Parliamentary questions

Enterprise Support Services

Colm Brophy

247. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is willing to expand the supports available through the local enterprise offices to social enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10047/24]

School Staff

Colm Brophy

290. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Education if consideration can be giving to enabling SNAs make contributions to an AVC pension scheme directly from their salary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2683/24]

Public Sector Pensions

Colm Brophy

169. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if pensioners or soon-to-be pensioners of An Post, who were originally employees of the Department of Posts and Telegraphs prior to the creation of An Post, can still exercise their right to claim a Civil Service pension rather than the reduced pension available from the An Post scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55059/23]

Childcare Services

Colm Brophy

476. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the number of creches which are withdrawing from the core funding programme since September 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53435/23]

School Transport

Colm Brophy

255. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Education to provide an update regarding the provision of a school bus service to a school in Crumlin (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51959/23]

Bus Services

Colm Brophy

246. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Transport to outline the total cost to the taxpayer of the administrative errors incurred by the NTA which have resulted in extensions to the public participation process of the BusConnects Bus Corridor schemes; if these costs could be broken down by each error which has occurred to date, across each Bus Corridor scheme, and to include the costs of re-advertising each time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48046/23]

School Transport

Colm Brophy

264. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update in relation to bus transport for children at schools (details supplied) in Dublin South-West; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45251/23]

Foreign Conflicts

Colm Brophy

21. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update in relation to the ongoing situation in Artsakh, Nagorno-Karabak; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39783/23]

Special Educational Needs

Colm Brophy

324. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on an ASD class for a school (details supplied) in Dublin south west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31212/23]

Equality Issues

Colm Brophy

138. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with progress to date on the Women in Finance Charter, which was developed in partnership with various stakeholders (details supplied), whereby signatories of the charter commit their organisations to improving the number of women in management and board-level positions to achieve better gender balance and a more inclusive working environment. [30024/23]

Energy Prices

Colm Brophy

109. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is concerned at the deviation in trends between wholesale gas and electricity prices and what consumers are paying; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28745/23]

Tax Exemptions

Colm Brophy

222. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Finance if the recent announcement to make solar panels VAT-exempt will be applied so as to refund the VAT portion to those who placed orders prior to the announcement; and if there will be a retrospective clawback for those who have purchased and fitted in 2023. [26150/23]

Disability Services

Colm Brophy

594. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will confirm the number of vacant posts waiting to be filled in the Mid-West Disability Team providing services to children living in County Clare in 2022 and 2023; if he will outline the vacant posts, by discipline, in tabular form; the status on the recruitment for these vacant posts and efforts being made to fill these posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25734/23]

Crime Prevention

Colm Brophy

16. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Justice the new measures that have been taken to ensure that communities are safe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25172/23]

An Garda Síochána

Colm Brophy

48. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Justice the level of criminal offences committed by under-18s to date in 2023 in comparison with previous years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25173/23]

Air Safety

Colm Brophy

67. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a complete breakdown of the cost incurred by drone disturbance in the past two years in Dublin Airport; the amount of this cost that has been covered by the State; if counter-drone technology is now operational; the estimated amount that anti-drone technology will cost on a yearly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25146/23]

Disabilities Assessments

Colm Brophy

257. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Health the number of functional vision assessments that have been completed on blind or vision-impaired students at primary and second levels in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22253/23]

Disabilities Assessments

Colm Brophy

258. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Health if he will detail the process followed for functional vision assessments; who completes functional vision assessments; their qualification in this regard to assess blind and vision-impaired students on behalf of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22254/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Colm Brophy

384. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Health the action he has taken to ensure that a pandemic special recognition payment which has been issued to a private company (details supplied) has been passed on to its staff members; if he is satisfied that all those due the payment have now been paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18786/23]

Human Rights

Colm Brophy

131. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will condemn in the strongest terms Uganda’s recent actions against the LGBT+ community; if the Irish Ambassador to Uganda has expressed Ireland’s condemnation of this abuse of human rights to the Ugandan government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17676/23]

Vaccination Programme

Colm Brophy

751. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Health the reason that the HPV vaccine is not available to some unvaccinated males who are in sixth year; the reason that the eligibility criteria are not set by age as opposed to school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4804/23]

Legislative Programme

Colm Brophy

627. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Justice if she will introduce legislation to amend section 252 of the Children’s Act 2001 to allow the courts discretion in the naming of children who have been the victims of crime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6697/21]

Commemorative Events

Colm Brophy

1272. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the date the National Famine Commemoration Day 2021, due to take place in Buncrana, County Donegal, will be held on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8681/20]

Hospital Services

Colm Brophy

739. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Health when he expects private hospitals to reopen for standard medical procedures for patients with private health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6199/20]

Disability Support Services

Colm Brophy

740. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Health when he expects disability services, particularly day services and respite care, will resume in care facilities, for example, a facility (details supplied) in Dublin 6W. [6200/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Colm Brophy

1351. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to extend the Covid-19 emergency legislation for tenants past the initial 90-day period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6201/20]

Public Sector Staff

Colm Brophy

149. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if breastfeeding and lactation breaks or paid reduction in working hours for breastfeeding mothers of 104 weeks will be ensured across the public service. [53759/19]

Departmental Funding

Colm Brophy

179. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funding provided to higher education in each of the years 2017 to 2020 by capital and current. [53758/19]

DEIS Data

Colm Brophy

180. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of expanding the DEIS programme in order to cover 50% more children. [53761/19]

Home School Community Liaison Scheme

Colm Brophy

181. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of the home school liaison programme. [53762/19]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Colm Brophy

182. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of reducing the number of pupils which a small school requires to retain or recruit a teacher by one and two pupils, respectively. [53763/19]

School Excellence Fund

Colm Brophy

183. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funding provided in budget 2020 for the school excellence fund. [53764/19]

Special Educational Needs Staff Data

Colm Brophy

184. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to increase the management supports available to special schools by providing for the appointment of additional administrative deputy principals. [53765/19]

Special Educational Needs Staff Data

Colm Brophy

185. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of ensuring that each special school has access to behavioural therapists. [53766/19]

Teacher Training Provision

Colm Brophy

186. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the level of investment in teacher continuous professional development. [53767/19]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Colm Brophy

187. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the supports that exist for naíonraí; and the cost of increasing such supports by 5%. [53769/19]

Departmental Strategies

Colm Brophy

233. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the National Space Strategy for Enterprise 2019-2025 and its goals. [53757/19]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Colm Brophy

423. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the supports that exist for naíonraí; and the estimated cost of increasing the supports by 5%. [53768/19]

School Meals Programme

Colm Brophy

453. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of progressively rolling out the hot school meals programme to a further 35,000 schoolchildren each year on the same basis as that agreed in budget 2020. [53760/19]

Irish Language

Colm Brophy

480. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the supports that exist for naíonraí; and the estimated cost of increasing those supports by 5%. [53770/19]

Commemorative Plaques

Colm Brophy

786. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a granite stone can be placed at the famine commemoration site at the Custom House, Dublin 1 similar to the commemoration stones which are in place at eleven sites; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52756/19]

Commemorative Events

Colm Brophy

787. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the location and date the national famine commemoration event will take place in 2020; the reason the location is not announced further in advance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52778/19]

Central Bank of Ireland

Colm Brophy

159. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Finance the powers he has to direct the Central Bank to change or modify its macroprudential rules. [48600/19]

Special Savings Incentive Scheme

Colm Brophy

160. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of the special savings incentive accounts scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48621/19]

Road Traffic Accidents Data

Colm Brophy

412. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of pedestrians with physical or intellectual disabilities killed or seriously injured over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48619/19]

VAT Rate Application

Colm Brophy

54. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Finance if rules apply selectively under European Union VAT to a reduction on the rate of VAT to specific categories of house purchases, namely those bought by first-time buyers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45915/19]

Disability Act Employment Targets

Colm Brophy

155. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the results to date of the national disability inclusion strategy recommendation 4.49 to increase the public sector employment target of persons with disabilities from 3% to 6% by each Department. [40896/19]

Workplace Equipment Adaptation Grant

Colm Brophy

473. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications received over the past five years and the number of grants awarded for the workplace adaptation grant; and the amount of funding given to the grant in the same period by county in tabular form. [40895/19]

Work Permits Applications

Colm Brophy

234. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the reason An Bord Altranais issues a recognition of both a diploma and degree certificate for non-national nurses to be eligible to work here but her Department will not issue a critical skills visa to non-degree holding nurses to enable them to work here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38753/19]

Litter Pollution

Colm Brophy

2188. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of funding and the number of community projects that have benefitted from anti-graffiti and anti-litter funding since 2011, by year and county in tabular form. [32050/19]

Illegal Dumping

Colm Brophy

2189. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of funding and the number of community projects that have benefitted from anti-dumping funding since 2011, by year and county in tabular form. [32051/19]

Abbey Theatre

Colm Brophy

2190. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of funding provided for the provision of public electric vehicle chargers and the number of public electric vehicle chargers developed in each year since 2011, by county, in tabular form. [32052/19]

Sustainable Energy Communities

Colm Brophy

2191. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of funding and the number of sustainable energy community groups that have been supported by the SEAI since 2011, by year and county in tabular form. [32053/19]

Energy Conservation

Colm Brophy

2192. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of homes that have received support for a deep retrofit from the SEAI since 2011 by year and county in tabular form. [32054/19]

Abbey Theatre

Colm Brophy

2193. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of businesses that have received support from the online trading vouchers scheme since 2011, by year and county in tabular form. [32055/19]

Energy Efficiency

Colm Brophy

2194. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of businesses that have received support from the SEAI to reduce energy costs through upgrading their lighting since 2011, by year and county in tabular form. [32056/19]

Famine Artefacts

Colm Brophy

3019. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department will investigate the Woodenbridge famine site; if not, if advocate groups will be allowed to do so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32449/19]

Famine Artefacts

Colm Brophy

3020. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will protect the national monument located at the Woodenbridge Famine site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32450/19]

Commemorative Plaques

Colm Brophy

3021. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a memorial stone will be placed at the Custom House following the 2008 Famine commemoration event, as per the practice at other similar events in other years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32451/19]

Commemorative Events

Colm Brophy

27. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of the support being provided to local authorities under the community strand of the commemorative programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16665/19]

Scheme to Support National Organisations

Colm Brophy

59. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the scheme to support national organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15440/19]

Social Enterprise Sector

Colm Brophy

84. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of his plans in respect of the drawing up of a national social enterprise policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15439/19]

Public Appointments Service

Colm Brophy

147. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the recruitment campaigns which will be run by the Public Appointments Service between 2 April 2019 to 31 December 2019; the nature of the appointments; the number of positions likely to be made available in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15035/19]

Commemorative Events

Colm Brophy

46. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of national and international events to commemorate the Irish Famine in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8534/19]

Commemorative Events

Colm Brophy

53. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide a summary of the guidance of the expert advisory group on the decade of centenaries 1919 to 1923 and the plans for commemorative events for the period. [1754/19]

Commemorative Events

Colm Brophy

40. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the proceedings of the international famine commemoration 2018 in Australia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47336/18]

Census of Population

Colm Brophy

1222. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to a campaign to have the 1926 census records released earlier than planned to facilitate ancestry researchers; if this has been considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44930/18]

Commemorative Events

Colm Brophy

77. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans for further centenary commemorations over the coming years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39728/18]

Departmental Schemes

Colm Brophy

103. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the schemes available to support historic buildings that require repair; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39727/18]

Constitutional Convention Agenda

Colm Brophy

114. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Taoiseach the Departments, legal experts and groups that made presentations to the Constitutional Convention in the context of its consideration of Article 41.2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30150/18]

Legislative Measures

Colm Brophy

126. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department has identified laws which are dependent on or in place as a consequence of Article 41.2 of the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30097/18]

Legislative Measures

Colm Brophy

137. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has identified laws which are dependent on or in place as a consequence of Article 41.2 of the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30101/18]

Legislative Measures

Colm Brophy

168. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has identified laws which are dependent on or in place as a consequence of Article 41.2 of the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30100/18]

Legislative Measures

Colm Brophy

209. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has identified laws which are dependent on or in place as a consequence of Article 41.2 of the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30098/18]

Constitutional Convention Recommendations

Colm Brophy

281. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the recommendations of the Constitutional Convention regarding Article 41.2 have been considered; the implications the Convention has identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30148/18]

Legislative Measures

Colm Brophy

290. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department has identified laws that are dependent on or in place as a consequence of Article 41.2 of the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30104/18]

Visa Applications

Colm Brophy

306. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the rise in refusals for visas for tourists from Thailand, all of which have received the same refusal explanation, will be addressed; if there is a problem in issuing visas to Thai citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30417/18]

Legislative Measures

Colm Brophy

348. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department has identified laws which are dependent on or in place as a consequence of Article 41.2 of the Constitution; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30093/18]

Constitutional Amendments

Colm Brophy

414. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Health if expert advice or data, including existing and or projected costings to the Constitutional Convention in the context of its consideration of Article 41.2 with particular reference to carers was provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30147/18]

Legislative Measures

Colm Brophy

705. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has identified laws which are dependent on, or in place as a consequence of, Article 41.2 of the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30092/18]

Legislative Measures

Colm Brophy

750. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has identified laws which are dependent on or in place as a consequence of Article 41.2 of the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30095/18]

Legislative Measures

Colm Brophy

793. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has identified laws which are dependent on or in place as a consequence of Article 41.2 of the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30108/18]

Legislative Measures

Colm Brophy

829. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department has identified laws which are dependent on or in place as a consequence of Article 41.2 of the Constitution; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30094/18]

Constitutional Amendments

Colm Brophy

843. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his Department has identified laws which are dependent on or in place as a consequence of Article 41.2 of the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30106/18]

Constitutional Amendments

Colm Brophy

861. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department has identified laws which are dependent on or in place as a consequence of Article 41.2 of the Constitution; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30099/18]

Constitutional Convention Recommendations

Colm Brophy

863. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if expert advice or data, including existing and or projected costings to the Constitutional Convention in the context of its consideration of Article 41.2 with particular reference to carers was provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30146/18]

Legislative Measures

Colm Brophy

916. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his Department has identified laws which are dependent on or in place as a consequence of Article 41.2 of the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30103/18]

Creative Ireland Programme

Colm Brophy

31. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the creative schools programme; and the level of involvement of schools in County Dublin in the programme. [26775/18]

Commemorative Events

Colm Brophy

36. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of the Great Famine Online project. [26776/18]

Sport and Recreational Development

Colm Brophy

55. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the publication of the new national sports policy. [25269/18]

Sports Capital Programme Administration

Colm Brophy

74. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the opening of the 2018 sports capital programme. [25268/18]

Working Family Payment Applications

Colm Brophy

251. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will issue in respect of an application by a person (details supplied) for family income supplement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21859/18]

Schools Building Projects

Colm Brophy

151. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be provided to a school (details supplied) to ensure the maintenance of the existing prefabricated structure until the new school building is completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18826/18]

Tax Code

Colm Brophy

237. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Finance his views in relation to the excise of heated tobacco products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15412/18]

Motorised Transport Grant

Colm Brophy

635. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Health if a motorised vehicle grant for persons with disabilities which was discontinued a number of years ago will be reintroduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16415/18]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage

Colm Brophy

197. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Health his views on whether Addison’s disease should be included in the list of illnesses under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14323/18]

Tobacco Control Measures

Colm Brophy

223. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Health his views on whether heated tobacco products should not be given a reduced and more favourable excise treatment than cigarettes in view of the World Health Organization’s position that all forms of tobacco use are harmful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14462/18]

Tobacco Control Measures

Colm Brophy

224. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Health his plans to engage with the Department of Finance on the excise duties of heated tobacco products in advance of their potential launch here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14463/18]

Commemorative Plaques

Colm Brophy

1083. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to introduce commemorative plaques for sites connected with the Famine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12293/18]

Sports Facilities Provision

Colm Brophy

6. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the ongoing development of the national sports campus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7517/18]