Parliamentary questions

Cabinet Committees

Michael Moynihan

6. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children, education and disability will meet next. [17782/24]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Farrell

7. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Taoiseach to report on when the new Cabinet committee on children, education and disability will meet. [17840/24]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

8. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children, education and disability will meet next. [17379/24]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

9. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach to report on the new committee in his Department to deal with special education. [17962/24]

Cabinet Committees

Paul Murphy

10. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach to report on the new committee in his Department to deal with special education. [17965/24]

Cabinet Committees

Paul McAuliffe

11. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children, education and disability will meet next. [17996/24]

Cabinet Committees

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

12. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children, education and disability will meet next. [17999/24]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

13. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children, education and disability will meet. [18013/24]

Cabinet Committees

Violet-Anne Wynne

14. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children, education and disability will meet. [18273/24]

Cabinet Committees

Bernard Durkan

15. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children, education and disability will meet next. [19205/24]

Cabinet Committees

Rose Conway-Walsh

16. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children, education and disability will meet next. [19530/24]

Departmental Programmes

Mary Lou McDonald

17. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach for an update on the child poverty and well-being unit. [17376/24]

Departmental Programmes

Holly Cairns

18. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Taoiseach to provide an update on the work of the child poverty and well-being unit. [17527/24]

Departmental Programmes

Ruairí Ó Murchú

19. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach for an update on the child poverty and well-being unit. [17708/24]

Departmental Programmes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

20. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach for an update on the work of the child poverty and well-being programme office. [17781/24]

Departmental Programmes

Paul McAuliffe

21. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the child poverty and well-being programme office. [17997/24]

Departmental Programmes

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

22. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the child poverty and well-being programme office. [18000/24]

Departmental Programmes

Violet-Anne Wynne

23. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the new unit in his Department to tackle child poverty. [18272/24]

Departmental Programmes

Richard Boyd Barrett

24. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach to provide an update on the work of the child poverty and well-being programme office. [20457/24]

Departmental Programmes

Paul Murphy

25. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach to provide an update on the work of the child poverty and well-being programme office. [20460/24]

Departmental Programmes

Bríd Smith

26. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Taoiseach to provide an update on the work of the child poverty and well-being programme office. [20463/24]

Departmental Programmes

Ruairí Ó Murchú

27. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the new unit in his Department to tackle child poverty. [20535/24]

Departmental Programmes

Cian O'Callaghan

28. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the new unit in his Department to tackle child poverty. [20567/24]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Brendan Smith

29. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent telephone discussion with Prime Minister Sunak. [16769/24]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Brendan Smith

30. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent discussions with the First Minister and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland. [16770/24]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Brendan Smith

31. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the recent British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly. [18292/24]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Bernard Durkan

32. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent conversation with the British Prime Minister. [16765/24]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Mary Lou McDonald

33. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the recent British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly. [20334/24]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Richard Boyd Barrett

34. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent conversation with the British Prime Minister. [20458/24]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Paul Murphy

35. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent conversation with the British Prime Minister. [20461/24]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Bríd Smith

36. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent conversation with the British Prime Minister. [20464/24]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Ruairí Ó Murchú

37. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent discussions with the First Minister and deputy First Minister of the Northern Ireland Executive. [20536/24]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Peadar Tóibín

38. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent conversation with the British Prime Minister. [20539/24]

Health Service Executive

David Cullinane

1. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health when he will end the health service recruitment embargo; when the HSE will publish its pay and numbers strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19772/24]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Gino Kenny

2. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the report conducted by the Health Research Board that informed his Department of the current status of the medical cannabis access programme, MCAP; when his Department will consider the findings and make a clinical decision on whether to expand the criteria of the MCAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19872/24]

Hospital Services

David Cullinane

3. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he will commit funding to 288 additional acute inpatient beds at University Hospital Limerick, UHL; the timeline for the full implementation of the coroner's recommendations following an inquest (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19773/24]

Hospital Services

David Cullinane

4. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to achieve a maximum of four months waiting time for paediatric spinal surgeries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19774/24]

Health Services Staff

Gino Kenny

5. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of a severe shortage of public health nurses in Dublin Mid-West; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19873/24]

Nursing Homes

Cathal Crowe

6. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if a new capital funding stream to support the voluntary nursing home sector in meeting HIQA requirements and upgrading facilities can be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19781/24]

Charitable and Voluntary Organisations

Joan Collins

7. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the reason youth service workers employed through the City of Dublin ETB channel of funding in the drugs and alcohol task forces have not received the October 2023 WRC 8% pay rise or had their wages restored to pre-2009 cuts levels; and what detailed measures the Government is putting in place that pay rises are specifically accounted for in channels of funding. [19270/24]

Dental Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

8. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the reason there is currently no orthodontic treatment in Carlow; when he expects it to be provided; and when it will be implemented. [19782/24]

Cancer Services

David Stanton

9. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health if a governance structure exists in the HSE to oversee the provision of care for people genetically predisposed to cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19460/24]

Dental Services

David Cullinane

10. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to expand public dentistry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19778/24]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Ruairí Ó Murchú

11. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the review under way into the funding and provision of post-mastectomy products; when the review will be completed; if stakeholders, including cancer survivors and post-mastectomy product fitters, will be consulted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19294/24]

Health Services Staff

Pearse Doherty

12. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when he will meet with the Donegal branch of an organisation (details supplied) to address its concerns regarding broken promises to improve diabetes services in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19824/24]

Health Services Staff

Joan Collins

22. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the emergency measures the Government will put in place to ensure developmental checks resume in Dublin 8, 10 and 12, given the severe lack of child developmental checks in the area. [19450/24]

Budget Process

Ged Nash

72. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to set out how he plans to limit the deployment of so-called "non-core" expenditure as he develops plans for budget 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20050/24]

Legislative Measures

Róisín Shortall

73. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on reform of the ethics in public office legislation, given that the review of the statutory framework was completed in December 2022; the reason for the delay in publishing the heads of Bill; if he expects this Bill to be introduced this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20037/24]

Public Sector Pensions

Marian Harkin

75. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to explain the different pension arrangements that are in place for members of An Garda Síochána who joined the force pre-and post-1995; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19825/24]

Ethics in Public Office

Rose Conway-Walsh

76. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on planned reforms to strengthen standards in public office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19844/24]

Budget Process

Peadar Tóibín

77. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will list the occasions over the past 18 months on which Government Departments have requested additional funds from his Department; the purposes of these requests; which requests were granted; and which were refused. [18661/24]

Budget Targets

Bernard Durkan

80. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the extent to which expenditure trends are overstepping their targets; whether particular areas have come to notice in this regard; if inflation or other issues are contributory factors; if he plans specific measures to ensure that budget remains in target; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19767/24]

Flood Risk Management

David Stanton

81. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to the visit of the Office of Public Works, OPW, Minister to Pilmore, Youghal and the Womanagh River, Ballymacoda, County Cork in November 2022, the actions taken by his Department since to address issues in both areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19866/24]

National Development Plan

Michael Moynihan

82. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an overview of the progress made to date under national strategic outcome 10 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19791/24]

National Development Plan

Bernard Durkan

85. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the extent to which progress on the national development plan remains within expectations; whether any measures are needed to ensure the meeting of targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19768/24]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Rose Conway-Walsh

89. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide detail on the non-core spending allocation of approximately €4.5 billion for each year from 2025 to 2027 outlined in the stability programme update; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19840/24]

Flood Relief Schemes

David Stanton

91. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to list all interim flood prevention measures currently being proposed across the east Cork area; the status of the progression and proposed timescales for the completion of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19865/24]

Flood Relief Schemes

James O'Connor

100. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if funding would be made available for interim flood relief works in Midleton, including the development of an early warning system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19879/24]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Bernard Durkan

1. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach to report on the former Taoiseach's recent visit to Boston. [12985/24]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Seán Haughey

2. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the former Taoiseach's recent visit to the United States. [14152/24]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Richard Boyd Barrett

3. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach to report on the former Taoiseach's visit to Washington on St. Patrick’s Day. [17961/24]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Paul Murphy

4. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach to report on the former Taoiseach's visit to Washington on St. Patrick’s Day. [17964/24]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

5. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [10626/24]

Cabinet Committees

Paul Murphy

6. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [10629/24]

Cabinet Committees

Peadar Tóibín

7. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [15074/24]

Cabinet Committees

Cian O'Callaghan

8. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will meet next. [16710/24]

Cabinet Committees

Mary Lou McDonald

9. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will meet next. [17374/24]

Cabinet Committees

Holly Cairns

10. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [17526/24]

Cabinet Committees

Violet-Anne Wynne

11. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will meet next. [17611/24]

Cabinet Committees

Ruairí Ó Murchú

12. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will meet next. [17707/24]

Cabinet Committees

Darren O'Rourke

13. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [17709/24]

Cabinet Committees

Darren O'Rourke

14. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [17710/24]

Cabinet Committees

Pádraig O'Sullivan

15. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will meet next. [17779/24]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

16. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [17377/24]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

17. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [17378/24]

Cabinet Committees

Peadar Tóibín

18. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [17659/24]

Cabinet Committees

Paul McAuliffe

19. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will meet next. [17995/24]

Cabinet Committees

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

20. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will meet next. [17998/24]

Cabinet Committees

Bernard Durkan

21. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will meet next. [19206/24]

Cabinet Committees

Rose Conway-Walsh

22. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will meet next. [19529/24]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Bernard Durkan

1. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent visit to Paris. [10816/24]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Seán Haughey

2. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the recent conference on Ukraine in Paris. [14153/24]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Jim O'Callaghan

3. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the recent conference in Paris on the invasion of Ukraine. [14156/24]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Richard Boyd Barrett

4. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent visit to Paris. [15146/24]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Paul Murphy

5. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent visit to Paris. [15149/24]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Seán Haughey

6. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach if he will report on recent discussions with the President of Ukraine. [16771/24]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Bernard Durkan

7. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent conversation with President Zelenskyy. [16766/24]

An Garda Síochána

Mary Lou McDonald

8. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the policing reform implementation programme office in his Department. [11792/24]

An Garda Síochána

James Lawless

9. Deputy James Lawless asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the policing reform implementation programme office in his Department. [14090/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

10. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the policing reform implementation programme office in his Department. [14093/24]

An Garda Síochána

Ruairí Ó Murchú

11. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the policing reform implementation programme office in his Department. [15166/24]

An Garda Síochána

Mick Barry

12. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the policing reform implementation programme office in his Department. [18015/24]

Constitutional Amendments

Mary Lou McDonald

13. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his plan for constitutional amendments. [11793/24]

Constitutional Amendments

Mick Barry

14. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his plan for constitutional amendments. [15405/24]

Constitutional Amendments

Peadar Tóibín

15. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his plan for constitutional amendments. [17658/24]

Constitutional Amendments

Richard Boyd Barrett

16. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his plan for constitutional amendments. [17960/24]

Constitutional Amendments

Paul Murphy

17. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his plan for constitutional amendments. [17963/24]

International Protection

Kathleen Funchion

82. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the person or body responsible for the property at a location (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if it is his Department or the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; if he is aware that there are enforcement issues regarding this property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19198/24]

Disability Services

Pauline Tully

83. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Question No. 97 of 29 February 2024, for an update on the recruitment drive for the children's disability network teams, CDNTs, as referenced in the reply; to specifically outline how many staff have been recruited into the CDNTs in Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19208/24]

Mother and Baby Homes

Catherine Connolly

84. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1148 of 20 March 2024, if the negotiation process between the expert negotiator and religious orders with regard to the mother and baby institutions redress scheme has been completed to date; if he has received any interim reports or updates during the process; if he plans to publish the final report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18992/24]