1640. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the total current funding provided to Sport Ireland high performance programmes in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the total provided under the Government grant scheme for senior inter-county gaelic games players in the same years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62081/26]
1637. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the total amount levied on sound broadcasting services by Coimisiún na Meán in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026, in tabular form; the proportion of the total expenditure of An Coimisiún met from levy income and from Exchequer funding respectively in each of those years; whether any reconciliation refund has been made to sound broadcasters following audit of actual expenditure in any of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62052/26]
1639. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his Department has received a submission (details supplied) seeking an increase in the annual fund for senior inter-county player grants to €10 million; if that submission is under consideration in the context of Budget 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62082/26]
1638. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if a multi-annual funding pathway for senior inter-county player grants is under consideration by his Department; the engagement his Department and Sport Ireland have had with an organisation (details supplied) since October 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62084/26]
1636. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport further to the annual work programme and estimates of income and expenditure submitted to him by Coimisiún na Meán, whether he will consider meeting the cost of those functions from Exchequer funding in Budget 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62053/26]
1635. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether, in the context of the establishment of Ciste na Meán under the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2026, he will provide for a minimum share of scheme funding for content produced by independent radio broadcasters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62054/26]
1634. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether his Department or the Commission for Communications Regulation has carried out any assessment of the condition and resilience of radio transmission infrastructure operated by independent broadcasters; whether independent radio is included in national emergency communications planning for circumstances in which broadband and mobile networks fail; whether he will consider a dedicated capital fund for that infrastructure in Budget 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62055/26]
1633. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the amount of ringfenced Exchequer funding allocated to independent commercial radio stations in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62058/26]
773. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the tax treatment of payments made to players under the Government grant scheme for senior inter-county Gaelic games players; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62088/26]
769. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether the levy imposed on sound broadcasting services by Coimisiún na Meán is subject to value added tax; whether such value added tax is deductible as an input credit by broadcasters in the ordinary course of business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62057/26]
667. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will examine the income tax age exemption limits in advance of Budget 2027 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60534/26]
666. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the income level at which a single person in receipt of PAYE income, and a married couple or civil partners jointly assessed both in receipt of PAYE income, first became liable to income tax in each year from 2010 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60531/26]
665. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated first year and full year cost to the Exchequer of increasing the income tax age exemption limits from €18,000 to €20,000 for a single person and from €36,000 to €40,000 for a married couple or civil partners jointly assessed; the estimated cost of increases at €500 intervals between the current and those levels, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60527/26]
664. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of taxpayer units aged 65 years and over who availed of the income tax age exemption provided for under section 188 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997; the number who availed of associated marginal relief, in each year from 2011 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60524/26]
559. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport whether Transport Infrastructure Ireland maintains a ranking of motorway junctions by risk of wrong-way entry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63361/26]
512. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with local authorities with a view to pausing projects that involve public funding for e-scooter infrastructure, given the shift in national policy on e-scooters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59912/26]
511. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of a project (details supplied); if he will request to pause the use of public funding on the project given the national policy change in relation to e-scooters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59925/26]
391. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport whether Transport Infrastructure Ireland has assessed the installation of wrong-way driver detection technology at motorway junctions; whether any pilot deployment has been undertaken or is planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61473/26]
386. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the protocol in place between An Garda Síochána and the motorway traffic control centre for the closure of a carriageway and the activation of variable message signs on notification of a vehicle travelling against the flow of traffic; the average time taken to activate such measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61496/26]
385. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport whether any requirement to be fitted with an electronic immobiliser applies to used vehicles imported into the State at the point of registration or roadworthiness testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61497/26]
326. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the public funding allocated for each of the years from 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026 for the provision of e-scooter infrastructure, by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter [59889/26]
325. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of a project (details supplied); if he will request the NTA to pause the project given the national policy change in relation to e-scooters, and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59910/26]
324. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with the NTA with a view to pausing projects that involve public funding for e-scooter infrastructure, given the shift in national policy on e-scooters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59899/26]
155. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of producers registered with the approved body for packaging in each of the years 2023 to 2026 to date; the number of producers estimated to fall within the scope of the producer registration requirements of Regulation (EU) 2025/40 which fell below the major producer thresholds provided for under the European Union (Packaging) Regulations 2014, as amended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61566/26]
154. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the body which will operate the register of producers required under Regulation (EU) 2025/40; the date on which that register will open for registration; the fee structure proposed for producers placing less than ten tonnes of packaging on the Irish market annually; whether the simplified reporting dataset provided for under that Regulation will be applied in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61567/26]
153. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position taken by Ireland at the Council of the European Union on 24 June 2026 in respect of the proposed suspension of Article 45(3) of Regulation (EU) 2025/40 contained in COM(2025) 982; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61568/26]
152. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has carried out an assessment of the impact of the authorised representative requirements under Article 45(3) of Regulation (EU) 2025/40 on Irish micro and small enterprises trading cross-border within the European Union; if so, if he will publish that assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61569/26]
3278. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if given the evidence to support the benefits of the shingles vaccine, known as shingrix, she will examine bringing forward a free or subsidised vaccination programme for people over 50 years of age as part of budget 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55517/26]
2187. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); if he can assist in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55515/26]
2186. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); if he can assist in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55514/26]
2185. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to a matter (details supplied); if he will expedite the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55512/26]
975. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the status of the action plan to promote collective bargaining required under Directive (EU) 2022/2041 on adequate minimum wages; the timeline for its publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55510/26]
974. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures in place to ensure that employers undertaking collective redundancies comply with their obligations under the Protection of Employment Act 1977, as amended, to consult employee representatives in good time and with a view to reaching agreement; the enforcement mechanisms and penalties that apply where those obligations are not met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55509/26]
973. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has received a collective redundancy notification in respect of an organisation (details supplied) in 2026; the number of employees notified as being at risk of redundancy and the number of redundancies proposed; the engagement his Department and its agencies have had with the company since the notification was received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55508/26]
700. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if given the evidence to support the benefits of physical activity and in particular strength training for all cohorts but particularly people over the age of 50 he will consider bringing forward a tax credit to increase the take-up of gym memberships as part of Budget 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55522/26]
395. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the steps being taken to combat antisocial behaviour on public transport services in Dublin city (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55516/26]
394. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport given the significant increase in the population of Shankill and Woodbrook, the actions he will take to assess demand and boost capacity on the Dart line, in particular at peak commuter times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55513/26]
376. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if as part of Budget 2027 he will examine introducing a local improvement scheme for local authorities to access that would fund the power washing of cities and towns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54761/26]
356. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if as part of Budget 2027 he will consider bringing forward a scheme run by the SEAI to increase the number of residential water butts as a water saving measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54762/26]
258. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has compared the cost to the Exchequer of an allowance under the mortgage allowance scheme with the average cost of delivering one additional social home; if he will review the scheme, including the level of the allowance and the minimum mortgage requirement, with a view to increasing its effectiveness in freeing up social housing stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53989/26]
257. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the date on which the amount of the allowance payable under the mortgage allowance scheme, currently €11,450, was last revised; if his Department has undertaken an assessment of the adequacy of the allowance having regard to the increase in house prices and mortgage costs since that date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53988/26]
256. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of allowances paid under the mortgage allowance scheme in each of the years 2015 to 2025 and to date in 2026, broken down by local authority, in tabular form; the total Exchequer expenditure under the scheme in each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53987/26]
135. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport if an issue (details supplied) regarding pedestrian access at Dalkey DART Station has been brought to his attention; if he will request Iarnród Éireann to review the decision to close the refurbished pedestrian overpass to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53986/26]
695. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if consideration will be given to providing additional parental leave and benefit to parents who have twins, triplets or other multiples, to reflect the greater demands that having twins or triplets has on parents, both practically and financially; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53728/26]
356. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the future plans for a building (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53725/26]
181. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of cameras that are publicly accessible and viewable across Dublin from an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53727/26]
180. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the steps being taken to independently oversee and monitor the privacy use of cameras (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53726/26]
104. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health when she plans to bring forward a new, modern GP contract; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48212/26]
97. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health when the strategic review of general practice will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48211/26]