Departmental Schemes

998. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of alarms installed under the senior alert scheme from September 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. [51649/25]

999. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if his Department has allocated additional funding to the senior alert scheme from September 2021 to date in 2025, over and above the value of the contract award; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51650/25]

1000. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the senior alert scheme will be put out to tender again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51651/25]

3. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the means by which existing grant and support schemes are being simplified to make them more accessible to small and medium businesses; the steps his Department is taking to cut unnecessary red tape and reduce the administrative burden on small businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51025/25]

39. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on the status of the growth and sustainability loan scheme as two banks (details supplied) have paused accepting new loan applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50590/25]

92. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of active participants in the fish assist scheme in each county, in tabular form; to consider an increase in the rate of payment under the fish assist scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50828/25]

114. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to increase the top-up payment for participants on CE, TÚS, and the rural social scheme, in recognition of the important work they do in local communities. [50748/25]

140. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to extending the voucher scheme run by the Irish Sign Language (ISL) Interpreting Service and Citizens Information Board to persons under the age of 18, as the scheme is presently only available to ISL users over the age of 18; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50431/25]

272. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools which have applied and been approved for the solar for schools programme since its inception; the cost to the Exchequer involved to date; if new school building designs now incorporate solar panels by default; the average wait time experienced by applicants from the installation of panels to connection to the gri…

278. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to consider introducing a murals scheme for all towns and villages across County Kerry, as such a scheme will enhance the attractiveness of these towns and villages and encourage visitors to stop, shop and stay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51005/25]

85. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of employers that have availed of the wage subsidy scheme for the years 2020 to 2025 respectively; the number of people with disabilities who benefitted from this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50655/25]

86. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection further to the re-launch of the wage subsidy scheme this year, the number of employers in the community and voluntary sector and commercial State-sponsored sector have taken up the scheme; the number of people with disabilities who directly benefitted from the inclusion of these sectors; and if he will make a statement on the mat…

172. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide further details as to her instruction to her officials to engage with concerns related to the exclusion of transgender people from the free HRT scheme (details supplied); the groups or bodies her officials are engaging with; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50615/25]

153. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Transport when the new mobility vehicle support scheme will open (details supplied); who will qualify especially families applying under PMC criterion 6 and not wheelchair users; if supports will be up-front that is, grant pre-approval given rather than refunds; if pre-approval commitment letters can be issued to allow persons to secure a vehicle witho…

482. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider introducing or supporting a grant or subsidy scheme to assist small and independent pharmacies with the costs of enhanced security measures, such as CCTV, panic buttons, and secure counters. [50137/25]

554. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the details of the evaluation of the national childcare scheme promised for 2025; the status of the evaluation; the timeline for completion of the evaluation; her plans to publish the final report of the evaluation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49942/25]

642. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health if she will consider including inflammatory bowel disease in the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50014/25]

110. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to report on the low-cost loan retrofitting scheme; to report on the scheme's uptake since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49104/25]

119. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of home energy upgrades completed to date in 2025, in each county; the way in which this compared to the same periods of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49121/25]

120. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will consider expanding the SEAI warmer homes scheme eligibility to all those over 70 years, regardless of whether they are in receipt of fuel allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49103/25]

139. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the progress being made to reduce waiting times for the warmer homes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49274/25]

151. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures being taken to resolve ongoing delays in homes having their BER rating carried out under the free energy upgrades, warmer homes scheme to ensure the prioritising of older and poorer-performing homes for allocation of survey and works under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.…

295. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department is currently carrying out a review of the work and access scheme; and if he is aware of a number of issues which have been flagged with regard to this scheme (details supplied). [49379/25]

354. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the timeframe for payments to be made as a result of the WRC payment agreement which was ratified by members in May 2025 and applies to workers in community and voluntary organisations including Section 39, Section 56, Section 10 and Section 40; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49443/25]

357. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health the plans to add PHP1B (Pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1B) to the long-term illness benefit scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49446/25]