2613. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on his meeting on 19 July 2026 to discuss the new Garda station at Northern Cross; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61402/26]
2272. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to examine the case of a person (details supplied); the reason that after three years a decision has not yet been made on the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61405/26]
1585. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the reason retirees of An Post have not yet received their pension increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59683/26]
1281. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to examine the case of a person (details supplied) who does not yet have a school place for the upcoming school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62246/26]
1218. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm if tenders have been returned for the new school building project for a school (details supplied); to outline when the project is due to commence construction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61408/26]
1110. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to examine the recently published parental preference survey for the Killester-Raheny-Clontarf school planning area; her views that 62.1% of parents favour multi-denominational primary education and 87.6% favour co-educational primary education; the actions her Department will take to ensure that parents in the Killester-Raheny-Clontarf school planning area can avail of a co-educational, multi-denominational secondary school place for their children; and if she will make a statement on the matter [59840/26]
965. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the current status of the State’s Microsoft licensing framework following the cancellation of the planned OGP competition; whether the existing framework has been extended or otherwise maintained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62123/26]
945. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the identity of the interested party that raised matters of concern in relation to the Office of Government Procurement’s planned competition to renew the Microsoft licensing framework; the nature of the concerns raised; the basis on which the OGP determined it was prudent to cancel the competition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62122/26]
943. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will commit to reviewing Circular 7/2018 to take into account the experiences of low paid workers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61889/26]
782. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the parameters, criteria, or operational guidelines under which the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman prioritises complaints within its case handling process; if he is satisfied that the current approach provides sufficient transparency for complainants; the steps being taken to ensure that prioritisation decisions are subject to clear, published standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62343/26]
781. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will clarify the practical operation of the capital acquisitions tax exemption for qualified cohabitants under Part 15 of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010; the process by which a qualified cohabitant may obtain a court order enabling a tax exempt transfer of assets in circumstances where both parties are in agreement; the reason such orders appear to be inaccessible in situations where cohabitants are not in dispute (details supplied); and will he make a statement on the matter. [62323/26]
774. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to examine the possibility of an Irish exemption or derogation from the new €3 customs duty on low-value goods from Great Britain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62121/26]
683. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will examine the need for a more accessible compensation or redress mechanism for consumers who suffer losses after receiving unsuitable regulated financial advice that results in investment in unregulated pension products; if he has engaged with the Central Bank on potential reforms in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60811/26]
682. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the current regulatory framework adequately protects pension investors where regulated financial advisers recommend unregulated, illiquid or high risk investment products; if he will consider restricting or prohibiting such recommendations within pension structures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60791/26]
681. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he intends to strengthen commission disclosure, conflict of interest rules or suitability requirements in cases where regulated intermediaries recommend unregulated investment products to pension investors; if he has assessed whether current disclosure obligations are sufficient to protect consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60796/26]
455. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the reason CIÉ retirees have not yet received their agreed pension increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62049/26]
390. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the amount Dublin Bus has been fined for bus routes 15, 27a, 27b, H1, H2, H3, and 6 not meeting service delivery targets in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61415/26]
389. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport to outline the work undertaken by Iarnród Eireann in developing the preferred route for the Four North project; whether the emerging preferred option should now be available for public viewing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61420/26]
388. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the status of the roll out of the D-Spine as part of BusConnects; if he will commit to a timeline for the roll out of the D-Spine; if the release routes will not be changed in advance of the roll out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61422/26]
387. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport to examine the need for a signalised junction at a roundabout (details supplied); if his Department will engage with the National Transport Authority to progress this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61423/26]
376. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the amount Iarnród Eireann has been fined for not meeting service delivery targets for the DART; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61418/26]
375. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport if he will ensure that driving test applicants at the Raheny Driving Test Centre will not be adversely impacted by the RSA’s decision to temporarily close this centre; if will ensure that additional capacity is provided at the Killester Driving Test Centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61399/26]
54. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 36 of 28 July 2026, the number of occasions her Department, and Representative Office in Ramallah, has raised the status of a person (details supplied) with Israeli authorities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61413/26]
2939. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when routine cleaning will be reinstated at a facility (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57701/26]
1956. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection to examine the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55487/26]
1180. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 207 of 15 July 2026, to provide information on the identified level of need for a special education place at primary school level for a school planning area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55684/26]
932. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the net cost to the exchequer of a 1% increase in the public sector pay agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59164/26]
896. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if minutes will be published for the two new Budgetary Oversight Groups in the Department of Education and Youth, and the Department of Children, Disability and Equality; the reason the minutes of these meetings have not been published to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56931/26]
895. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the process of establishing a Budget Oversight Group under Phase 5 of the new Expenditure Control and Escalation Process; the person or body that decides the establishment of such a group is necessary; if there is specific criteria, thresholds, or indicators that automatically lead to the establishment of a Budgetary Oversight Group; if there is a process for ending a Budgetary Oversight Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56930/26]
827. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of companies that the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund has active investments with that are operating in illegally occupied Palestinian Territories according to the UN database; the size of each investment in euros; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59163/26]
826. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of applications made to the Revenue Commissioners to date for the mortgage interest tax relief scheme; the number of successful and unsuccessful applications; the cost of the scheme to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59162/26]
825. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he received a response to the letter he sent on the 20 of June 2026 to European Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque relating to the recommendations made by the Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach; the further action he intends to take to carry out these recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59161/26]
748. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has examined whether the receipt of taxable benefits-in-kind during periods of unpaid statutory maternity leave, particularly relating to employer-provided health insurance, prevents employees from availing of the look-back provision when calculating average earnings for the standard capital superannuation benefit; the Revenue Commissioner’s criteria for determining when the look-back mechanism may be applied; and if he intends to review the relevant guidance to ensure that the treatment of unpaid leave and taxable benefits does not inadvertently disadvantage employees who take statutory maternity leave. [56601/26]
383. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the steps his Department is taking to address the difficulties faced by Irish citizens living in the UK who are no longer able to be insured as named drivers on Irish-registered policies when they hold a UK driving licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55415/26]
36. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she supports the calls of an organisation for the immediate release of a Palestinian paediatrician (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54786/26]
207. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 378 of 7 July 2026, if she will provide information on the identified level of need in the school planning area (details supplied); the reason no new special classes in primary schools have been announced in the school planning area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53995/26]
198. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 109 of 8 July 2026, and in view of the primary staffing appeals board's decision, to provide funding for a fixed term contract for a mainstream class teacher at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53818/26]
41. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent engagement with trade union and employer representatives at the Labour Employer Economic Forum. [51117/26]
771. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health to examine the detailed referral submitted to the HSE Safeguarding and Protection Team by a person (details supplied); the reason no substantive update has been provided following this referral; the action that is currently being taken by her Department following this referral; the reason the HSE's Mental Health Services are not currently within the remit of the Safeguarding and Protection Team; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52950/26]
371. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide a timeline for the pension increases to come into effect for retired An Post workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53264/26]
352. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to examine the unacceptable delays in issuing sanction letters for the Home Based Summer Provision Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53660/26]
235. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation in relation to the principal officer 2025 recruitment campaign, and in the absence of an order of merit, the criteria used to determine the order in which candidates are assigned to vacancies; the steps being taken to ensure that the scale of a recruitment competition reflects realistic, evidenced demand from departments/organisations to avoid candidates investing time and expense in competitions with limited or uncertain prospect of appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53332/26]
234. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the assessment of anticipated demand that was carried out before the principal officer 2025 recruitment campaign, run by Publicjobs, the Public Appointments Service was initiated; the way in which that compares to actual placements achieved to date; the anticipated rate or volume of further vacancies expected to be filled from this panel before its current expiry of 30 September 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53331/26]
121. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport to examine reports of overcrowding, ghost buses, extreme delays affecting bus services (details supplied) in north Dublin; the action his Department is taking to address these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52778/26]
120. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport if he has seen reports confirming that a bus route (details supplied) is the most cancelled bus service in Dublin; the measures he will take to address this longstanding issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52777/26]
119. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport to examine the issue of traffic congestion at a roundabout (details supplied); to examine the availability of funding to progress plans to install a signalised traffic light junction at the roundabout; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52776/26]
320. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to examine the delays affecting an extension of student conditions (1G Extension) visa application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52398/26]
246. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health to detail the waiting times for accessing mental health supports in the North Dublin area, broken down by postcode, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52182/26]