Departmental Schemes

1845. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a target launch date for the rollout of State-funded hormone replacement therapy (details supplied); the efforts being made to ensure that this deadline is met; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12392/25]

187. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to reduce the three-year waiting time for the energy upgrades under the warmer homes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10365/25]

194. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide a breakdown of the number and value of grants that have been awarded to the retrofitting of multi-unit dwellings as part of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland community energy grant scheme in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matte…

195. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide a breakdown of the number of applications his Department has received for the retrofit of multi-unit dwellings as part of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland community grant scheme in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10419…

343. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a review was undertaken of the Brexit fish processor transition scheme following its conclusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10258/25]

365. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if consideration will be given to extending the accommodation recognition payment of €800 monthly in its current state until at least the end of the year in order to continue to support households which have taken in families fleeing from war; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10381/…

205. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he plans to amend the current eligibility criteria for the heat pump system grant, where homeowners with existing heat pump systems, that were grant-supported previously, are now not eligible for further grant support for upgrades or replacements; if he will consider providing exemptions for older home…

229. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport if plans are in place to extend the local hackney pilot scheme to rural areas in Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10001/25]

284. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport if plans are in place to extend the local hackney pilot scheme to further rural areas, in particular to areas of Westmeath such as Clonmellon, Delvin, Raharney, which have no such service at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9795/25]

459. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the first-home scheme will be extended to first-time buyers of second-hand homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9816/25]

468. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if named payments have been approved in the case of a person (details supplied); and if the long-term carer’s contribution, homemaker’s scheme and home caring periods were awarded in the context of the pension and other payments. [9391/25]

475. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Social Protection the current number of people who are availing of the new free travel scheme for those deemed medically unfit to drive; if his Department plan to conduct an awareness campaign to publicise the changes to the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9618/25]

478. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will list the schools within Dublin 5, 13 and 17 currently benefitting from the free school hot meals scheme. [9739/25]

491. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Justice if he plans to institute a visa scheme to facilitate the moving to Ireland of those engaged on a self-employed basis in the creative or cultural sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9090/25]

560. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average time to get claims open on the agfood TAMS system from the time an email is sent to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9159/25]

568. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on plans to provide a forgotten farmers' scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9416/25]

570. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to review the TB eradication scheme compensation amounts (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9469/25]

571. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the sheep welfare scheme; when it will be open for applications in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9506/25]

577. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason there is such a backlog in dealing with foresters’ native tree area scheme applications in light of their exemption from planning (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9519/25]

581. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to amend the 2025 scheme of investment aid for commercial horticulture sector to remove the minimum spend requirement so that all affected growers can access support, regardless of financial position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9612/25]

582. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to amend the 2025 scheme of investment aid for the commercial horticulture sector to Increase the level of financial assistance to reflect the true cost of rebuilding and recovering lost crops and to provide emergency aid for loss of earnings, recognizing that farms have lost not only infrastructure but also their a…

588. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current average waiting time for approval for native tree area scheme applications; if they are exempt from planning and that applications are supposed to be approved within six weeks; the measures he will take to ensure the six-week target is met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9777/25]

602. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if two institutions (details supplied) can be included in the schedule 1 of the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Act 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9097/25]

605. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the rules regarding the early childhood care and education scheme will be reviewed as children who do not meet the criteria in terms of their date of birth are excluded from the scheme in its current format; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9138/25]

606. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the position in regard to the accommodation recognition payment due to expire at the end of March 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9176/25]