Departmental Staff

733. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of staff employed in her Department's equality division and at which grades. [32769/25]

219. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he is aware that a person (details supplied) has been refused a disability pension even though they developed psychosis after taking the drug larium while serving in Chad in 2009; and if he will request his Departmental officials to review this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31393/25]

319. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will request her Ministerial colleagues to grant immediate pension parity to school secretaries and caretakers, as they are integral to the daily operations of schools and are paid by her Department. [31422/25]

331. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth the geographic areas in Wicklow the three educational welfare officers in Tusla cover; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31395/25]

332. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there is currently an educational welfare officer employed by Tusla which covers the area of north Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31396/25]

462. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated cost of providing enough staff to reduce assessment of need waiting times to six months. [31575/25]

581. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of staff, and from which units, who make up the team from his Department that has been charged with the periodic critical review of SOLAS. [31718/25]

7. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Taoiseach the number of retired officials that were re-engaged by his Department on a consultancy basis in the past four years and to date in 2025; the reason for engaging them; the costs incurred in respect of their engagement; and if his Department requires consultants to declare conflicts of interest in advance of utilising their services. [31280/25]

18. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of retired officials that were re-engaged by his Department on a consultancy basis in the past four years and to date in 2025; the reason for engaging them; the costs incurred in respect of their engagement; and if his Department requires consultants to declare conflicts of interest in advance of uti…

44. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of retired officials that were re-engaged by his Department on a consultancy basis in the past four years and to date in 2025; the reason for engaging them; the costs incurred in respect of their engagement; and if his Department requires consultants to declare conflicts of interest in advance of utilising their servi…

75. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of retired officials who were re-engaged by his Department on a consultancy basis in the past four years and to date in 2025; the reason for engaging them; the costs incurred in respect of their engagement; and if his Department requires consultants to declare conflicts of interest in advance of utilising their services. [31281/…

89. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Finance the number of retired officials who were re-engaged by his Department on a consultancy basis in the past four years and to date in 2025; the reason for engaging them; the costs incurred in respect of their engagement; and if his Department requires consultants to declare conflicts of interest in advance of utilising their services. [31271/25…

98. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of retired officials who were re-engaged by his Department on a consultancy basis in the past four years and to date in 2025; the reason for engaging them; the costs incurred in respect of their engagement; and if his Department requires consultants to declare co…

109. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of retired officials that were re-engaged by his Department on a consultancy basis in the past four years and to date in 2025; the reason for engaging them; the costs incurred in respect of their engagement; and if his Department requires consultants to declare conflicts of interest in advance of utilis…

143. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of retired officials that were re-engaged by her Department on a consultancy basis in the past four years and to date in 2025; the reason for engaging them; the costs incurred in respect of their engagement; and if her Department requires consultants to declare conflicts of interest in advance of utilising their servi…

159. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of retired officials that were re-engaged by his Department on a consultancy basis in the past four years and to date in 2025; the reason for engaging them; the costs incurred in respect of their engagement; and if his Department requires consultants to declare conflicts of interest in advance of utilisi…

179. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of retired officials who were re-engaged by his Department on a consultancy basis in the past four years and to date in 2025; the reason for engaging them; the costs incurred in respect of their engagement; and if his Department requires consultants to declare conflicts of interest in advance of uti…

190. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of medical assessors employed by his Department; if he can identify the average number of professional-opinion referrals received; the average time it takes a medical assessor to carry out a professional opinion; the average number of professional opinions completed in a day; and if he will make a statement on the matt…

191. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of medical assessors employed by his Department; the number of professional opinion referrals on average that are received; the average time it takes a medical assessor to carry out a professional opinion; the average number of professional opinions completed in a day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31…

214. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of retired officials re-engaged by his Department on a consultancy basis in the past four years and to date in 2025; the reason for engaging them; the costs incurred in respect of their engagement; and if his Department requires consultants to declare conflicts of interest in advance of utilising their services. [31279/…

249. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of retired officials that were re-engaged by his Department on a consultancy basis in the past four years and to date in 2025; the reason for engaging them; the costs incurred in respect of their engagement; and if his Department requires consultants to declare conflicts of interest in advance of utili…

262. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of retired officials that were re-engaged by his Department on a consultancy basis in the past four years and to date in 2025; the reason for engaging them; the costs incurred in respect of their engagement; and if his Department requires consultants to declare conflicts of interest in advance of utilisin…

266. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of sanctioned posts and filled posts, by discipline and school, for therapists in Cork special schools. [30868/25]

268. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of individual psychologists, that are directly employed by the HSE, who conduct assessment of need processes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30954/25]

284. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of retired officials that were re-engaged by her Department on a consultancy basis in the past four years and to date in 2025; the reason for engaging them; the costs incurred in respect of their engagement; and if her Department requires consultants to declare conflicts of interest in advance of utilisi…