Departmental Strategies

1031. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the level of foresight or future planning that operates within her Department; who is responsible for long-term planning; the input these individuals or teams have into Departmental policy and practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61664/25]

25. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will report on his Department’s new Statement on Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60188/25]

64. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the implementation of the Technology Strategy and Roadmap for the Department of Defence; the expected costs of implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60237/25]

588. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the timelines for the publication of the forthcoming Life Sciences Strategy; if it is intended that the strategy will be published in advance of Ireland's EU Presidency in 2026; and given the strong connection between innovation and funding, whether the strategy will examine how innovation is valued through new pric…

717. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria used by her Department to prepare for the expansion of school or education facilities in areas where rapid population growth is happening or projected to happen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58400/25]

872. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Education and Youth the means by which her Department is tracking progress on the 100+ actions in Education Plan 2025, particularly those involving education therapy and school transport services; the benchmarks being used; the means by which the Department plans to resource delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59800/25]

1694. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reason Greece and Romania have been excluded from the endometriosis surgery abroad interim scheme (ESAIS); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58079/25]

1695. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the criteria used for determining which healthcare centres were approved for endometriosis surgery under the endometriosis surgery abroad interim scheme (ESAIS); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58080/25]

1718. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the way in which the €9 million in full-year funding allocated in budget 2025 to support vital cardiovascular initiatives has impacted the cardiac services reform strategy; the way in which this investment has contributed to the development of a new national cardiovascular strategy; and when the implementation plan for this strategy will be p…

1719. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the way in which her Department will be involved in the preparation of the forthcoming Life Sciences Strategy; and whether her Department will have a leadership role in the delivery and implementation of that strategy. [58126/25]

1734. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Health if her Department is considering establishing a healthy living agency to build on initiatives by Healthy Ireland and reduce reliance on HSE services through the promotion of long-term good health practices. [58192/25]

1769. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if there is a timeline for when stakeholder engagement will take place regarding the national breastfeeding strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58476/25]

1786. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health her vision and expectation for national electronic health records given the rising costs of technologies and digitisation on the foundational technology used for electronic health records versus the future potential of new and emerging technologies; the areas of healthcare delivery this will encompass; the sequence of priority the HSE will be d…

1809. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will adopt an outreach-based approach to engage men, boys and carers in adopting healthy lifestyles, self-management and timely access to healthcare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58661/25]

1810. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will consider developing tailored supports and resources for fathers, including those who are parenting alone or co-parenting, to promote positive health, communication, and wellbeing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58662/25]

1899. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the measures her Department is taking to support individuals with polycystic ovary syndrome; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59121/25]

145. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the objectives of his Department’s strategy for adapting to a changing geopolitical context; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57052/25]

535. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps he is taking to highlight the need for self-employed persons to pay their own PRSI (details supplied). [57345/25]

839. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of her Department’s strategic review of eligibility; the progress made to date; if this review of the eligibility framework will be completed this year, as stated in ‘Path to Universal Healthcare: Sláintecare and the Programme for Government 2025+; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57250/25]

89. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress made on delivering a strategy to support the delivery of the International Sports Diplomacy Framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54248/25]

90. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the steering group to oversee the implementation of the International Sports Diplomacy Framework will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54249/25]

324. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if following the publication of the "Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies (IYCF-E) on the Island of Ireland: A Guidance Document for Creating an All-Island Preparedness Plan" publication on 28 March 2025, work has commenced of development of an IYCF-E plan, or when work will commence on the development of such a plan; and if she will ma…

258. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on progress made to date and the plans for the future for the expansion of the night-time economy action plan for Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53483/25]

379. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on the Comptroller and Auditor General's recommendation that his Department should introduce a formal strategy for both the regular review of older outstanding debt, in particular for pre-2011 cases and for the targeted review of certain cohorts of debtors on a periodic basis; and if he will make a statement on the matt…

525. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on the development, timelines and key features of the successor to the National Strategy for Women and Girls 2017-2020 and when will it be published. [53558/25]