568. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether his Department has assessed the risk posed to the delivery of the Climate Action Plan EV deployment targets by the current shortage of qualified EV technicians in the State; whether this risk has been formally raised with the Department or with SOLAS; the interdepartmental coordination mechanisms in place to ensure that training capacity keeps pace with the projected growth of the national EV fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29549/26]
567. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the review by SOLAS of the motor mechanics and heavy vehicle mechanics apprenticeship curricula to incorporate the knowledge and skills required to service and repair electric vehicles; the expected timeline for completion of this review; the expected date on which revised curricula will be introduced; whether existing apprentices and recently qualified motor mechanics will be offered a pathway to upskill to the revised standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29544/26]
564. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health when the next round of the Healthy Ireland Fund for outdoor swimming will be open for applications; the way clubs will engage with this fund in advance of applications opening; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29542/26]
509. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports that are available to separated parents who are required, by virtue of court-ordered access arrangements or the location of the other parent, to travel to and secure short-term accommodation in another jurisdiction in order to exercise access to their children; whether her Department has engaged with the issues faced by such parents, including those travelling from the State to Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29602/26]
473. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of appeals dealt with by the Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board on a year-on-year basis over the past five years; the percentage of those appeals which were ruled invalid, upheld, or overturned in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29601/26]
447. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of cases dealt with by the Irish Central Authority within his Department, on a year-on-year basis over the past five years, in relation to international parental child abduction under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction 1980; the number of those cases that remain active; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29599/26]
445. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to increase the monetary jurisdiction of the small claims procedure, currently set at €2,000 and unchanged since 2013; whether a review of the limit is under way or planned within his Department; the timeline for any proposed revision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29543/26]
418. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware of an issue (details supplied); if he will request his officials to investigate the matter as one of urgency given the material change in circumstances and the terminal condition of the person being cared for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29501/26]
397. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the capital funding programmes for sport, specifically the Community Sports Facilities Fund (CSFF), will open for applications; the way clubs can engage with this fund in advance of applications opening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29541/26]
392. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the next Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme (LASPP) will be open for applications; the way in which clubs can engage with this fund in advance of applications opening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29596/26]
346. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of employment permits issued in each of the past three years to non-EEA workers for roles in the motor industry with a specific EV or hybrid vehicle specialism; the average processing time for such permits; whether consideration has been given to placing EV technicians on the critical skills occupations list or to the introduction of an accelerated processing route, pending the development of domestic training capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29548/26]
344. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on progress made under the Statute Law Revision Programme following the enactment of the Statute Law Revision Act 2024; the primary and secondary legislation identified and repealed to date under the programme; to indicate the next tranche of instruments selected for review or repeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29600/26]
329. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the steps being taken by his Department and the National Transport Authority to address the position of SPSV licence holders who were adversely affected by the administrative error in the electric SPSV grant scheme 2026 (details supplied), including those who incurred financial loss having entered into vehicle purchase commitments on the basis of correspondence subsequently rescinded by the NTA; whether consideration is being given to additional funding, a reopening of the scheme, or an extension of SPSV licence validity for affected applicants pending the issue of further grant offers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29598/26]
328. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport to provide details on the administrative error by the National Transport Authority in relation to a scheme (details supplied); the total number of applications received; the number of grant offers issued; the number of applicants subsequently placed on the cancellation list; the number of applicants who received an incorrect email indicating a grant offer that was later rescinded; the number of complaints received by the NTA in respect of this error; the total budget allocated to the scheme; the timeframe within which that budget was fully subscribed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29597/26]
293. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the work and progress of the Future Grid Working Group established in 2024; including its terms of reference, the frequency of its meetings, its membership, the key workstreams under way; the timeline for delivery of its outputs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29603/26]
251. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the expected publication date of the Oral Health Action Plan; the specific measures it will contain to restore the school dental screening service; the position on the continued implementation of the Smile agus Sláinte National Oral Health Policy given that its 2019–2026 window is now concluding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29212/26]
250. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the current number of whole-time equivalent public dentists, dental nurses and dental hygienists employed by the HSE, broken down by CHO area, with the corresponding figures for each year since 2019; the number of current vacancies in each grade; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29211/26]
249. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently awaiting a first appointment under the HSE school dental screening service; the number of those who have progressed to secondary school without ever being seen; the longest current waiting time for a first appointment, by CHO area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29210/26]
248. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the number of children eligible for the HSE school dental screening service and the number actually screened in each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, broken down by CHO, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29209/26]
144. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps his Department has taken and will take, to ensure that planning authorities give effect to the requirement under the Planning and Development Act 2024 to reserve land for use and cultivation as allotments and prescribed community gardens within their development plan sustainable-places strategies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29208/26]
143. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will examine the introduction of statutory per capita targets for the provision of allotments and community gardens by local authorities, having regard to comparator jurisdictions such as Denmark where approximately 50,000 plots are provided for a population of similar size; if such targets will be included in the forthcoming guidelines or in a National Planning Statement under the Planning and Development Act 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29207/26]
142. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will list all external stakeholders, representative bodies, local authorities, State agencies and NGOs that have been consulted by his Department in the development of the forthcoming allotment and community garden guidelines; to indicate whether a formal public consultation is planned prior to finalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29205/26]
141. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a list of all meetings held by his Department in the preparation of the forthcoming guidelines for local authorities on allotments and community gardens, to include the date of each meeting, the attendees, and the matters discussed, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29204/26]
140. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when his Department will finalise and publish the guidelines for local authorities on the provision of allotments and community gardens, referenced in previous departmental replies as being progressed "as soon as is practical"; to provide the specific publication quarter now targeted; to outline the reasons for the delay to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29203/26]
264. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the action being taken to improve financial literacy in Ireland, particularly in terms of activity such as switching financial products including mortgages and insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26621/26]
250. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the progress that has been made to ensure that insurance companies are recognising the significant capital expenditure in flood defences and are acting accordingly in relation to flood cover; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26620/26]
185. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health for an update on capital plans at the National Rehabilitation Hospital (NRH); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28349/26]
152. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health her plans for more suicide crisis assessment nurse teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28350/26]
150. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when he expects that private wires connections will be sanctioned for use in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27631/26]
139. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the work of the Offshore Wind Delivery Taskforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27630/26]
74. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an overview of the progress made to date under National Strategic Outcome (NSO) 7 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27628/26]
16. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an overview of the progress made to date under National Strategic Outcome (NSO) 8 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27629/26]
2560. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for a detailed update on the funding being provided to an organisation (details supplied) as committed to in the HSE National Service Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26394/26]
2339. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the training or guidance that is being provided to assessment officers and multidisciplinary teams to recognise complex presentations, including masking and twice-exceptionality, whether the implementation of the revised framework will be reviewed to ensure no cohort is excluded from identification or support; whether consideration has been given to the risk of increased reliance on private assessments and the implications for equity of access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23565/26]
2338. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has carried out any impact assessment, equality screening, or child-rights analysis of the revised assessment of need framework in respect of children at risk of under-identification, including those whose needs may be masked by high cognitive ability; and if she will make any such assessment available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23564/26]
2337. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the safeguards in place under the revised assessment of need framework to ensure the identification of children with complex or uneven developmental profiles, including twice-exceptional children with both high ability and additional needs such as autism, ADHD or dyslexia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23563/26]
2336. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether, under the revised assessment of need framework, access to cognitive or psychological assessment remains available where clinically indicated, including where a child’s needs may be masked by high cognitive ability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23562/26]
2145. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people that applied, those granted and any individuals that were subsequently refused access to free legal aid over the past six years, broken down by court house across Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26400/26]
2144. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of fines issued in Dublin to cyclists, listed by reason for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26393/26]
2143. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of compensation orders implemented in each of the years since 1993; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26392/26]
1838. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to list any inspections made on protected wrecks within the last ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27766/26]
1628. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to the recent public consultation by his Department regarding proposed changes to planning laws and regulations regarding modular homes as exempted development in certain cases, when will these be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23566/26]
1209. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the case of a building (details supplied); if her officials will investigate the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23567/26]
1183. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the reason and the amount retail shops can charge in terms of the surcharge that is applied to customers who top up on gas, electricity and mobile credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26395/26]
979. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his response to claims by the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council that the planned growth rates of net spending are above an appropriate level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10691/26]
880. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport to provide a list of all marine notices issued over the past ten years relating to protected wrecks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27480/26]
839. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on the NTA's "administrative error" regarding the electric SPSV grant scheme 2026; the number who applied; the number granted; the current number on the cancellation list; the number who received the incorrect email; the number of complaints received regarding this error; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26398/26]
838. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the capability and function of the road side cameras along the major national roads and motorways across the country; if these have live feeds; if they are shared with An Garda Síochána or only upon request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26396/26]
837. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of issues on a route (details supplied); if he will contact the National Transport Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26391/26]
601. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Defence her response to concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to peacekeeping missions in Lebanon. [27006/26]