959. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the number of complaints or concerns received by her Department, the HSE or the PSI since 1 December 2025 relating to non-display of fees, unclear pricing or refusal to provide an itemised receipt, by month, by category where available; the way in which patients can escalate concerns where they believe the guidance is not being followed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3931/26]
958. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the commencement date and operational readiness of the requirement that, from January 2026, patients receive a detailed receipt itemising the medicine cost, the dispensing fee, where applicable, and any other professional service fees; the technical or system changes which were required to deliver this across the sector; to confirm the minimum information which must appear on the receipt; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3930/26]
957. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the enforcement and compliance framework in place to ensure that pharmacies display, in a conspicuous location, the required information on professional service fees and the range of dispensing fees; the respective roles of the PSI and her Department; the actions that may follow where a pharmacy is found not to be compliant, including any sanctions or escalation pathways; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3929/26]
956. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the steps taken to date to implement the guidance issued by an organisation (details supplied) on transparency of medicines pricing and pharmacy service fees, which took effect from 1 December 2025; and to provide an update on early compliance levels, including any monitoring data available to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3928/26]
877. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to detail her plans to improve the provision of childcare facilities, in particular in areas such as Shankill, County Dublin, where there has been significant demographic growth in recent years and demand for services due to new housing development, and if she will consider the Shankill area to trial a new State-based model for childcare services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4384/26]
675. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a year-on-year breakdown, from 2018 to date, of the number of applications submitted by each Dublin local authority under the buy and renew scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4382/26]
436. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4377/26]
409. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of licences issued to companies offering equity release and lifetime loan products in the Irish market over the past 15 years; the total number and value of drawdowns approved during that period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4380/26]
408. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to outline the regulatory, consumer protection and financial oversight safeguards currently in place for companies offering “lifetime loans” and “equity release” products to older persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4379/26]
370. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4378/26]
282. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Defence for an update on the implementation of the Reserve Defence Force Regeneration and Development Plan as it relates to the Naval Service Reserve; the current status of Action 22; any decisions made on the future structure, geographic footprint, and establishment strength of the Naval Service Reserve; the timeline for full implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3810/26]
281. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Defence the current strength of the Naval Service Reserve as of the most recent date available; the established strength of the Naval Service Reserve; the number of recruits inducted in 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of personnel who exited the Naval Service Reserve over the same period; the level of funding allocated to the Naval Service Reserve in 2024 and 2025, including for paid training days; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3809/26]
280. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Defence her plans to modernise the Reserve Defence Forces to ensure that they are ready to act in support the Permanent Defence Forces and the civil power, and deal with the challenges Ireland faces in the 21st century; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3808/26]
279. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Defence if the PC-9M trainer aircraft is to be replaced by a turboprop or jet trainer; the operational requirements of any replacement aircraft; the expected budgetary allocation; the proposed timeline; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3806/26]
278. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Defence if she is concerned that the Naval Service may not see any new vessels commissioned over the next five to ten years, at a time when maritime security is a stated national priority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3805/26]
277. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Defence the reason she has not prioritised the replacement of the Naval Service flagship LE Eithne, which was retired three years ago, while prioritising the replacement of Mowag Piranha armoured vehicles that were recently upgraded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3804/26]
276. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 177 of 17 September 2025, if she will publish the detailed implementation plan for the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces, which her predecessor committed to publishing in October 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3803/26]
275. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Defence if she will seek to avail of loans under the EU Security Action for Europe facility in order to supplement capital investment under the National Development Plan for defence capability development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3801/26]
207. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Defence Forces will be reimbursed for equipment donations provided to Ukraine under the €100 million in bilateral funding for non-lethal military assistance; whether any such funding will be used to support National Development Plan 2026–2030 projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3807/26]
87. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection the progress being made on introducing a new working age payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2593/26]
2580. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the supports available to students in Dublin who face acute accommodation difficulty; the role of the Student Assistance Fund and any emergency or hardship measures operated through higher education institutions; the funding allocated for these supports in each year from 2020 to date; the number of students assisted in Dublin in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74214/25]
2579. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the supports and funding streams available to progress the delivery of student accommodation in Dublin; the capital funding, loan, or partnership models open to higher education institutions; the affordability requirements or conditions attached to State-supported delivery; the rent setting, nomination agreements or student allocation criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74213/25]
2578. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his current targets for new student accommodation provision in Dublin over the next five years; the policies and measures in place to achieve these targets; the role of the Higher Education Authority and engagements with relevant Departments and local authorities; whether updated demand and supply projections for Dublin are being prepared or have been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74212/25]
2577. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of purpose-built student accommodation bedspaces in Dublin currently available to students; the number delivered in each year from 2020 to date; the number of additional bedspaces in the pipeline in Dublin, including those at planning, permitted, under construction, and due for completion; the breakdown, by higher education institution and by privately delivered schemes where available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74211/25]
2576. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of any proposals to progress student accommodation for the Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT), Dún Laoghaire; the details of any on-campus or IADT-linked accommodation projects under consideration; the current stage of development of any such proposals; the engagements with IADT, the Higher Education Authority, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, or private delivery partners; the estimated bedspace capacity and indicative timeline for delivery where available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74209/25]
2140. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the oversight arrangements and performance indicators in place between her Department and the PSI; the targets or expectations in respect of inspection volumes, complaint handling timelines, and public accessibility/communications safeguards; to outline any reviews, audits or improvement plans agreed since 2020, including any planned measures for 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74208/25]
2139. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the standards, guidance or policies the PSI has issued to pharmacies and pharmacists regarding communications with patients including responsiveness, accessibility, and the handling of urgent clinical queries; if the PSI sets or expects any minimum operational arrangements including phone access, voicemail, email or other channels to protect patient safety; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74207/25]
2138. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the number of complaints received by the PSI in each year 2020 to date in 2025, relating specifically to patient access and communications including inability to contact a pharmacy by phone, delayed responses to patient queries, or failures in continuity of supply communications; and the outcomes of such complaints including inspection triggered, advice issued, enforcement action taken and no further action; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74206/25]
2137. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the PSI’s enforcement actions other than fitness-to-practise sanctions; the number of warning/advisory letters, undertakings, any District Court proceedings, and any other formal compliance actions; and the basis on which such actions are deployed for each year 2020 to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74205/25]
2136. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the number of complaints received by the PSI; the number progressed to preliminary proceedings; the number progressed to formal inquiry; the number resulting in sanctions, broken down by sanction type including admonishment, conditions, suspension and cancellation; whether the sanction related to an individual pharmacist or a retail pharmacy business for each year 2020 to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74204/25]
2135. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the number of regulatory investigations initiated and concluded by the PSI in each year 2020 to date in 2025; the average and median time to conclusion, and the outcomes recorded including no further action, advice/warning, referral to disciplinary processes and referral to other bodies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74203/25]
2134. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the number of pharmacy inspections carried out by the PSI in each year 2020 to date in 2025, broken down by inspection type including systems inspections, risk-based inspections and re-inspections and by on-site versus remote/desktop inspections where relevant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74202/25]
2133. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the PSI’s annual operating budget and outturn; the breakdown of income sources including registration fees and any Exchequer funding, for each year 2020 to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74201/25]
2132. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the details of the PSI’s annual pay and pensions costs; the amount spent on agency staff, contractors and other temporary staffing supports, for each year 2020 to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74200/25]
2131. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the whole-time equivalent staffing levels in an organisation (details supplied) for each year 2020 to date in 2025, broken down by sanctioned posts, filled posts and vacancies, and by division and grade where available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74199/25]
1042. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74218/25]
325. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the oversight arrangements and performance indicators that apply to the CRU, including any agreed targets for compliance activity, enforcement outcomes, complaint-handling timelines and customer protection measures; if any value-for-money review, performance review or governance review of the CRU has been completed or initiated since 2020; if so, the headline findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74227/25]
324. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the way in which his Department is engaging with the EnergyCloud Ireland initiative, including the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council pilot, as a measure to reduce household energy poverty; if his Department has assessed the typical savings to participating households, the proportion of participating households in receipt of the fuel allowance or other income supports and whether a referral or co-ordination pathway will be developed to support national expansion to eligible households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74217/25]
323. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the engagement between his Department and EnergyCloud Ireland in relation to the use of surplus renewable electricity that would otherwise be curtailed to provide free hot water to households experiencing energy poverty; the details of any policy, regulatory or funding supports in place or under consideration to scale such demand-side initiatives nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74215/25]
125. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will report on the impact of the SME test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1591/26]
596. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the plans in place to increase capacity at Oberstown Children Detention Campus, including any timelines for delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73747/25]
582. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the pilot project involving the use of dynamometers has been completed across all four Dublin Metropolitan Region divisions; if not, when the pilot is expected to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73752/25]
581. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of cases dealt with by the Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau in each of the years 2020 to 2025; the top ten categories of offences addressed by the Bureau; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73750/25]
580. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of individuals who have availed of the bail supervision scheme in each of the years 2019 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73749/25]
579. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline the progress of each of the four existing projects under the Youth–Joint Agency Response to Crime (Y-JARC); the number of individuals who have benefited from each project, by year, since 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73748/25]
578. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to publish the current number of prisoners in each prison, broken down by gender; to outline the plans under the Future Prison Capacity Working Group established in 2024 to increase prison capacity in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73746/25]
471. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of an issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73744/25]
392. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to outline Ireland’s progress under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan as part of the European Union’s NextGenerationEU Recovery Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73753/25]
348. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will report on VAT receipts to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69699/25]
334. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the expected timeline for the roll-out of contactless fare payments on all public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73745/25]