Departmental Schemes

780. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department have given any further consideration to improving flexibility in the NCS scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54950/25]

57. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the changes he will introduce to the accommodation recognition scheme in view of its impact on the private rental market, and the fact that landlords are using this scheme to avoid tenancy obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54043/25]

69. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide an update on the new health diversion scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53734/25]

305. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the start-up funding schemes currently available to individuals or organisations seeking to establish a childcare service, including early learning and childcare and school age childcare services; the eligibility criteria for each scheme; if consideration will be given to expanding supports for new entran…

169. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 108 of 28 May 2025, if he can provide an update as to how the principles and parameters of the new scheme are being progressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53997/25]

40. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the uptake of the home energy upgrade loan scheme in its first year of operation, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53492/25]

41. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of home energy upgrades completed to date in 2025, by county; the way in which this compares with the same periods of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53493/25]

198. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 272 of 25 September 2025, if she will provide the figures confirming the cost to date of the installation of solar panels under the solar for schools programme (schools PV programme) since the scheme was introduced in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53366/25]

260. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of grants and the cost of these grants under the latest stream of the cultural capital scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53486/25]

70. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to clarify if any advance notice was given by him or by his Department to potential applicants of the first-come, first-served approach to allocating funding under the grassroots music venues support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52542/25]

320. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a list of the schemes that are currently, or have previously, come to market under the croí cónaithe cities scheme; the subsidy being paid for each of the homes in these schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52649/25]

355. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total administrative cost of operating the voluntary return programme in each of the past five years, including staffing, promotion and case management. [52770/25]

356. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applications made to the voluntary return programme in each of the past five years, the number approved, the number refused; and the number of approved applicants who subsequently did not depart the State. [52771/25]

357. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the criteria and process used by his Department in assessing applications to the voluntary return programme; and the grounds on which applications are refused. [52772/25]

359. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the estimated cost per successful voluntary return in each of the past five years, including both grant support and administrative overheads, and to provide a comparison with the estimated cost of enforced deportations in the same period. [52774/25]

360. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the top ten countries of nationality of those availing of the voluntary return programme in each of the past five years; and the number of returns for each nationality. [52775/25]

361. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will commit to publishing an annual statistical report on the voluntary return programme, setting out in anonymised form the number of applicants, approvals, refusals, grant levels, nationalities involved, and overall expenditure. [52776/25]

91. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will widen the scope of financial thresholds of the Housing Adaptation Grants to allow more persons to access the grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52281/25]

217. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the expected cost of the business energy upgrade scheme in it's first year since being launched in November 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51699/25]

298. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport whether he intends to provide additional funding in 2025 for CIS schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36845/25]

454. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the updated NCSE guidelines 2025 to 2026 regarding, insufficient consultation which has taken place with schools, SNA’s and parents; increasing flexibility of the scheme to allow for applications throughout the year; implement clear criteria for defining complex care needs/level three; and to increase training op…

810. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department allows for the backdating of payments under the national childcare scheme in cases where administrative errors occur; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52005/25]

952. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if the compensation scheme for children and families will be expanded to North Kerry for their treatment in CAMHS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52158/25]

996. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the amount Pobal and her Department have spent on the senior alert scheme from Sept 2021 to date in 2025, in the four areas covered under the scheme (Dublin, Munster, Leinster and Connaught-Ulster), by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51647/25]

997. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide a breakdown of spending for the senior alert scheme under the headings equipment, monitoring and administration from September 2021 to date in 2025, in the four areas covered under the scheme (Dublin, Munster, Leinster and Connaught/Ulster); and if he will make a statement on the matter.…