Parliamentary questions

Air Navigation Orders

Neasa Hourigan

126. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Transport if responsibility for granting exemptions under the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Orders 1973 and 1989 lies with the Minister or is delegated to a Minister of State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22211/24]

Air Navigation Orders

Neasa Hourigan

127. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a breakdown of whether exemptions under the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Orders 1973 and 1989 were granted for munitions, weapons of war or dangerous goods in each year from 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22212/24]

Pesticide Use

Neasa Hourigan

171. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Education the position regarding the use of chemical pesticide weed killers on school grounds; if she will promote the use of alternative methods of weed removal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22172/24]

Local Authorities

Neasa Hourigan

192. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will provide resourcing for local authorities to undertake participatory budgeting programmes in the next local authority mandate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22213/24]

Departmental Strategies

Neasa Hourigan

1. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the newly established Dublin city task force, and details of the membership of the task force. [21985/24]

Departmental Strategies

Neasa Hourigan

2. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Taoiseach if he will ensure representatives from the LGBTQI+ community are a part of the newly established Dublin city task force. [21986/24]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Neasa Hourigan

63. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to expand the threshold for the domiciliary care allowance up to 18 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21923/24]

Hospital Charges

Neasa Hourigan

105. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the status of the HSE review of national guidelines for daily car parking rates in acute hospitals; whether a working group has been established; the timelines associated with this review process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21924/24]

Tobacco Control Measures

Neasa Hourigan

106. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health his plans for additional legislative reform in regard to nicotine inhaling products and tobacco products; his engagement with colleagues in Northern Ireland further to draft legislation in Stormont relating to a smoke-free generation and youth vaping; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21925/24]

Cancer Services

Neasa Hourigan

107. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the total number of people who attended a pigmented lesion rapid access clinic nationally; and the number who were offered an appointment within the recommended timeframe, in each quarter from 2016 to 2024, respectively. [21926/24]

Cancer Services

Neasa Hourigan

108. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the total number of people who received a cancer diagnosis via the pigmented lesion rapid access clinic, in each quarter from 2016 to 2024, respectively. [21927/24]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Neasa Hourigan

109. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of people who were waiting on a diagnostic scan - MRI, CT, VUS, US - in Ireland, in each quarter from 2016 to 2024, respectively. [21928/24]

Cancer Services

Neasa Hourigan

110. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of persons who started chemotherapy, by month, in each of the years 2020 to 2024, respectively. [21929/24]

Cancer Services

Neasa Hourigan

111. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the number of persons attending chemotherapy within the recommended timeframe, by month, in each of the years 2020 to 2024, respectively. [21930/24]

Cancer Services

Neasa Hourigan

112. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the proportion of persons attending chemotherapy within the recommended timeframe, by month, in each of the years 2020 to 2024, respectively. [21931/24]

Cancer Services

Neasa Hourigan

113. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the maximum time a person will wait to access a chemotherapy appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21932/24]

Substance Misuse

Neasa Hourigan

130. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the north inner city drug and alcohol task force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21988/24]

Departmental Correspondence

Neasa Hourigan

490. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his attention has been drawn to a correspondence (details supplied) concerning a shipping vessel; his views on the same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21681/24]

Health Services Staff

Neasa Hourigan

570. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on his Department's position on the embargo on recruitment to the health service, particularly its effects on acute hospital services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21354/24]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Neasa Hourigan

571. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if consideration is under way to reduce wait times and update the paper-based system for the reimbursement scheme for oxygen provision systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21356/24]

Departmental Expenditure

Neasa Hourigan

140. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the awards made both with and without a tender process to management consultancy firms (details supplied) by his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department for each of the years 2019 to 2024, in tabular form and classed by firm; the purpose and a brief description of the awards; the value of the awards and the total amounts paid; the timeline or timeframe of the contracts; and the desired or completed output. [21168/24]

Air Navigation Orders

Neasa Hourigan

147. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Transport the number of exemptions sought under the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Orders 1973 and 1989 which he refused in each of the years 2020 to present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21053/24]

Departmental Expenditure

Neasa Hourigan

153. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Transport the awards made both with and without a tender process to management consultancy firms (details supplied) by his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department for each of the years 2019 to 2024, in tabular form and classed by firm; the purpose and a brief description of the awards; the value of the awards and the total amounts paid; the timeline or timeframe of the contracts; and the desired or completed output. [21169/24]

Departmental Expenditure

Neasa Hourigan

160. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Finance the awards made both with and without a tender process to management consultancy firms (details supplied) by his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department for each of the years 2019 to 2024, in tabular form and classed by firm; the purpose and a brief description of the awards; the value of the awards and the total amounts paid; the timeline or timeframe of the contracts; and the desired or completed output. [21172/24]

Departmental Programmes

Neasa Hourigan

162. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will outline the spending to date on the development, implementation and rollout of the financial management shared services system for the public sector, in tabular form, and classed by company; the timeline or timeframe; and the purpose and desired or completed output. [21160/24]

Departmental Expenditure

Neasa Hourigan

164. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the awards made both with and without a tender process to management consultancy firms (details supplied) by his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department for each of the years 2019 to 2024, in tabular form and classed by firm; the purpose and a brief description of the awards; the value of the awards and the total amounts paid; the timeline or timeframe of the contracts; and the desired or completed output. [21166/24]

Departmental Expenditure

Neasa Hourigan

216. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the awards made both with and without a tender process to management consultancy firms (details supplied) by his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department for each of the years 2019 to 2024, in tabular form and classed by firm; the purpose and a brief description of the awards; the value of the awards and the total amounts paid; the timeline or timeframe of the contracts; and the desired or completed output. [21164/24]

Departmental Expenditure

Neasa Hourigan

229. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Social Protection the awards made both with and without a tender process to management consultancy firms (details supplied) by her Department and bodies under the aegis of her Department for each of the years 2019 to 2024, in tabular form and classed by firm; the purpose and a brief description of the awards; the value of the awards and the total amounts paid; the timeline or timeframe of the contracts; and the desired or completed output. [21170/24]

Departmental Expenditure

Neasa Hourigan

246. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Justice the awards made both with and without a tender process to management consultancy firms (details supplied) by her Department and bodies under the aegis of her Department for each of the years 2019 to 2024, in tabular form and classed by firm; the purpose and a brief description of the awards; the value of the awards and the total amounts paid; the timeline or timeframe of the contracts; and the desired or completed output. [21171/24]

Departmental Expenditure

Neasa Hourigan

254. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the awards made both with and without a tender process to management consultancy firms (details supplied) by his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department for each of the years 2019 to 2024, in tabular form and classed by firm; the purpose and a brief description of the awards; the value of the awards and the total amounts paid; the timeline or timeframe of the contracts; and the desired or completed output. [21167/24]

Departmental Reviews

Neasa Hourigan

259. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions taken to date to implement the findings of the disability capacity review to 2032 report, as well as to meet the funding requirements of the same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21046/24]

Disability Services

Neasa Hourigan

260. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether there is a national and-or regional waiting list or register for those with an intellectual disability in need of residential placement; if so, the person or body responsible for the maintenance of the same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21047/24]

Disability Services

Neasa Hourigan

261. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of adults on the waiting list for a residential placement; the number of new residential placements created, staffed and opened; the number of new placements filled by residents moved from a congregated setting; the number filled by residents moving from family homes in each of the years 2022 and 2023; and the number of new placements that are due to be fully funded and opened in 2024. [21048/24]

Disability Services

Neasa Hourigan

262. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons in the State with an intellectual disability who are aged 40 years or over. [21049/24]

Disability Services

Neasa Hourigan

263. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons with an intellectual disability who are living in State-funded accommodation. [21050/24]

Maternity Leave

Neasa Hourigan

268. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on plans to amend current legislation which prevents women from deferring their maternity leave while they are being treated and recovering from cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21120/24]

Departmental Expenditure

Neasa Hourigan

271. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the awards made both with and without a tender process to management consultancy firms (details supplied) by his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department for each of the years 2019 to 2024, in tabular form and classed by firm; the purpose and a brief description of the awards; the value of the awards and the total amounts paid; the timeline or timeframe of the contracts; and the desired or completed output. [21165/24]

Health Service Executive

Neasa Hourigan

314. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the spending to date on the development, implementation and rollout of the national maternal and newborn clinical management system for the HSE, in tabular form, and classed by company; the timeline or timeframe; and the purpose and desired or completed output. [21161/24]

Health Service Executive

Neasa Hourigan

315. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the spending to date on the development, implementation and rollout of the HSE patient app, in tabular form, and classed by company; the timeline or timeframe; and the purpose and desired or completed output. [21162/24]

Departmental Expenditure

Neasa Hourigan

317. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the awards made both with and without a tender process to management consultancy firms (details supplied) by his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department for each of the years 2019 to 2024, in tabular form and classed by firm; the purpose and a brief description of the awards; the value of the awards and the total amounts paid; the timeline or timeframe of the contracts; and the desired or completed output. [21173/24]

Just Transition

Neasa Hourigan

88. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide a timeline for when he will bring the Just Transition Taskforce's final report and recommendations forward for consideration by the Government; when the Just Transition Commission will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20680/24]

National Transport Authority

Neasa Hourigan

118. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Transport to provide NTA surveys of passengers at Dublin Airport 2016 and 2022 (details supplied), including a legend for the codes used in these spreadsheets; and to provide data on landside origins/destinations of passenger trips to and/or from Dublin Airport based on data NTA has collected in respect of 2016 and 2022. [20336/24]

Ports Policy

Neasa Hourigan

176. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to a ship, the Sarah M, certified by the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping and seeking to head towards Greenore, County Louth; whether he is assured this vessel will not port and engage in export, which would be in contravention of sanctions placed upon Russia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20454/24]

Childcare Services

Neasa Hourigan

423. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the work of the early learning and childcare stakeholder forum, particularly their work on issues around staff recruitment and retention within the childcare sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20108/24]

Foreign Policy

Neasa Hourigan

111. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline the engagement his Department has had with the German Government regarding the suppression of the use of the Irish language at public events in Germany; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20048/24]

Research and Development

Neasa Hourigan

153. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 355 of 25 April 2024, the total expenditure in the form of grants or relief given to social enterprises for research and innovation in each of the years 2020 to 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20102/24]

Electric Vehicles

Neasa Hourigan

106. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline who has responsibility for the planning, choosing of locations, management and maintenance of the national on-street EV charging network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19605/24]

Electric Vehicles

Neasa Hourigan

107. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Transport the number of on-street EV charging stations per capita that his Department is aiming to see in place over the next decade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19606/24]

Electric Vehicles

Neasa Hourigan

108. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline the contract tender and procurement policy around the provision of on-street EV charging stations for State and private operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19607/24]

Electric Vehicles

Neasa Hourigan

109. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Transport the amount in funding that was utilised under the public charge point scheme; the number of councils that applied; the number of points installed under the same scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19608/24]

Small and Medium Enterprises

Neasa Hourigan

133. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total expenditure in the form of grants or relief given to small and medium enterprises for research and innovation in each of the years 2020 to 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19619/24]

State Examinations

Neasa Hourigan

141. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Education if she will outline the response of her Department to the March 2024 ruling on the legal access of students with visual impairment to the junior certificate exam; if she will outline the provisions her Department will make to vindicate the judgement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19579/24]

Special Educational Needs

Neasa Hourigan

145. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Education the number of new places for children with special educational needs that has been secured for the 2024/2025 school year following the package announced in Budget 2024 for special needs education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19609/24]

Schools Administration

Neasa Hourigan

322. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Education her Department’s views on whether the guidelines on the use of school buildings outside of school hours prohibits the provision of sibling hour and afterschool facilities at a school building (details supplied) as per the decision of the board of management at the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19248/24]

Schools Administration

Neasa Hourigan

323. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Education if the Governance Manual for Primary Schools 2023-2027 in anyway prohibits the use of primary schools for sibling hour and/or afterschool services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19249/24]

School Management

Neasa Hourigan

324. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Education if she will clarify the obligations on patron bodies of national schools to have in place formal complaints procedures for parents to question boards of management acting under their patronage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19250/24]

Schools Administration

Neasa Hourigan

325. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Education if forthcoming updated guidelines on the use of school buildings will take into consideration the difficulty parents face in accessing childcare by encouraging schools to facilitate sibling hour and after-school providers, through access to school space after school hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19251/24]

Schools Administration

Neasa Hourigan

326. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Education if schools can be encouraged to facilitate after-school care for junior classes who finish earlier than senior classes by allowing use of classrooms for that hour by childcare services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19252/24]

National Parks and Wildlife Service

Neasa Hourigan

402. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline the role of the National Parks and Wildlife Service in ensuring the protection of the old Irish goat, which, according to reports (details supplied), is being hunted for sport and on the verge of extinction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19082/24]

Departmental Bodies

Neasa Hourigan

431. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average time in 2023 for Táilte Éireann to resolve applications to correct mapping errors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19535/24]

Departmental Bodies

Neasa Hourigan

432. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many applications to resolve map errors are currently outstanding with Táilte Éireann; and of those, how many are listed as expedited by Táilte Éireann. [19536/24]

Departmental Bodies

Neasa Hourigan

433. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, given the demand for housing, Táilte Éireann prioritises applications related to habitable properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19537/24]

Social Welfare Payments

Neasa Hourigan

474. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Social Protection the rationale for the conditions for the PRSI contributions for the benefit payment for 65-year-olds; the reason a person would not be eligible for the benefit payment at 65 years old, even if they are eligible and have made enough PRSI payments to qualify for the State pension a year later; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19518/24]

Departmental Consultations

Neasa Hourigan

585. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has engaged with the Minister for Education to ensure that use of publicly funded school buildings is considered and maximised with respect to provision of pre-school, sibling hour and afterschool facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19253/24]

Departmental Consultations

Neasa Hourigan

586. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has engaged with the Minister for Education with respect to guidelines on the use of school buildings outside of school hours issued by her Department which are now being cited as justification by a board of management for terminating afterschool and sibling hour services at national school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19254/24]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Neasa Hourigan

705. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the projected timeframe for the demolition of the Owenacurra Centre, Midleton, and commencement of works on the replacement service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19197/24]

Middle East

Neasa Hourigan

116. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline his Department's engagement with the United States regarding the role of the US government in the arming of Israel amid the ongoing bombardment of Gaza, particularly in light of the recent UN Human Rights Council resolution calling for a halt to arms exports to Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18654/24]

Middle East

Neasa Hourigan

117. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline the engagement the Embassy of Ireland in Israel has had with the Israeli government regarding the ongoing bombardment of Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18655/24]

European Court of Human Rights

Neasa Hourigan

119. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the spending on legal advice, legal action and/or legal expenses related to cases in the European Court of Human Rights on defending Ireland's position in relation to the right to a healthy environment from 2019 to 2024 inclusive, in tabular form. [18535/24]

Research and Development

Neasa Hourigan

167. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total expenditure in the form of grants or relief given to multinational corporations for research and innovation in each of the years 2020 to 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18572/24]

International Agreements

Neasa Hourigan

317. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health whether in international negotiations on a pandemic treaty the Government have sought to ensure that a TRIPS waiver on vaccines will be included; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18571/24]

Research and Development

Neasa Hourigan

355. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total expenditure in the form of grants or relief given to social enterprises for research and innovation in each of the years 2020 to 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18570/24]

Legislative Measures

Neasa Hourigan

81. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the progression of the Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Bill 2024; a timeline for its completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18198/24]

Electric Vehicles

Neasa Hourigan

162. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline the reasons for the disparity between domestic electric car charging unit prices and the rate per unit charged for on-street charging; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17470/24]

Tax Code

Neasa Hourigan

195. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the working group established to consider the taxation of funds, life assurance policies and other investment products; in particular if he will provide an update on their considerations on the taxation of exchange –traded funds (EFTs); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17469/24]

Derelict Sites

Neasa Hourigan

359. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the work of the Derelict Sites Act working group; the engagements it has had and plans to have with local authorities; the timeline for when the group will present recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17542/24]

Social Welfare Schemes

Neasa Hourigan

415. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Social Protection , further to Parliamentary Question No. 46 of 16 April, the date her Department will launch the reformed scheme combining the reasonable accommodation fund and the disability awareness support scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17815/24]

Animal Welfare

Neasa Hourigan

487. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ensure the protection of the old Irish goat, which according to reports (details supplied), is being hunted for sport and on the verge of extinction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17669/24]

Health Services

Neasa Hourigan

681. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the work of the myalgic encephalomyelitis working group established by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18001/24]

Third Level Education

Neasa Hourigan

710. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on the work of his Department to secure places for students from this jurisdiction in medical schools in Northern Ireland; whether he has ensured that these students would then be eligible to apply to work in the HSE on graduation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17898/24]

Period Poverty

Neasa Hourigan

174. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to ensure all third-level educational institutions provide free period products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16892/24]

Diplomatic Representation

Neasa Hourigan

131. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline Ireland's representation and involvement in the 9th Our Ocean Conference 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16521/24]

Departmental Legal Services

Neasa Hourigan

154. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will outline, in tabular form, spending on legal advice, legal action and/or legal expenses related to cases in the European Court of Human Rights on defending Ireland's position in relation to the Right to a Healthy Environment from 2019 to 2024 inclusive. [16321/24]

Energy Conservation

Neasa Hourigan

171. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the supports available, in addition to the solar PV grant scheme, to specifically assist people with a disability to avail of solar panels on their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16199/24]

Public Transport

Neasa Hourigan

200. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Transport if his Department supports a potential accelerated programme for the Cork Luas to be ready for passenger operations in 2031; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16080/24]

Rail Network

Neasa Hourigan

212. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the extension of the Luas to Finglas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16599/24]

Tax Exemptions

Neasa Hourigan

233. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Finance his plans to extend the VAT exemption to counsellors and psychotherapists accredited by the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16618/24]

Departmental Funding

Neasa Hourigan

467. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the implementation of the recommendations outlined in the Review of the Reasonable Accommodation Fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16389/24]

Legislative Process

Neasa Hourigan

524. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Justice if her Department has assessed the impact of the Gambling Regulation Bill 2022 on organisations within the charity sector who run national online raffles; if consideration has been given to providing exemptions around the daytime advertisement requirements outlined in the Bill for organisations within the charity sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16498/24]

Marine Protected Areas

Neasa Hourigan

556. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline Ireland's representation and involvement in the 9th Our Ocean Conference 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16520/24]

Departmental Data

Neasa Hourigan

155. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1427 of 20 March 2024, in which month of 2023 the security contract for a location (details supplied) was terminated; the reasons for doing so at that particular time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15600/24]

Middle East

Neasa Hourigan

52. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans to follow the steps taken by Spain and set about officially recognising the state of Palestine in the first half of this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15239/24]

Sport and Recreational Development

Neasa Hourigan

567. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an update on her Department's support for a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14491/24]

Electoral Process

Neasa Hourigan

632. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to merge the voter registration websites checktheregister.ie and voter.ie; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14155/24]

Social Insurance

Neasa Hourigan

740. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Social Protection her Department's policy on protection of social insurance entitlements for parents who leave paid work to provide periods of care in the home, such as for young children; her plans to review situations where workers have lost social insurance entitlements as a result of exiting the workforce for periods to provide care in the home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13968/24]

Childcare Services

Neasa Hourigan

1090. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps taken to address issues around the undersupply of childcare services for children under one year in the Dublin 1, 3, 7, 9 and 11 areas, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14031/24]

Health Services

Neasa Hourigan

1419. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health his plans to reopen the HSE home birth service to serve the Leitrim area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14489/24]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Neasa Hourigan

1421. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the projected total costs arising from the purchase and renovation of two properties in Midleton by the HSE to accommodate six people with severe and enduring mental illness; for an estimate of costs where finalised figures cannot yet be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14494/24]

Departmental Funding

Neasa Hourigan

1470. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the additional development funding allocated to each of the national clinical programmes in mental health in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14743/24]

Mental Health Services

Neasa Hourigan

1471. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if the mother-and-baby inpatient perinatal mental health unit will be in place in quarter 4 of 2024, as outlined in Sharing the Vision Implementation Plan; when it is expected to open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14744/24]