Departmental Strategies

1032. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures that have been put in place by her Department to ensure strategic emergency management responses to future storm and severe weather events taking into account the experiences and learnings of winter 2024/2025 and the review into the response by the State and State agencies to the impact of storm Éowyn; and if she wi…

1368. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the details of measures being considered to address the emotional and mental health impacts of debt stress on older people facing insolvency; and whether additional counselling supports will be funded through MABS or other services. [45604/25]

1435. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has plans for his Department and Intreo staff to engage with employers and those with disabilities to facilitate a larger cohort of those with disabilities into employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47455/25]

1502. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide an update on the implementation of the National Action Plan Against Racism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45072/25]

1503. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures that have been or are proposed to be funded under the National Action Plan Against Racism in 2025; the overall budget for the Action Plan in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45073/25]

1504. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has received a report from the special rapporteur on racism yet; the timeframe for when it be brought to Cabinet, and when will it be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45074/25]

1505. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he has met with the special rapporteur on racism and or the advisory committee on racial equality and racism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45075/25]

1517. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the action he will take to increase initiatives to promote integration and combat racism to address the growing number of racially motivated physical and verbal assaults on minority communities across the State. [45150/25]

1566. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the National Integration Strategy; if this is under review within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45513/25]

1623. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide an update on the progress of the National Action Plan Against Racism; if he has received reports from the special rapporteur on racial equality and racism regarding the plans objectives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45759/25]

1739. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps the Government is taking to support Irish whiskey producers affected by the imposition of new trade tariffs by the United States; whether specific contingency supports or export diversification strategies are being developed to protect this key indigenous sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter…

1877. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the next National Strategy for Women and Girls will be published. [44702/25]

2589. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health whether a proportionality assessment was carried out in setting the standards and criteria for counsellors and psychotherapist; if so, if she will publish the outcome of that assessment,; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46895/25]

2590. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the reason the published standards set level 9 as the appropriate psychotherapy entry level (details supplied); the reason her Department has narrowed the scope of counsellors’ practice to mild to moderate issues, reserving moderate to severe and complex distress for psychotherapists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46896/25]

2695. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures that could be implemented to ensure Springboard+ applicants are not penalised for administrative errors (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45103/25]

845. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the steps his Department is taking to ensure the implementation of the public sector equality and human rights duty in the operation of his Department and any related State bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44244/25]

846. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the steps his Department is taking to ensure the implementation of the public sector equality and human rights duty in the public procurement practices of his Department and any related State bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44248/25]

849. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the efforts that were made to keep a café in Ionad Cultúrtha an Phiarsaigh, Ros Muc; the plans to ensure a café can be placed there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44396/25]

852. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the status of the proposed marine tourism strategy; whether stakeholder consultation has commenced with coastal communities and tourism operators; and if the strategy will include supports for blueways, marina-based tourism and sustainable marine wildlife experiences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …

855. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures his Department is taking to create jobs in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40735/25]

940. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when he expects to publish the proposed national life sciences strategy; whether it will include actions on workforce planning, infrastructure and supply chains; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43339/25]

1011. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the implementation of the Digital Strategy for Schools; the number of schools equipped with digital technology and training provided to teachers, by region, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40952/25]

1214. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the proposed new National Youth Strategy; and the supports being prioritised for early intervention, mental health, and youth homelessness prevention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43389/25]

1352. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the measures he is taking to address the significant shortage of swimming instructors nationally to meet the demand for swimming lessons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42278/25]

1631. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy, and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43681/25]