Regulatory Bodies

719. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage An Bord Pleanála’s budget for legal costs for the years 2025 and 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23605/25]

725. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of planning appeal cases awaiting decision with An Bord Pleanála as of 1 May 2025; the number of homes included in those cases; how many involve single homes; how many involve multiple homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23612/25]

726. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of staff that are now de facto employed in An Bord Pleanála as of 1 May 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23614/25]

727. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new staff that will be employed in An Bord Pleanála in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23615/25]

728. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new staff sanctioned for employment in An Bord Pleanála 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23616/25]

729. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of staff that will retire from An Bord Pleanála in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23617/25]

730. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the staff retention rate in An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23618/25]

731. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the percentage of staff doing overtime in An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23619/25]

732. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the annual budget of An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23620/25]

733. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the annual payroll cost in An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23621/25]

270. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he plans to review the efficacy of the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) or if he intends to bring forward legislation that will enhance any powers of the CRU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19494/25]

2025. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if CORU, Ireland's multi-profession health regulator has changed its position on allowing peace commissioners to sign and witness documents within its own organisation (details supplied); if the policy regarding this matter will be clarified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18829/25]

247. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update on the commitment in the Programme for Government to “Emphasise that low costs for households and businesses are a central tenet in the updated mandate of the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)”; if he intends to update the mandate of the CRU; what said updates will consist of; to provide…

270. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the level of resources given the Coimisiun na Mean to counter online disinformation in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14645/25]

271. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the level of resources given to Coimisiún na Meán to counter online disinformation in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14645/25]

193. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the average time it is taking for the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority to assess and validate maritime area consent applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11636/25]

209. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will consider revising the mandate of GNI in order that it be aligned with the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12137/25]

91. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health when she expects HIQA to report on its review into access to accident and emergency care in the mid-west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9831/25]

261. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance if the investigation services division of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman has increased in terms of its resources; if so, the current number of complaints currently within that division; if the number of complaints increased during 2024; the current average timeframe for a complaint, once referred to the formal investigation pr…

292. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the budget allocated to Corporate Enforcement Agency in 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [5967/25]

16. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance if he considers the Central Bank’s mortgage measures are in need of review, particularly the loan-to-value limit deposit requirement given the catch-22 situation many renters find themselves in being unable to save for a deposit due to high rents, which in many cases are far in excess of the mortgage repayments they would expect to pay;…

35. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will act to stop the sale of Israeli bonds by the Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5165/25]

48. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if he will take steps to ensure that the Central Bank is not facilitating the sale of Israeli war bonds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5041/25]