193. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the extent of the use of SMS messaging systems for outpatient appointment reminders across public hospitals and healthcare facilities; the number of messages issued and level of utilisation by each site; whether all facilities with access to such systems are making full use of them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47996/26]
32. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce or expand a dedicated farm succession scheme to support the timely transfer of family farms to the next generation; the measures he is considering to encourage earlier succession and generational renewal, particularly in counties such as Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51679/26]
909. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide the web link to his Department’s Q2 2026 published report of purchase orders/payments over €20,000, in line with the FOI model publication scheme requirements; to confirm the date on which this report was published; and, if it has not yet been published, the planned publication date. [51570/26]
892. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide the web link to his Department’s Q2 2026 published report of purchase orders/payments over €20,000, in line with the FOI model publication scheme requirements; to confirm the date on which this report was published; and, if it has not yet been published, the planned publication date. [51565/26]
830. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health to provide the web link to her Department’s Q2 2026 published report of purchase orders/payments over €20,000, in line with the FOI model publication scheme requirements; to confirm the date on which this report was published; and, if it has not yet been published, the planned publication date. [51566/26]
799. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health if an assessment has been carried out on the cumulative cost burden of healthcare for older people, including GP care, prescriptions, vaccines, and screening services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51293/26]
798. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the level of access to primary care services for older people in rural areas; including physiotherapy and community-based supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51292/26]
797. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the actions her Department is taking, in conjunction with other Departments and agencies, to address loneliness and social isolation among older people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51291/26]
796. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to strengthen preventative healthcare supports for older people, particularly in rural areas; including supports for physical activity, community-based health promotion, and social prescribing initiatives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51290/26]
795. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health if she has engaged with the Minister for Finance regarding the application of VAT to certain vaccines and prescribed medical products; if changes are under consideration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51289/26]
794. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health to review the fairness of the drug payment scheme threshold, particularly the application of the same monthly cap to single-person households and to couples or families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51288/26]
793. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health if she will consider including the shingles vaccine in publicly funded vaccination programmes or under the drug payment scheme; the estimated cost of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51287/26]
792. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health if she will extend eligibility for national screening programmes, including BreastCheck, BowelScreen and bone density scanning, to persons aged over 70; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51286/26]
791. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health to review the means test thresholds for medical cards for persons aged over 70; if she will consider the introduction of universal medical card eligibility for those over 70; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51285/26]
664. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide the web link to her Department’s Q2 2026 published report of purchase orders/payments over €20,000, in line with the FOI model publication scheme requirements; to confirm the date on which this report was published; and, if it has not yet been published, the planned publication date. [51557/26]
620. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide the web link to his Department’s Q2 2026 published report of purchase orders/payments over €20,000, in line with the FOI model publication scheme requirements; to confirm the date on which this report was published; and, if it has not yet been published, the planned publication date. [51556/26]
595. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide the web link to his Department’s Q2 2026 published report of purchase orders/payments over €20,000, in line with the FOI model publication scheme requirements; to confirm the date on which this report was published; and, if it has not yet been published, the planned publication date. [51568/26]
525. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide the web link to his Department’s Q2 2026 published report of purchase orders/payments over €20,000, in line with the FOI model publication scheme requirements; to confirm the date on which this report was published; and, if it has not yet been published, the planned publication date. [51571/26]
484. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the web link to his Department’s Q2 2026 published report of purchase orders/payments over €20,000, in line with the FOI model publication scheme requirements; to confirm the date on which this report was published; and, if it has not yet been published, the planned publication date. [51567/26]
418. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide the web link to his Department’s Q2 2026 published report of purchase orders/payments over €20,000, in line with the FOI model publication scheme requirements; to confirm the date on which this report was published; and, if it has not yet been published, the planned publication date. [51559/26]
377. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the web link to her Department’s Q2 2026 published report of purchase orders/payments over €20,000, in line with the FOI model publication scheme requirements; to confirm the date on which this report was published; and, if it has not yet been published, the planned publication date. [51561/26]
334. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application (details supplied) for additional school accommodation in a primary school; when a decision is expected; and if the Minister will consider prioritising this application in light of significant accommodation pressures and the urgent need for additional mainstream and special education teaching space. [50885/26]
313. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide the web link to his Department’s Q2 2026 published report of purchase orders/payments over €20,000, in line with the FOI model publication scheme requirements; to confirm the date on which this report was published; and, if it has not yet been published, the planned publication ##date. [51562/26]
286. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation having regard to the definition of “machine-readable format” in S.I. No. 376/2021 and to Government Open Data Policy, to state the file formats which his Department recognises as machine-readable for the publication of tabular public-sector datasets. [51574/26]
285. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide the web link to his Department’s Q2 2026 published report of purchase orders/payments over €20,000, in line with the FOI model publication scheme requirements; to confirm the date on which this report was published; and, if it has not yet been published, the planned publication date. [51569/26]
279. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department has undertaken any assessment of the purchase order systems used across Departments, agencies and other public bodies (details supplied); if so, the number of public bodies known to operate a single purchase order system, multiple purchase order systems, and no purchase order system; and if such an assessment has been undertaken. [51224/26]
270. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide the Web link to his Department’s Q2 2026 published report of purchase orders/payments over €20,000, in line with the FOI model publication scheme requirements; to confirm the date on which this report was published; and, if it has not yet been published, the planned publication date. [51563/26]
244. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the proposals under consideration to alleviate the rising cost of living in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50969/26]
238. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the actions he is taking, or plans to take, to reduce the estimated annual economic cost of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder, FASD, to the State, which has been estimated at €4.6 billion per annum; whether he has considered the fiscal implications of FASD across health, education, social protection, disability, justice and employment services; whether his Department has undertaken any assessment of the return on investment associated with FASD prevention, diagnosis and early intervention measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51030/26]
214. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport to provide the web link to his Department’s Q2 2026 published report of purchase orders/payments over €20,000, in line with the FOI model publication scheme requirements; to confirm the date on which this report was published; and, if it has not yet been published, the planned publication date. [51573/26]
153. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Defence to provide the web link to her Department’s Q2 2026 published report of purchase orders/payments over €20,000, in line with the FOI model publication scheme requirements; to confirm the date on which this report was published; and, if it has not yet been published, the planned publication date. [51560/26]
133. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide the web link to his Department’s Q2 2026 published report of purchase orders/payments over €20,000, in line with the FOI model publication scheme requirements; to confirm the date on which this report was published; and, if it has not yet been published, the planned publication date. [51558/26]
109. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide the web link to her Department’s Q2 2026 published report of purchase orders/payments over €20,000, in line with the FOI model publication scheme requirements; to confirm the date on which this report was published; and, if it has not yet been published, the planned publication date. [51564/26]
86. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Taoiseach to provide the web link to his Department’s Q2 2026 published report of purchase orders/payments over €20,000, in line with the FOI model publication scheme requirements; to confirm the date on which this report was published; and, if it has not yet been published, the planned publication date. [51572/26]
24. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation his plans to prepare and publish a list of the types of infrastructure which will be designated as critical infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51376/26]
156. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps being taken to address the cost of attending third level education, including accommodation and student contribution fees; and whether he will provide an update on any supports available to students and families experiencing financial pressure in accessing higher education. [50181/26]
153. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures he is taking to expand access to third level education places, particularly in light of increasing demand from school leavers in regions such as Galway; and whether he will outline any planned increases in capacity across universities and further education institutions. [50180/26]
34. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps her Department is taking to improve access to passport services, particularly in cases involving urgent travel or delays reported by constituents; the current processing times and any planned measures to enhance service delivery. [50176/26]
58. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on Garda recruitment to meet increasing policing demands. [49846/26]
45. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current average processing times for visa applications, including family reunification and employment visas; the steps being taken to reduce delays; and to outline any specific measures to address cases raised by applicants in Galway East experiencing prolonged waiting periods. [49847/26]
747. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health if her Department has examined the financial impact on healthcare workers experiencing long-Covid following the ending of special Covid leave with pay at the end of 2025; the likely average loss of income for those affected over a 12-month period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48764/26]
527. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Social Protection whether his Department is considering a review of how long-Covid is classified for social protection purposes, including whether it should be recognised as an occupational illness for healthcare workers; when any such review might take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48765/26]
472. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Questions No. 201 of 19 May 2026 and 1032 of 9 June 2026, whether any of the regional expenditure figures for homeless services provided in the reply remain subject to change as a result of his Department's ongoing review of the 2025 financial reports; and, if so, the reason those figures were released prior to the completion of the review process. [49080/26]
471. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 201 of 19 May 2026, and further to the statement that the relevant financial reports are published on his Department's website, whether he will provide the Local Authority Regional Homelessness Financial Reports underpinning those figures, including the expenditure category breakdown underlying the reported €318,905,871 expenditure for the Dublin homeless region in 2025; whether those reports are available in machine-readable format; if not, the reason it is considered appropriate to publish and rely upon aggregate expenditure totals derived from those reports while not making the underlying reports and expenditure breakdowns available to facilitate scrutiny, verification, analysis and re-use of the expenditure information concerned; and if figure can be provided while the expenditure categories from which it is derived cannot. [49079/26]
470. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1055 of 9 June 2026, whether this Parliamentary Question may be taken as a formal request for those Excel versions (details supplied); if not, the reason; the email address or other mechanism through which such a formal request should be submitted; whether the assessment of Open Data publication has now been completed; whether the Excel versions of the reports for all available years and regions have been published on his Department's website or Open Data Portal; if not, the reason they have not yet been published; and the date by which his Department expects to make these datasets publicly available in machine-readable format. [49078/26]
334. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the current status of the proposed new extension building for a national school (details supplied); the current stage of the project; to advise of any delays or issues impacting delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48913/26]
288. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to evidence given by officials of the Office of Government Procurement before the Committee of Public Accounts (details supplied) on 10 July 2025; the basis upon which these assessments were made; whether the Office of Government Procurement or his Department has completed an assessment, review or analysis of compliance with contract award notice publication requirements since July 2025; whether it maintains statistics on the proportion of procurement competitions that result in a published contract award notice; whether it maintains records of contracting authorities that are compliant or non-compliant with the publication requirement; and if not, the way in which it assesses the extent to which contracting authorities are complying with their obligations and the basis upon which such statements to the committee were made. [49076/26]
185. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport the purpose of the weight-in-motion camera system located on or near the M18; the functions it performs; the details of the type of data it collects; the way in which this data is used and shared, including with An Garda Síochána or other agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49032/26]