceedings relating to the alleged handling of sensitive State information; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43630/26]

254. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether any deficiencies, vulnerabilities, or procedural weaknesses have been identified within the Department’s systems for the handling, storage, transmission, or protection of sensitive information since 2020; the number of recommendations made to address such issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43631/…

255. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether any changes have been made since 2020 to access controls, vetting arrangements, information security procedures, document classification systems, or staff training requirements relating to sensitive information; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43632/26]

379. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence to provide an update on her Department’s plans to abolish the Triple Lock; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44193/26]

471. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has given consideration to the introduction of an alternative system for the display of tax and insurance discs on road vehicles such as a QR code linked to a central vehicle information hub; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42868/26]

488. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport if the ESPSV to enable owners of small public service vehicles, such as taxis, hackneys and limousines, to buy electric vehicles will reopen; whether there is a planned timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43318/26]

696. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department has issued or plans to issue guidance regarding sun safety and skin protection for outdoor workers during periods of prolonged hot weather; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42675/26]

735. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department is committed to maintaining parity of pay increases for retired teachers in line with pay increases for their working colleagues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41472/26]

736. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason years spent teaching abroad in public and private post-primary schools are not counted as years of educational service in terms of pay and promotion (details supplied); and if she will introduce a financial and promotional credit system for teachers who have worked abroad to encourage the return of teachers and the int…

743. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the distress being caused to families by the closure of the summer provision sanctioning portal (details supplied); and if she plans to reconsider this decision. [41545/26]

752. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding any research carried out into the level of demand for Irish medium primary schools at a national level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41575/26]

753. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding any research carried out into the level of demand for Irish medium primary schools at county-by-county level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41576/26]

782. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the online portal for the Summer Provision Programme has closed earlier than usual this year; if parents who missed the new deadline will be able to make an application for the Summer Provision Programme for this year at any other time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41809/26]

787. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the application window for the Summer Programme 2026 was open for a very limited time between 6 and 15 May, whereas the application window last year was open for a much longer period; her views that many students will not benefit from the programme this year, as a result of schools and parents not being aware of this new sma…

788. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider a route 2 amendment to include criteria and allow post primary registration for special class or HUB teaching positions (only) with the criteria's (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41967/26]

789. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she plans to make teaching more attractive to individuals by providing qualified teachers with better pathways to secure stable employment; if there are plans to facilitate the reporting by teachers of issues of concern with school management other than to the board of management; and if she will make a statement on the matter.…

791. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to reopen the online sanctioning portal for the summer programme to allow late applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42009/26]

793. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the roll out of the summer programme in Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42036/26]

1567. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the policy for de-congregation of disability residential services; the way in which such a policy should best be implemented in a context where demand for residential services for disabled people is rapidly increasing and in which there is a high prevalence of disabled adults living with ageing carers; an…