Departmental Policies

1655. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the actions her Department is undertaking to support those who suffer from foetal alcohol spectrum disorder; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43309/26]

1670. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the timeframe for the publication of the Alternative Care Framework; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43365/26]

1671. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the specific issue of pension provision for foster carers will be addressed in the forthcoming Alternative Care Framework; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43366/26]

2021. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health if she will explain the policy or clinical guidelines that result in a patient being transported to the nearest hospital for treatment, even where that facility does not have the appropriate neurological services required for the patient's condition; the protocols that are in place to ensure patients with specific neurological needs ar…

76. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to give an update on the National Procurement Strategy, which was due to be published earlier this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40661/26]

188. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the situation of Irish activists detained by Israel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40933/26]

189. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will follow the example of France and other countries in banning Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from Ireland (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41289/26]

748. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the current status of work to establish the Advance Healthcare Directive Register provided for under Part 8 of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015; the body which will have responsibility for maintaining the register; the expected date for its commencement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41418/26]

755. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department has considered making a policy regarding sick pay arrangements for apprentices who suffer significant illness during the duration of the apprenticeship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41325/26]

72. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the extent to which his Department has considered the impact of the timing of Employment Regulation Order increases on businesses; if consideration has been given to aligning such increases with the start of the calendar or financial year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40389/26]

153. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to detail the contingency measures being considered to mitigate potential impacts on the Irish economy with regard to the risks identified in the Annual Progress Report 2026, including those related to global energy markets and geopolitical developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39603/26]

178. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if, in developing the investment account framework and the 2026 roadmap on retail investment taxation, consideration will be given to age-specific or child-focused investment options; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39602/26]

265. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to recent comments on Israel's Technion University (details supplied) if her attention has been drawn to the involvement of that institution in Israeli military research and operations; and if the same separation between Government and educational institutions applies to sanctioned Russian institutions that a…

266. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her plans to ensure the safety of the Irish citizens on the flotilla. [39539/26]

268. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the specific actions his Department has taken, or will take, in circumstances where an Irish High Court order for the return of children has not been implemented in a non-Hague jurisdiction; and where the parent concerned is being advised to travel to that jurisdiction despite the existence of travel restrictions preventin…

269. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether his Department has sought formal clarification or assurances from the Egyptian authorities in relation to the status of travel restrictions affecting the children of an Irish citizen; and whether any steps have been taken to ensure that the parent and children would be permitted to leave Egypt safely following the …

272. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the diesel and jet fuel refined from Russian oil and imported into Britain is subject to the waiving of sanctions under licence GBSAN0004 issued by the Secretary of State on 19 May 2026 (detail supplied) will be subject to import sanctions here; and her views on whether additional measures are required to prevent its impo…

274. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she intends to review the process for renewing child passports for widowed parents, who are currently required to submit death certificates and sworn affidavits every time their child's passport is renewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40107/26]

275. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will review the procedures in the issuing of passports to ensure that widowed parents are not obliged to repeatedly submit death certificates and sworn affidavits every time their child's passport is renewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40176/26]

385. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the research or policy development that has been carried out by his Department in the area of autonomous vehicle use in Ireland into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39354/26]

739. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department has concluded a review of means testing of social assistance schemes. [38861/26]

887. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of the recent annual corruption perceptions index (CPI) rankings (details supplied) published by an organisation; his views on the organisations opinion that the flow of illicit 'dark' money through Dublin poses a threat "to social cohesion, as well as economic integrity and democratic resilience…

1066. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether consideration has been given to the development of accessibility guidance or universal design standards for reverse vending machines and similar public service infrastructure to ensure independent access for persons with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40216/26]

1085. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason children are being placed in residential care in HIQA-designated disability centres, including family crisis, absence of appropriate community supports, safeguarding concerns, complex behavioural support needs, lack of respite, or other reasons; if these reasons are formally recorded by the HSE, in tabular…

96. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on the public consultation process for the successor to the Our Rural Future policy; the way the recently announced €3 million investment in Coillte recreational sites and the €60 million allocated for rural regeneration and development fund projects in 2026 will be p…