137. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will intervene to oppose plans for wind turbines in east Clare (details supplied); if aviation authorities have been formally consulted in his Department’s mapping exercise; and, if not, if east Clare will be removed from mapped wind areas until full consultation and a cumulative aviation risk assessment are completed. [49126/25]
11. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his plans for the triple lock given recent comments by the Minister for Health and by other members of the Government proposing to scrap or undermine it, despite it being the expressed will of the people to retain it. [48759/25]
1424. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are plans for students to get full recognition for the 4th A level instead of the current 24 CAO points, particularly as many students in the North were unaware of the process (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48768/25]
1423. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department announced and made public to the schools or student population in the North the recommended equitable CAO points conversion system for A level students there; if so, when this occurred; the way in which this was communicated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48767/25]
1422. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated timeline for the delivery of the DCU student accommodation project for the promised funding of 405-beds, which is currently undergoing ongoing procurement through internal university governance structures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48766/25]
922. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the screening measures in place at airports and ports of entry here to detect people who have served in the Israeli Defence Forces and may have committed criminal acts in Palestine; whether such people will be refused entry or will be arrested under universal jurisdiction; if not, if he will introduce such measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48734/25]
897. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of An Garda Síochána stationed in County Clare expected to retire over the next four years, by rank, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48469/25]
896. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of An Garda Síochána that have been deployed to County Clare over the past five years, by rank, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48468/25]
895. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of An Garda Síochána stationed in County Clare that have retired over the past five years, by rank, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48467/25]
894. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí in County Clare currently on leave for medical reasons; the length of time each member has been on leave; the anticipated date of their return to duty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48466/25]
101. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to detail the human rights, anti-racism, academic and civil society groups his Department engaged with in relation to the adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism; the groups or individuals that proposed its introduction to him; if consideration was given to adopting the Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism, and the reason that was ruled out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48735/25]
2715. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of instructors employed by the City of Dublin Education and Training Board to conduct commis chef apprenticeship training in the years of 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45608/25]
2714. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans for capital investment in the higher education facilities in Kilkenny over the next three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45607/25]
2713. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to visit (details supplied) before the end of 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45606/25]
2712. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans for new apprenticeships to be offered in Roscommon and the timeframe for their operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45605/25]
2706. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the ways in which his Department will ensure that student voices are included in policy making; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45245/25]
2705. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the alternative delivery models being considered to bypass high construction costs for planned purpose built student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45244/25]
2704. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the accountability mechanisms in place to track delivery of promised beds under the short-term activation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45242/25]
2703. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way in which Government policy will ensure equitable access to accommodation for international and low-income students who have no options to leave at the weekend so the cost in rent for them is far greater; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45241/25]
2702. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department plans to reduce the high cost of rent for digs accommodation for students, currently at an average of €660.55; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45240/25]
2701. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps his Department will take to ensure that the current tax incentives for the digs model of student accommodation do not replace critically needed investment in purpose-built student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45239/25]
2700. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures that will be taken to address instability and lack of security in digs accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45238/25]
2699. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason his Department missed its purpose-built student accommodation target by over 50% for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45237/25]
2692. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students at third level education at each level of fees, for each year from 2020 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44976/25]
2691. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the public expenditure at third level education, per student, for each academic year from 2020 to date in 2025, in tabular form; the number of students at third level for each of the same years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44970/25]
2688. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the actions his Department will take to address the unfair tendering process for Dublin City University to build student accommodation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44832/25]
2687. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide a breakdown of all craft apprenticeships and the number of students in each county who began their apprenticeships in each category in 2024; the number of students in each county that dropped out of their studies in 2025, by category, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44830/25]
2522. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the interventions that can be undertaken to ensure that a person (details supplied) receives the medical care they need as promptly as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46545/25]
2336. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of catering managers employed by the HSE within CHO3 in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45627/25]
2335. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health whether all primary care eye teams are in full operation nationwide; to provide details of all primary care eye teams in operation and all PCETs that are not operational as of 14 August 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45626/25]
2334. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the whole time equivalent staff, by job title currently vacant at the medical assessment unit based at Ennis General Hospital; the timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45625/25]
2333. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting to access residential detox beds in CHO3; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45623/25]
1595. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of new marked garda roads policing cars that came into the fleet in 2024 and to-date in 2025; the number of marked roads policing cars withdrawn from fleet during same period, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45629/25]
1594. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether a new recruitment campaign to join An Garda Síochána will be launched before end of the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45628/25]
991. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure a person (details supplied) is provided with full details of alleged overpayments in writing, that hardship consideration under Circular PAY 15/04, which allows recovery to be reduced to 3% of gross income in exceptional cases be invoked; and if she will ensure her Department will work for a mutually acceptable resolution; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46774/25]
688. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will introduce a cap on event ticket prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45762/25]
629. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the allocation made to Clare County Council under the OPW minor flood mitigation works and coastal protection scheme for the years 2022 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45622/25]
514. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Finance the details of the Government mechanisms that are in place to measure the effectiveness of renter’s relief in reducing student hardships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45243/25]
3399. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the cost to extend the SUSI grant system for postgraduate fee contribution of €5,000 for qualifying students for the upcoming academic year 2025/2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42998/25]
3398. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide a breakdown of the annual funding of €1.8 million from the HEA for the development of Acadamh na hOllscolaiochta Gaeilge at University of Galway for 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42997/25]
3397. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide a breakdown of his Department’s annual funding of €900,000 to support the expansion of the Irish language by students and staff in HEI’s for 2024 and 2025, specifically the amount allocated as block grants per institute; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42996/25]
3396. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science her plans to increase the apprenticeship budget of €54.2m which was allocated from 2021 to 2023 to SOLAS and the Higher Education Authority to facilitate additional craft places; if he will provide details on specifically what these additional places are across the system, the amount each craft place will cost, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42995/25]
3395. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide details on the breakdown of funding of €600m as announced in June 2025 as part of the amendment of the National Training Fund (NTF) specifically for the research sector including what the increase in the PhD stipend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42994/25]
3394. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide details on the breakdown of funding of €600m as announced in June 2025 as part of the amendment of the National Training Fund (NTF) to enable skills development, to list what these skills are and the cost for each skill, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42993/25]
3393. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide details on the breakdown of costs from the funding the future programme, as announced in June 2025 as part of the amendment of the National Training Fund Act over a six-year period from 2025 to 2030, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42992/25]
3392. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide details on the breakdown of the funding for the future funding of €23.6 million announced at the beginning of the year to fund and support 23 research projects focused on AI, healthcare, agriculture, energy and transport, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42991/25]
3391. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of increasing SUSI by 20% adjacent and non-adjacent over two years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42990/25]
3388. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the bilateral meetings he has had with his EU counterparts since his appointment, in tabular form. [42805/25]
3387. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of Youthreach centres in Dublin; and the number of students attending each of those centres, in tabular form. [42804/25]
3386. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the capital works projects within his Department that were funded by the EU in the years of 2024 and to-date in 2025; and the amount of funding received per project, in tabular form. [42803/25]