4034. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science each instrument under which an individual who is not employed by, or formally affiliated to, an eligible research body may hold a research award and hold primary responsibility for the scientific direction of the funded work (details supplied); the eligibility conditions applying in each case; the number of such awards made since 2015; if no such instrument exists, if he will confirm that position and state the body responsible for deciding whether one will be created; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60657/26]
4033. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the definition of citizen science applied by his Department and by Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland for policy, funding and reporting purposes (details supplied); the minimum level of public participation in scientific knowledge production required for an activity to be so classified; whether members of the public are recognised under that definition as research actors, or as participants in research directed by others; if no definition has been formally adopted, if he will confirm that position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60656/26]
3687. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health to ensure a person (details supplied) receives an initial assessment from the Community Healthcare Network for East Clare in order that they can be allocated a wheelchair and any other requirements will be dealt with; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62252/26]
1768. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the length of time the current review of the defective block grant scheme is expected to take; if grants that have already been assessed and offered will be honoured under the existing scheme; and the timeframe for when processed grants will be paid out. [60957/26]
3560. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health to consider increasing financial supports to radiation therapy students, to include paid final-year clinical internships, travel and accommodation allowances during placements, and a uniform allowance, bringing radiation therapy students in line with other healthcare professions. [60273/26]
3333. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the orthodontic services provided in County Clare; the plans to ensure adequate personnel and services, particularly for grade 4 and 5 dental patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61242/26]
3126. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health for a progress report on the implementation of the Rheumatology Model of Care for Sjogren's Disease sufferers (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59640/26]
2952. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to reform the parental leave system to allow single parents to take the parental leave that two parents would be entitled to and so ensure children of single parents are not disadvantaged, whether as part of budget 2027 or otherwise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59778/26]
2211. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the legal authority that permits the State to decline to determine an asserted directly effective Article 20 TFEU right directly, and instead determine the matter solely under the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2015; if such authority exists, to identify the specific legal authority relied upon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59876/26]
2218. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 2247 of 28 July 2026, if he has received the necessary information from Garda authorities to answer the question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61240/26]
2000. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of new clients that MABS supported in County Clare in 2024, 2025 and to date 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61241/26]
1713. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of WTE wildlife fire advisors currently employed within his Department, in tabular form; and if they will make a statement on the matter [60135/26]
116. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment each published pathway an individual, community organisation or independent entity operating outside a university or public research body may submit an operational citizen science platform, methodology or citizen-generated environmental dataset for independent technical assessment; the responsible body, criteria, decision timetable and review process (details supplied); the number of submissions assessed since 2015; if either no published pathway or no applicable assessment standards exist, if he will confirm each position separately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60690/26]
1141. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeline for the development of a successor to the STEM Education Policy Statement; whether citizen-generated data, digital fieldwork and the use of geographic information systems by students are within the scope of that development; the body responsible for the consultation process, its planned opening and closing dates and the process for making submissions; if no timeline, scope or consultation arrangements have yet been approved, if she will confirm each position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60687/26]
1140. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth which body holds responsibility for the national coordination of citizen science provision in schools; whether her Department is notified of, or maintains any record of, science or environmental education programmes operating in schools which are funded or supported by other Government departments or State agencies; the arrangements in place for such notification; if no body holds national coordination responsibility or no cross-government notification arrangement exists, if she will confirm each position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60686/26]
901. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the current procurement/contract guidelines for local authorities to direct them to use local services whenever possible; his views on whether local authorities are adequately supporting local businesses in their procurement/contract practices; if he plans to boost same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60780/26]
894. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide exemptions for residents in areas of Shannon County Clare who are protected from flooding by flood defences but cannot draw down their mortgages because they cannot get insurance (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59804/26]
651. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will introduce a permanent 8% Section 481 regional uplift for productions filming outside the Dublin metropolitan area including Ashford (DMAA) either as part of Budget 2027 or otherwise; and if they will make a statement on the matter. [59722/26]
521. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the roll out of EV charging infrastructure; the targets which have been set; the estimated date for reaching those targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62901/26]
515. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport the breakdown of funding made available to each local authority in 2026 for resurfacing of roads; and if this amount is adequate to repair roads in rural estates that need urgent attention. [61825/26]
353. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport the status of an issue in relation to Leap cards (details supplied); when the technical issue will be resolved; the measures being taken to ensure it does not reoccur; and if he will make a statement on the matter.' [60865/26]
329. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport to provide a detailed breakdown of the investment made to enhance existing public bus services within Clare in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61244/26]
306. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport given the success of the TFI Clonmel town bus service, if there are any further plans to provide a similar service to other towns across Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60546/26]
305. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport his plans to upgrade or for works to be carried out in either Clonmel or Carrick-on-Suir train stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60543/26]
304. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport if Iarnród Éireann has any plans to develop the services on the Waterford to Limerick rail line which serve as a vital connectivity point between the South East and Mid-West (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60533/26]
148. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment each documented quality-assurance, inter-rater reliability, data-validation and audit procedure currently applied to the National Litter Pollution Monitoring System; the body responsible for each; its frequency; the number of surveys audited and non-conformities identified in each year from 2021 to 2025; and where the applicable protocol and audit results are published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60440/26]
115. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to list each project funded or operated by his Department since 2015 in which members of the public participated directly in structured litter monitoring or scientific knowledge production (details supplied); the operator, expenditure, participant number, resulting dataset or research output and publication location, in tabular form; if there were no such projects, to confirm that position; if the Department cannot determine whether such projects existed, the records and bodies consulted in preparing previous replies and to confirm that position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60689/26]
114. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 115 of 28 July 2026, whether the sampling, survey and scoring methodology of the National Litter Pollution Monitoring System has been evaluated since 2015 by a body independent of his Department, participating local authorities and the contracted litter monitoring body (details supplied); for each such evaluation, the date, evaluator, terms of reference, principal findings and publication location; if no such independent evaluation has been completed, if he will confirm that position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60688/26]
111. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the amount of capital spent by Tipperary County Council on anti-dumping initiatives and tackling/disposing of illegal dumping in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60551/26]
4249. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether the TidyTowns programme (details supplied) provides participating committees with a common digital tool or methodology for recording structured, geotagged environmental observations; whether resulting data are aggregated or published for policy or research use; whether a voluntary pilot enabling participating committees to collect structured environmental observations, with training, quality assurance and a published national impact report, will be introduced as part of Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union before 31 December 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54821/26]
4228. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will review the date on which CAO offers come out to give students and their families more time to prepare for starting third level education. [58995/26]
4199. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the Minister accountable to Government for national citizen-science policy; and the Department or public body responsible for coordinating its implementation. [56567/26]
4184. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to engage with an organisation (details supplied) over their concerns of international students owed money by businesses operating in Ireland and on the number of compliance inspections carried out in the English language education sector in the past five years. [55554/26]
4182. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide the full membership of the Quantum Implementation Group; and if there is any renumeration paid to members of this group. [55474/26]
4171. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science each council formation, working party, ministerial meeting or Presidency policy process in which citizen science or citizen-generated data will be substantively considered during Ireland's Presidency of the European Union; the scheduled date, Irish lead and intended outcome in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54818/26]
4170. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to identify each currently funded structured doctoral programme, centre, training network or recurring funding stream principally concerned with citizen-science methodology, governance, infrastructure or research policy; the participating institutions and funded doctoral places available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54817/26]
4169. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether his Department or Taighde Éireann - Research Ireland records the number of unique members of the public participating directly in projects funded under their programmes; the figure for 2025; the methodology used; the targets for 2026; if no portfolio-wide baseline is maintained, whether one will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54816/26]
4168. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to identify each current research-funding instrument under his Department or Taighde Éireann - Research Ireland under which an applicant that is not an eligible research body may hold and administer a research award; to provide the details under each such instrument; whether a person who is not employed by or formally affiliated to an eligible research body may hold primary responsibility for the scientific direction of the funded work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54813/26]
4167. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether expenditure on citizen-science research is separately identifiable within his Department or Taighde Éireann - Research Ireland; the total expenditure recorded in each year from 2021 to 2025; the amount allocated for 2026; and the programmes through which that expenditure is administered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54812/26]
4166. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to identify each currently active project funded by his Department or Taighde Éireann - Research Ireland for which participation in scientific research is publicly advertised and open beyond employees or students of specified institutions; the details for each project, the research activity, participation requirements, geographical distribution, participant number in 2025; the funding provided; the number of observations or data records produced to date; current duration and the resulting data or research output; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54811/26]
4165. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in respect of each of the ten recommendations in the OECD report Embedding Citizen Science into Research Policy published in April 2025, the assessment, decision or implementation action recorded by his Department or Taighde Éireann - Research Ireland; and, for each action identified, the responsible body, timetable and funding allocated, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54810/26]
4164. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 879 of 7 July 2026, the criteria used by his Department or Taighde Éireann - Research Ireland to classify an activity, event or funded project as citizen science for policy, funding and reporting purposes, including the minimum public participation in scientific knowledge production and the scientific output required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54809/26]
4157. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the Government has approved a plan or co-ordinated a programme for citizen science during Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union (details supplied); and, if no such plan exists, whether one will be approved before the conclusion of the Presidency. [54808/26]
3509. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive the operations they require; the current average wait for these operations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56663/26]
3481. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health her plans to open a new regional ataxia clinic at University Hospital Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56534/26]
3480. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health to provide for each hospital that is currently providing faecal immunochemical testing (FIT) for symptomatic patients; the average waiting time from GP referral to FIT testing, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56533/26]
3479. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the percentage of persons that presented to the accident and emergency department of University Hospital Limerick that were liable to the €100 fee in 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56532/26]
3385. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health to extend structured postnatal care and maternal mental health check-ins well beyond the current six-week model, particularly in rural areas where GP and specialist access is already limited. [56161/26]
3384. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health to implement targeted GP recruitment and retention incentives specifically for east Clare (details supplied). [56160/26]
3383. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health when the HSE mid-west development board for the new acute hospital is to be formally established; if a timeline will be published. [56159/26]