1801. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a local authority (details supplied) can refuse a tenant (incremental) purchase scheme application on the basis that retrofit works have been carried out on the home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60395/26]
1717. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration is being given to extend the existing housing adaption grant for people with a disability to householders considering modular homes in their back garden to allow family members with a disability to live independently but close to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60120/26]
1716. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if HAP will be accessible for renters who rent out modular homes in back gardens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60118/26]
1686. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will look at excluding private pensions available through employment for the differential rent scheme for local authority tenants and that such pensions would be included under superannuation excluded from assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59593/26]
1097. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update for a child (details supplied) regarding the transition to primary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59642/26]
4083. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if as part of Budget 2027 she will consider initial funding (€0.75 million) for the first regional FND service (initial core team), based at Cork University Hospital. [59181/26]
4082. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if as part of Budget 2027 she will consider funding (€1.15 million) to establish the paediatric FND specialist hub at Children’s Health Ireland (CHI), based at the new children’s hospital. [59180/26]
4081. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if as part of Budget 2027 she will consider additional funding (€1.8– €2.0 million) to fully staff the adult FND specialist hub at St James’s Hospital, Dublin. [59179/26]
4080. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the lack of recognition of the condition functional neurological disorder (FND), if she will look at an awareness campaign internally in the HSE to ensure the condition can be more easily identifiable; if she will engage with FND Ireland on best way this could be achieved to ensure more awareness of the condition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59178/26]
3176. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if there is an ongoing recruitment embargo within mental health services; the posts affected by this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55129/26]
3083. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the HSE grants available for a para athlete who has been selected for the world championships in America for Para cycling having become national champion in Ireland to support his pre-worlds training camp and equipment for the bike, particularly equipment where there is nothing available from the Department of Sport or Cycling Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59250/26]
3082. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to a person (details supplied) that has returned as planned to an ambulance base following a career break; if anything can be done to expedite this given his experience; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59249/26]
2852. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the funding available to assist childcare providers with the costs of outdoor equipment, and indoor furniture such as Cots; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56545/26]
2756. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the timeline and process for her Department's commitment to ratifying the second optional protocol of the UNCRC; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55131/26]
641. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport when the necessary Statutory Instrument, to give the collective agreement made this year for CIÉ pensioners legal effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59302/26]
369. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport if the proposed new vehicle adaption scheme is replacing the existing disabled drivers and passengers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55132/26]
272. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 341 of 13 May 2025, if she is aware that members of the Defence Forces carried out military exercises at St. Brigid's Campus, Ballinasloe, during the early hours of 15 and 16 July 2026; whether advance notice of these exercises was provided to residents and businesses in the vicinity; if An Garda Síochána was notified in advance of the exercises; if she is aware that local Gardaí advised members of the public that they had not been informed of the exercises when concerns about loud noises were reported; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56351/26]
113. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has looked at the double payment farmers make on farm plastics, once at time of initial purchase and second when properly disposing of it at plastic waste collection; if not, will the Minister agree to look at this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59204/26]
86. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is concerned at decisions made for SNA allocations which are not meeting need in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52568/26]
42. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on a new school build (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52567/26]
960. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to advise on the way in which funding of €5 million for the new SÍOL Programme for 2026 will be rolled out; when projects are required to be submitted from councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53608/26]
790. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that survivors of industrial schools who hold enhanced medical cards are being charged for the preparation of blister packs for their prescribed medication; if she considers it appropriate that these vulnerable patients should incur such charges despite their enhanced entitlement to healthcare; if she will ensure that blister pack dispensing is provided free of charge to enhanced medical card holders who require it on clinical grounds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53060/26]
748. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the reason a drug (details supplied) is not accessible in Ireland to cancer patients despite approval by the European Medicines Agency and its accessibility in many other parts of the EU and in the North of Ireland, if she will examine this and make the drug available for cancer patients where their oncology team has recommended it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52886/26]
677. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department will negotiate with her counterparts in Britain to ensure that all survivors of institutional abuse to include all schemes related to mother and baby institutions, industrial schools, and Magdalene laundries now living in Britain, who receive financial redress supports or any related settlements should be equally be protected (details supplied). [53087/26]
305. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will negotiate with her counterparts in Britain to ensure that all survivors of institutional abuse to include all schemes related to mother and baby institutions, industrial schools, and Magdalene laundries now living in Britain, who receive financial redress supports or any related settlements should be equally protected (details supplied). [53056/26]
146. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport if any mechanism exists to allow a late application to the road transport support scheme to be considered in exceptional circumstances where the application deadline was missed; if an appeals process, administrative review or other discretionary process is available; if he will give consideration to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53067/26]
369. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if ESF+ funding is available to support the expansion of family resource centres in terms of renovations of an empty building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52508/26]
368. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she has looked at lengthening the ECCE year to provide more to children and parents. [52507/26]
367. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware that ECCE providers are struggling to meet costs; and if she will look at an increase given the importance and success of ECCE and the need to maintain that.
[52506/26]
366. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated full year cost of increasing the rate paid to ECCE to €100 per child per week. [52505/26]
365. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when there was last an increase in the rate paid for ECCE. [52504/26]
364. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason the sanctioning of AIM Level 7 support is not given until July (details supplied); the reason these decisions cannot be made earlier; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52499/26]
274. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if disability grants are available for a para-athlete (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52510/26]
246. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the hardship being caused to individuals experiencing lengthy delays in exchanging recognised foreign driving licences for Irish licences through the NDLS, particularly where these delays affect a person's ability to travel to work and maintain employment; whether additional resources will be provided to expedite the verification process with overseas licensing authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52556/26]
891. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason an applicant (details supplied) was deemed ineligible for DARE on the basis of not having a diagnosis of dyslexia and therefore, not meeting the “evidence of disability criteria” specifically stated as “dyslexia/significant literacy difficulties, when the application included at least two references to the applicant’s dyslexia diagnosis; if this application can be reviewed on this basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51419/26]
812. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the reason for the long delays being experienced by patients seeking to access their medical records given that under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 (details supplied); the actions she will take to ensure this timeframe is improved for patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51387/26]
747. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of a request from a local group (details supplied); if she will outline the consideration that has been given to making vacant HSE properties in Ballinasloe available for community/youth groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51014/26]
746. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health whether she intends to make a device (details supplied) reimbursable for people with diabetes type 2, as those with type 1 have access to reimbursement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51013/26]
690. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the grounds on which applications for funding under the Sustainability Fund were refused in each application since the fund was introduced. [51890/26]
689. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount set aside for the Sustainability Fund in her Department in each of the years since it was introduced; and the amount paid out in each of those years, in tabular form. [51889/26]
688. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the nature of funding support sought under successful applications under the Sustainability Fund within her Department in each of the years since it was introduced. [51888/26]
687. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of applications that have been received for support under the Sustainability Fund within her Department in each of the years since it was introduced; the number in each year approved; and the associated monetary amount paid to each provider. [51887/26]
675. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 485 and 486 of 28 May 2026, if room closures, rather than the service overall closure has any impact on core funding payable; if in the case of a multi-room service where different rooms close at different times, almost on rotation, whether this breached core funding rules, given the service remains open but rooms are closed continually; if this impacts core funding payable; if not, if she will review this in terms of core funding given the impact it has on parents and children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51634/26]
662. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if funding is available in her Department to fund furniture, toys and outdoor equipment for early years services who have completed extensions to build capacity supporting them with high costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51434/26]
661. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if funding is available in her Department to fund the renovation of family resource centres, where a building has been identified to expand the service in a town (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51433/26]
660. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the ESF+ EIST funding scheme under the gender equality stream; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51432/26]