1798. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an overview of the main health infrastructure projects completed in Meath since 2020 for both acute and community care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58601/25]
1797. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an overview of the new and expanded mental health services that have been provided in Meath since 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58600/25]
1512. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on a disparity with parental leave (details supplied). [58526/25]
1511. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a child’s parent from a one-parent household can avail of 52 weeks of parental leave, as opposed to 26 weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58525/25]
703. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will provide sanctions to private providers of early intervention education on a minimum three-year basis to allow for certainty in the education setting for both staff and parents and pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58283/25]
702. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will consider the establishment of a route to registration with the teaching council for persons who specifically work in early education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58282/25]
701. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason persons wishing to work in early childhood education, specifically in the special education sector, need to obtain a master’s in primary education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58281/25]
700. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will consider the establishment route to registration with the Teaching Council for those who wish to specifically work in special education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58280/25]
699. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a level 8 degree focused on early childhood education together with strong work experience does not qualify an applicant for route 4 registration with the Teaching Council [58279/25]
698. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of persons who have applied for registration with the Teaching Council under route 4 with Montessori education from 31 December 2023 to date in 2025; and the number that were rejected. [58278/25]
850. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health the number of home care support hours for older people provided in Meath in each of the years 2020 to 2024, inclusive; the target for 2025; the number provided to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57339/25]
435. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the name and location of UBU-funded youth services, per constituency, and the funding provided to each service in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026; as well as the number of staff and number of young people engaged in the service for each of those years, in tabular form. [57348/25]
136. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his response to the Russian withdrawal from the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57011/25]
118. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which Ireland is working bilaterally, at EU, and at multilateral level, to support Belarus civil society and the democratic opposition in exile; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57012/25]
330. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of changes to blister packed medication (details supplied) that will cause difficulties for older persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56086/25]
265. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will review the compensation ceilings in the TB scheme, as they are not meeting current market values. [55748/25]
110. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Finance if he would consider allowing farmers to average their taxable income over a multi-year period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55749/25]
107. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will support short term rental/family run self-catering businesses, and the rural tourism sector, by putting an exemption in place from planning for existing operators and treat those with four or less units in the same manner as B and Bs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53821/25]
36. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will incentivise local authorities that deliver or exceed their housing targets, by providing additional funding in schemes such as tenant in situ and vacant/derelict property grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53822/25]
159. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health when she expects the national endometriosis framework to be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52364/25]
146. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health the action being taken to reduce waiting times for treatment for rheumatoid arthritis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52365/25]
472. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details on the arrangements in place for 5th year students, who are being educated at home, to fulfil the additional assessment components in physics, chemistry, biology and business studies. [51616/25]
167. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Social Protection if he intends to significantly increase the income disregards for carer’s allowance in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50585/25]
105. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will report on the new child poverty target that he recently announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50586/25]
64. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures he is taking to address the funding gap that exists for SMEs in Ireland looking for equity finance to scale up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50577/25]
28. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the actions he is taking to enhance the SME sector in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50576/25]
73. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the action she is taking to ensure that childcare facilities are delivered where needed. [50128/25]
39. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to progressively reduce the cost of childcare to €200 per month per child. [50127/25]
2543. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health if she will report on the work of the independent expert carrying out a comprehensive assessment of the physician assistant role internationally, with a view to making recommendations for standardisation, scope of practice, and appropriate deployment in Ireland; if the assessment has been commenced; if it has been completed; when it will be published; whether the recruitment pause on physician assistant will be maintained while the assessment process is ongoing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46678/25]
1725. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Teagasc green cert courses will run in the Meath area in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44627/25]
1724. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if green cert courses are running in Teagasc Grange in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44626/25]
1271. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review planning regulations regarding the provision of baby changing facilities in commercial and public buildings; if he agrees that baby changing facilities should be adequately provided in all toilet facilities to ensure that disabled toilets are not used by those without disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46677/25]
2434. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she plans to give kinship carers without a formal agreement, the same rights as foster carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42774/25]
2433. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding whether kinship carers with a formal agreement have the same rights as foster carers. [42773/25]
2383. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the commitments in the Programme for Government that have been commenced in relation to making childcare more affordable for families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42146/25]
1931. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will review his Department’s policy to ensure that when Ukrainians are notified of the cessation of their current accommodation contract, that the alternative accommodation they will be offered is identified to them at that point, not at the point of cessation of the contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41084/25]
1930. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the costs covered by the €950 fee for the certificate of naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41083/25]
1929. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide a breakdown of the €950 fee for the certificate of naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41082/25]
550. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Transport the reason Navan is the only large commuter town with high service numbers to be placed in the outermost Dublin commuter zone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43199/25]
549. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Transport the reason Navan is in zone 4 of the Dublin commuter zones, while towns which are a very similar distance from Dublin City Centre, such as Drogheda and Wicklow town, are in zone 3, with cheaper fares. [43198/25]
392. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Social Protection when hot school meals will be extended to all non-fee-paying post primary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39998/25]
123. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education and Youth when she will announce the next pilot routes on the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39997/25]
46. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on the plans for the proposed new visitor centre development at Trim Castle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39714/25]