Parliamentary questions

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

4. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on environment and climate change will meet next. [12452/24]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

11. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy and investment will next meet. [8206/24]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Mick Barry

25. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the recent Munich Security Conference. [12451/24]

Social Welfare Payments

Mick Barry

736. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will intervene in the case of a person (details supplied) to ensure that the person involved will have access to a social protection payment that will allow them to apply for social housing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13889/24]

Healthcare Policy

Mick Barry

1256. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if the National Gender Service can share where the protocols that involve leaving transgender youth on puberty blockers alone for ten years until age 23 as their staff mentioned on the radio last week (details supplied) are published, and the names of clinics which do this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13835/24]

Healthcare Policy

Mick Barry

1257. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if the appearance on the radio last week by one of their staff (details supplied) was authorised by the National Gender Service; if he and the National Gender Service fully supports the statements made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13836/24]

Healthcare Policy

Mick Barry

1258. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if the National Gender Service regularly meets with trans community groups; when they last met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13837/24]

Youth Services

Mick Barry

1674. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he plans to align the number of days per year in Youthreach with second level schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13621/24]

Education and Training Boards

Mick Barry

1675. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the ratio of pro rata teachers and resource persons for each of the 16 ETBs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13622/24]

Youth Services

Mick Barry

1676. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if Garda vetting is required for Youthreach students undertaking work placements/experience; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13623/24]

Youth Services

Mick Barry

1677. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to implement and direct Youthreach centres to deliver QQI modules that are work experience focused and guidelines on work placement for students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13624/24]

Youth Services

Mick Barry

1678. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will acknowledge that in Youthreach Centres students are allowed "movement breaks" as advocated by the National Council for Special Education NCSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13625/24]

Youth Services

Mick Barry

1679. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he accepts that students in Youthreach require midterm pedagogical breaks at least every six to seven weeks, as is the case in second level schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13626/24]

Youth Services

Mick Barry

1680. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science what actions he intends to take to address the massive imbalance in days of attendance (208) for Youthreach students in comparison to student attendance (166) in upper secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13627/24]

Youth Services

Mick Barry

1681. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware of the findings of the Youthreach Wellbeing Report 2022; the steps he will take to address the staff retention issues identified in the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13628/24]

Departmental Meetings

Mick Barry

5. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the reasons his Department facilitated a meeting between an organisation (details supplied) and the EDA’s CEO in September 2023; if he will publish the names of the persons who participated in the meeting between those two organisations; the topics that were discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13292/24]

Programme for Government

Mick Barry

9. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the programme for Government. [12453/24]

Departmental Offices

Mick Barry

11. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach to report on the work of the parliamentary liaison unit in his Department. [9340/24]

Middle East

Mick Barry

16. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach for a report on his joint correspondence, along with the Spanish Prime Minister, to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on the situation in Gaza. [9341/24]

Passport Services

Mick Barry

59. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will clarify the issues that are complicating a passport application for an individual (details supplied) given the issues in this case; his views on whether there needs to be clarification on the acceptability of gender recognition certificates to document a change of name; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12299/24]

Residency Permits

Mick Barry

826. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice to publish the waiting times for the renewal of IRP cards at the immigration office in Anglesea Street Garda station, Cork; if she will consider measures to speed up renewal applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12068/24]

Hospital Deaths

Mick Barry

338. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health to report on the reports of deaths in Cherry Orchard hospital; if he will initiate a full investigation into the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11200/24]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

2. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on social affairs and public services will next meet. [8205/24]

Rail Network

Mick Barry

214. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport in respect of the Cork Area Commuter Rail Programme, when works will begin in relation to each of the new rail stations of Blarney/Stoneview, Monard, Blackpool/Kilbarry, Tivoli, Dunkettle, Carrigtwohill West, Water-Rock, Ballynoe; when each will be opened and operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10833/24]

Work Permits

Mick Barry

249. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when fishers will be removed from the list of unapproved occupations for the general employment permit, thus permitting fishing vessel owners to legally recruit non-EEA fishers for the first time since late 2022, when the atypical work permit scheme for non-EEA fishers was abolished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10201/24]

Work Permits

Mick Barry

462. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice if her Department's representative sitting on the interdepartmental group overseeing the opening up of the general employment permit scheme to non-EEA fishers can engage with the representations made by an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10200/24]

Hospital Facilities

Mick Barry

679. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health to supply information about the relationship between a public hospital, Connolly Hospital, and a private institution, the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, which has a building in construction (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10191/24]

Hospital Facilities

Mick Barry

680. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health to outline the relationship between Connolly Hospital's new laboratory and the RCSI; to report on what public funds were used for the development of this laboratory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10192/24]

International Protection

Mick Barry

135. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to report on his Department's dealings with residents in an IPAS centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9664/24]

International Protection

Mick Barry

148. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to report on measures his Department will take to improve access to public transport for the residents at an IPAS centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9665/24]

Legislative Programme

Mick Barry

5. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the legislative programme. [9342/24]

Court Judgments

Mick Barry

346. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 512 of 7 March 2023, and a subsequent reply (details supplied), if she will report on progress on the payment of an ex-gratia payment to a person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8978/24]

International Protection

Mick Barry

408. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he can give assurances that transport issues (details supplied) at Kilbride Army Base International Protection Centre will be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8635/24]

International Protection

Mick Barry

409. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to give particular attention to IPAS applicants at Kilbride Army Base who have been accommodated at the isolated site for almost ten months since 20 May 2023; and process the request (details supplied) for a transfer to a more suitable location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8636/24]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Mick Barry

1. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach the extent to which he expects to develop the shared island initiative in the context of the resumption of the Assembly. [7450/24]

European Council

Mick Barry

5. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach to report on his engagements at the special meeting of the European Council on Ukraine and the EU budget. [7451/24]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

7. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [5336/24]

Northern Ireland

Mick Barry

20. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent discussion with the UK Prime Minister. [7449/24]

Departmental Schemes

Mick Barry

132. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has estimated how much in deposits charged on cans and bottles under the deposit return scheme will not be refunded to customers; if his Department has estimated how many bottles and cans under the scheme will be recycled through green bins and therefore not see a refund to the customer; what assessment there has been of the accessibility of the scheme for those with mobility issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7523/24]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Mick Barry

4. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at the World Economic Forum in Davos. [2898/24]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Mick Barry

7. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at the World Economic Forum in Davos. [5335/24]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Mick Barry

13. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent engagement with Chinese Premier Li Qiang. [4127/24]

Departmental Programmes

Mick Barry

4. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach for an update on the child poverty and well-being unit. [4125/24]

Citizens' Assembly

Mick Barry

12. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach the expected timeline for the citizens' assemblies committed to in the programme for Government. [5334/24]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

22. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will meet next. [4126/24]

Social Welfare Schemes

Mick Barry

172. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications what procedures are in place to ensure that those who have recently occupied a previous unoccupied house can avail of the electricity account credit payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6511/24]

Schools Building Projects

Mick Barry

326. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education when a school (details supplied) will have an update on approval of its stage 3 report for a planned extension to the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6510/24]

Nursing Homes

Mick Barry

594. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health to provide the amount paid to a number of nursing home groups (details supplied) last year under the nursing homes support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6512/24]

Nursing Homes

Mick Barry

596. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the status of a nursing home (details supplied) following HIQA's findings in respect of fire safety issues at the building; if alternative accommodation has been secured for the current residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6530/24]

Workplace Relations Commission

Mick Barry

32. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current average waiting time for a WRC adjudication hearing to be heard from the time the complaint(s) are submitted; whether the delay in the hearing of a particular case (details supplied) can be accounted for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4378/24]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

4. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [3710/24]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

19. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach to provide an update on Housing for All. [3711/24]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

25. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a list of the Cabinet committees on which he sits. [3712/24]

Education Policy

Mick Barry

285. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education if his Department will extend the in-school counselling pilot programme to all schools, in light of the increasing need for counselling for young people. [4159/24]

Health Services Staff

Mick Barry

557. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health his views on the Budget 2024 requirement to cease recruitment for approved development posts and to make a statement on any planned further cessation of recruitment by his Department. [4158/24]

International Agreements

Mick Barry

194. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport if, as previously indicated, Ireland remains on course in 2024 to ratify ILO C188 Work in Fishing Convention 2007, and what if any part of relevant EU Directives that arose from this convention remains to be transposed into Irish law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3536/24]

European Council

Mick Barry

8. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at the December European Union Council meeting. [2897/24]

Economic Policy

Mick Barry

5. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach to report on his Department’s new publication entitled Government Response to Ireland’s Competitiveness Challenge 2023. [55232/23]

Official Travel

Mick Barry

150. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence what the policy is regarding the usage of private aeroplanes for official travel for his Department; and if he will report on his recent transport choice and related expenses to the Balkan region. [2922/24]

Insurance Industry

Mick Barry

219. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Finance the measures his Department will take to regulate insurance prices that, according to reports (details supplied), are rising rapidly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2923/24]

Personal Public Service Numbers

Mick Barry

343. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm that it will not be obligatory to provide a PPS number and date of birth information to vote or to register to vote; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2496/24]

Health Services

Mick Barry

647. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health to report on the services and access so far provided by the new mobile health unit run by the social inclusion team from CHO Dublin north city and county. [2920/24]

Health Services

Mick Barry

648. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health what LGBTQI+ health services are provided by the new mobile health unit run by the social inclusion team from CHO Dublin north city and county. [2921/24]

Departmental Consultations

Mick Barry

323. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Finance to provide an update on consultations with representative organisations about the taxation treatment of GMS income for GP practices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56764/23]

Public Sector Pensions

Mick Barry

380. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he supports the retention of the pay/pension parity link for gardaí and other public servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56766/23]

Enterprise Support Services

Mick Barry

415. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the IDA and other State supports that a company (details supplied) has received since its establishment in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56765/23]

International Protection

Mick Barry

133. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on dealings with residents of Kilbride IPAS centre, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55720/23]

International Protection

Mick Barry

142. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on his dealings with the management of Kilbride IPAS centre, County Wicklow, in relation to facilities at the facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55721/23]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

11. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Social Affairs and Public Services will meet next. [55230/23]

British-Irish Co-operation

Mick Barry

19. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the recent meeting of the British-Irish Council. [55231/23]

Climate Change Negotiations

Mick Barry

21. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP28. [53405/23]

Fishing Industry

Mick Barry

209. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport if he will direct the Marine Survey Office to respond to the request for a meeting from an organisation (details supplied) to discuss matters relating to enforcements matters in the fishing industry that come under its purview, in the context of the imminent inclusion of non-EEA fishers in the employment permit scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54723/23]

Fishing Industry

Mick Barry

210. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport how many logbooks pertaining to fishing vessels over 15 metres in length were submitted to the Mercantile Marine Office within 21 days of 30 June 2023, as required under the Merchant Shipping Act 1894; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54736/23]

School Accommodation

Mick Barry

342. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education the current status of a 2021 agreement between her Department and the Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education Training Board in relation to a permanent extension to a school (details supplied); the expected realistic timeframe for commencement of procurement for the promised phase two permanent extension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55190/23]

School Accommodation

Mick Barry

343. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education the funding and timing of the short-term solution to be delivered via her Department’s modular accommodation framework for a school (details supplied); if she is committed to having a workable solution in place for September 2024; the status of the appointment of the project manager to deliver this short-term modular solution; the status of phase two and the promised permanent extension to be delivered via a traditional construction project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55191/23]

Postal Voting

Mick Barry

448. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will extend the right to a postal vote to voters that will be in late stage of pregnancy (or early stage after birth) in time for the upcoming referenda on care and definition of the family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55258/23]

International Protection

Mick Barry

679. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 424 of 14 November 2023, the reason his Department was unable to provide the name of the management company or responsible people contracted to provide services at Kilbride Army Camp; whether he is now in a position to provide that information; and, if he is not, to explain who IPAS officials deal with when they visit the camp; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54738/23]

International Protection

Mick Barry

680. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline, regarding Kilbride Army Camp in Wicklow, who is responsible for the organisation of transport to and from the camp; to provide contact details for a relevant person in his Department who may be contacted regarding transport services for the 120 residents; whether funding will be made available to improve the transport facilities at the camp; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54739/23]

International Protection

Mick Barry

681. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to report, regarding the visit by IPAS customer services and resident welfare teams to Kilbride on 7 November 2023, on the specific conclusions the teams reached about conditions at the camp and what steps will be taken to improve same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54740/23]

International Protection

Mick Barry

682. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what arrangements are in place to ensure the right to association and to have visitors at Kilbride International Protection Centre, given it is an important element of mental well-being; if he will communicate this to all International Protection Centres and ensure these rights are upheld; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54741/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Mick Barry

91. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure there will be a guarantee that no claimant will receive less under the new pay-related jobseeker’s benefit than he or she would currently receive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54132/23]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

4. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [53403/23]

Departmental Offices

Mick Barry

12. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach to report on the work of the parliamentary liaison unit in his Department. [52325/23]

National Economic and Social Council

Mick Barry

17. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the National Economic and Social Council, a statutory agency operating under the aegis of his Department. [53404/23]

Work Permits

Mick Barry

69. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the review of the policy in relation to work permits, in particular in relation to permits for healthcare assistants and nursing; the rights and entitlements of those permit holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54087/23]

Family Reunification

Mick Barry

130. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice the status of the review taking place in relation to the income thresholds at which people can apply for family reunification; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54088/23]

Maternity Leave

Mick Barry

489. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth following reports by the World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative that women in Ireland struggle to access breastfeeding support, if he will consider introducing legislation for the provision of longer maternity leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53755/23]

Healthcare Policy

Mick Barry

603. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health following reports by the World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative that women in Ireland struggle to access breastfeeding support, what measures his Department will take to ensure that healthcare professionals and volunteer support groups are more efficiently equipped to provide said support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53756/23]

Child Poverty

Mick Barry

4. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an overview on the report published by his Department on 14 November 2023 on how budget 2024 dealt with child poverty and child well-being. [51893/23]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Mick Barry

9. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his engagement with the French Prime Minister. [51894/23]

An Garda Síochána

Mick Barry

11. 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. [51895/23]

Foreign Conflicts

Mick Barry

161. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport how many exemption orders for the transport of munitions of war have been granted in each of the last 10 years; how many exemption orders have been issued for munitions destined for Israel in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52117/23]

Human Rights

Mick Barry

246. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Department of Foreign Affairs has raised any human rights or foreign policy concerns with his Department in relation to issuing of dual use export licences to Israel in the last five years, and the number of times such issues were raised by the Department per year in relation to Israeli exports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52118/23]

Departmental Priorities

Mick Barry

304. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to outline the measures she intends to take to oblige social media platforms and internet service providers to ensure that minors are protected from access to pornography; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52116/23]

Traveller Accommodation

Mick Barry

324. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will contact local and national Traveller organisations to assess the level of difficulty Travellers have in accessing social housing lists; if he will further initiate appropriate research to meet his Department’s outstanding commitment on this matter since 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52119/23]

Fishing Industry

Mick Barry

457. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 2 of 9 March 2023, if he can reconcile the response with the eventual diametrically opposite position taken by Bord Iascaigh Mhara in correspondence between the fishers and a representative of an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52301/23]

Hospital Services

Mick Barry

602. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health what measures he is taking to ensure that children who require treatment from a paediatric orthopaedic consultant in Temple Street will get the treatment they require; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52113/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Mick Barry

603. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will consider widening the eligibility for further Covid-19 vaccines to more age groups; if he will consider reinstating PCR testing for Covid-19; what steps he will take to ensure there is better data on the prevalence of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52115/23]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

7. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Government co-ordination will next meet. [49678/23]

Education Policy

Mick Barry

238. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education the steps she will take to increase awareness and resources in schools in relation to dealing with the use of cannabis-based vapes among students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50757/23]