Departmental Reviews

156. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will review the travel advice in the medium term for Iraq; if it will be changed from unsafe country status given other countries such as the United Kingdom and the Netherlands have done in recent times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27494/26]

269. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the evidential or analytical basis used by his Department in designing and applying penalty rate reductions or sanctions within the jobseeker system; whether these measures are informed by empirical research; if so, to provide details; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27372/26]

271. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the research, evaluation, or analysis conducted by his Department in relation to unemployment supports and activation measures in the past three years; and whether any such work has been published or made available for external scrutiny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27374/26]

1668. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the results of the review on income thresholds for social housing support will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24231/26]

1797. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider increasing the thresholds for individuals to qualify for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26404/26]

1841. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of reviews of carer’s allowance carried out in 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23855/26]

1844. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection if a scheme will be reviewed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23935/26]

1874. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25020/26]

1880. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); address the question raised therein; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25118/26]

1881. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); the status of the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25204/26]

1888. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection if an issue (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25368/26]

1924. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Social Protection when the current level of savings disregard in relation to a pension or welfare assessment was set; when it was last reviewed in light of inflation; if it can be index linked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26412/26]

1925. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that the jobseeker's pay related benefit does not provide for adult or child dependant additions, as was the case under the previous jobseeker's benefit scheme; if an assessment was carried out on the impact this change would have on single income households with multiple dependants; if his Department intends to review t…

1936. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); if a person in such circumstances may be eligible for any additional supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26669/26]

1942. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the criteria for the fuel allowance for pensioners who have a partner or wife under 66 years of age but do not receive fuel allowance due to having income just above €310 per week but where both their incomes fall short of the €1,000 per week threshold for the allowance; and if he will make a statement on the mat…

1964. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he has been personally briefed on the findings or recommendations arising from the Internal Audit Unit’s examination of attendance management practices, including the exchange-of-duty system. [23951/26]

1965. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the Internal Audit Unit’s examination of attendance management included specific consideration of unreciprocated exchanges, financial or cash-equivalent arrangements, or potential value-for-money implications. [23952/26]

1969. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if an opportunity will be given to solicitors to provide feedback on his proposed plan to simplify the criminal legal aid payment in the District Courts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24016/26]

2066. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to meet in person with the Law Society representatives to discuss a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25214/26]

2690. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of governance, compliance, or performance reviews carried out by or on behalf of her Department in respect of non-statutory bodies receiving direct funding in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025; and whether a structured audit schedule exists. [23859/26]

3400. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the expenditure to date of the Nayagam review, by cost category including on legal fees and ancillary costs across the preparation, investigation, drafting, and completion of the work programme to date. [27278/26]

209. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether there is a mechanism for review or clarification of Central Credit Register reporting practices where an individual is unhappy with the inclusion of an entry on their credit report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23331/26]

210. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the policy towards the recording of old debts on a credit report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23332/26]

265. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth when it is planned to have a review of DEIS banding. [23322/26]

267. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review a remote area boarding grant application in respect of a student (details supplied) from Killorglin, County Kerry; if she will clarify the criteria applied by her Department in determining that an alternative school within 25km is considered suitable for the purposes of eligibility for the remote area boarding…