1474. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide details of all volunteering supports funding to the Carlow volunteer centre and the Kilkenny volunteer centre and any volunteer information services including core funding, once-off grants, and dormant accounts-funded measures with annual totals, by county, from 2020 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [48796/25]
1473. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the breakdown of public library funding to Carlow County Council and Kilkenny County Council distinguishing capital grants, branch upgrades, my open library, vehicles, fit-outs, ICT and current supports showing project branch, approval date, amount approved, and amount paid; and the annual totals, by county, from 2020 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [48795/25]
1472. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to list all approvals and payments under the Community Centres Investment Fund to County Carlow and County Kilkenny detailing centre name, location, category/strand, approval date, amount approved, and amount paid; the totals, by county from 2020 to date in 2025 and any earlier pilot related schemes in 2020–2021, in tabular form. [48794/25]
1471. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the annual CEP/CSF allocations to Carlow LCDC and Kilkenny LCDC and the project-level awards listing recipient, project purpose, amount approved, amount paid, and municipal district with annual totals by county, by year from 2020 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [48793/25]
1470. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to list all CSP supported organisations in County Carlow and County Kilkenny; the funding paid showing organisation name, service type, FTEs supported, annual allocation, supplementary supports if any and total paid, by county, by year from 2020 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [48792/25]
1469. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the annual SICAP allocations and outturns for the Carlow LCDC and the Kilkenny LCDC including implementing partner, total allocation, total drawdown, and mid-year and year-end adjustments, with annual totals per county, from 2020 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [48791/25]
1468. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide a breakdown of LEADER funding allocations, commitments and payments for counties Carlow and Kilkenny, respectively, covering the 2014 to 2020 transitional programme and the 2023 to 2027 programme from 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form (details supplied). [48777/25]
1467. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide details of all ORIS projects in counties Carlow and Kilkenny, respectively from 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form (details supplied). [48773/25]
1466. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to list all CLÁR funding approvals and payments in counties Carlow and Kilkenny, respectively from 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form (details supplied). [48772/25]
1465. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide a breakdown of town and village renewal scheme funding allocated and paid to projects in counties Carlow and Kilkenny, respectively in each of the years from 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form (details supplied) [48771/25]
1464. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to set out all Rural Regeneration and Development Fund approvals and payments for projects in counties Carlow and Kilkenny, respectively, from 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form (details supplied). [48770/25]
1463. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide a comprehensive breakdown of all funding allocated and paid by his Department to recipients in counties Carlow and Kilkenny, respectively in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form (details supplied). [48769/25]
822. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applications made by American citizens for Irish citizenship on grounds of "Irish Associations" under Section 16 (1) (a) of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, in each of the years 2021 to 2024, and in each respective case, the percentage of applications that were successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47826/25]
5. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of military attachés from foreign armed forces accredited to Ireland; the number that are military officers; the number that are civilian; when Ireland’s first military attaché will be accredited abroad; the length of time the project to plan for this proposal has been in train; if there are barriers to implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38283/25]
161. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason a disparity in pay exists in how some apprentices are supported during their off-the-job phases of their training, that is, engineering metal fabrication apprentices are paid according to outdated 2016 training allowance rates, while construction metal fabrication apprentices receive the updated 2025 rates for the very same level of skill and commitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37600/25]
113. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps being taken to reach the target of 750 apprenticeships in the public service and Civil Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37601/25]
27. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he can clarify with whom the responsibility for the positioning of speed vans on national roads lies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34127/25]
144. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide confirmation of the exact funding which will be provided for the N25 in 2025; the amount of funding will be provided to progress to the next phases of the development of the N24; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34126/25]
176. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide a breakdown, by county, of the number of persons who have qualified for the new pay-related benefit since it was introduced; if he will confirm the average payment rate under the scheme to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32946/25]
166. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of extending illness benefit to the self-employed; the estimated increase in PRSI rates that would be required to meet this cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32947/25]
117. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to develop a multiannual approach to funding for disability services, which will be linked to productivity, staff levels and the delivery of services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32192/25]
77. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the extent to which parents of adult children with a disability are consulted with regard to a future plan for their child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32193/25]
68. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the steps being taken to increase the numbers of personnel serving in the Air Corps to ensure an appropriate level of service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30987/25]
44. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the role members of the Defence Forces will play in Ireland’s holding of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from July to December 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30988/25]
229. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the progress on developing a new national cybersecurity strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30073/25]
304. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport ; if his Department’s examination of civilian aircraft that transited Irish airspace reportedly carrying munitions without Ministerial exemption, as referenced in statements made in the Dáil by the then-Minister for Transport on 17 October 2024, has been completed; and if not, to provide a timeline for the completion of this examination. [29304/25]
157. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has had engagement with Government colleagues regarding the need to embed skills for a circular economy such as design, repair and refurbishment in national skills strategies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30072/25]
233. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on efforts to review the EU-Israel Trade Association; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26945/25]
197. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the impact of the EU-UK Summit on co-operation in the area of security, particularly for the islands of Ireland and Britain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26944/25]
581. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the service available to service users in north Tipperary that suffer from trichiasis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26749/25]
554. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a child will have an assessment of need carried out (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27537/25]
271. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has engaged with the Israeli authorities regarding the ongoing blockade that has prevented four Irish-funded aid trucks, waiting in Jordan, from entering Gaza; and the steps being taken to ensure the urgent delivery of this and other humanitarian aid. [23582/25]
207. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will outline, in view of the strong desire to increase the number of serving members in Óglaigh na hÉireann, the steps his Department is taking as part of the recruitment and retention strategy to encourage more people to join; to outline, in particular, the steps being taken to encourage more women to join and serve the country as a member of Óglaigh na hÉireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18042/25]
167. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on his recent trip to Lebanon and, in particular, his meeting with Lebanese officials about the ongoing legal proceedings in the matter relating to the death of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18043/25]
108. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if carer’s benefit could be considered as a scheme to be transformed into a pay-related one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21765/25]
104. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if carer’s benefit could be considered as a scheme to be transformed into a pay-related one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21652/25]
1564. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the position regarding a visa application (details supplied); if further information is required to finalise this application; the timeframe in which this application might be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19376/25]
562. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider amending inheritance tax thresholds for individuals who have no children of their own and would like to leave an inheritance to a niece or nephew; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18831/25]
151. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the increase in respite services, including locations, envisaged for 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20796/25]
110. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the means by which she is helping to improve salary levels in the childcare sector given the importance of the sector to society; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20797/25]
118. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Education the reason the Bus Éireann school bus route supplying a school (details supplied) which has been in place for a long period of time, has recently been changed without any notice to parents along this route; if the service will be reinstated as soon as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17967/25]
192. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she will sanction the provision of additional time and additional supports for dyslexic students sitting State exams in secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17157/25]
132. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she will support the development of a pilot project in a small number of DEIS primary schools in order to gather empirical and scientific evidence, in data form, of the benefit of reading rooms in primary schools in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17156/25]
23. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the progress of the agri-taxation measures relating to farm safety to encourage capital investment to reduce accidents and make farms a safer workplace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16103/25]