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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
2705. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to expedite an assessment of needs application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56202/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
2247. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of new marked Garda vans added to the Clare-Tipperary Garda division in 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of marked vans withdrawn from this division during the same period, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56531/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
2148. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the options available for a person from Belarus who has an expired passport but cannot return to Belarus to renew it due to new rules introduced there, but who needs a current passport for their IRP Stamp 4 card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54989/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
2043. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has been refused a social welfare payment despite being unemployed for the summer due to the seasonal nature of their work as a preschool teacher; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57484/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
1982. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of WTE staff by grade based at Ennis INTREO Office as of 17 July 2026; if he will provide the same figures as of 31 December 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56537/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
1874. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if it can be ensured that defective concrete block grants are paid in a timely manner to avoid delays in works being completed by contractors. [58998/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
1610. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is any public funding (excluding the Historic Structures Fund) for temporary or permanent perimeter security measures, including heritage-appropriate fencing installed to prevent ongoing vandalism, trespass and damage to a protected structure pending conservation works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55369/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
1244. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated full year costs if 300 additional special needs assistants were recruited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56536/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
1113. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth each nationally available programme during 2026 through which students collect, geolocate, classify or analyse real-world scientific observations using smartphones, geographic information systems or other digital tools; for each programme, the provider, participating schools and students, funding, dataset or research output produced, teacher training provided and geographical availability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54822/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
957. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the enterprise or innovation supports operated by his Department, Enterprise Ireland or agencies under its aegis that specifically address the growing geospatial technology sector; whether his Department has assessed the geospatial sector as a growth opportunity for Irish enterprise; if no sector-specific support or assessment has been identified, to state the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54823/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
891. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if a service (details supplied) was listed on the Office of Government Procurement framework for the provision of cleaning services within the Civil Service for any year since 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56535/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
865. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the long-term plans for the old Intreo office on the Navan Road, Dublin 7; and if the OPW will consider leasing the facility to local community groups. [55475/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
652. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will review the taxsaver commuter ticket scheme, to take account of workers who require to travel to work locations less than five days a week, for whom the scheme is therefore impractical; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56524/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
520. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport his proposed solutions for the lack of adequate disability access to buses on Bus Éireann route 345, travelling between Scarriff, County Clare and Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57355/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
454. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport If he will examine the feasibility of introducing a direct scheduled Bus Éireann Service from Shannon to Dublin; the assessment undertaken to date on the demand for such a service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56529/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
247. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the commitment in the programme for Government to "Explore ways to use surplus renewable energy to help reduce energy poverty, ensuring that renewable energy benefits all communities."; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59441/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
116. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment each project funded or operated by his Department since 2015 through which members of the public participated directly in structured litter monitoring or research, as distinct from awareness, complaint reporting, clean-up or consultation; the operator, funding, participation activity, participant number, resulting dataset or research output; whether participation remains open for each project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54820/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
115. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether the sampling, survey and scoring methodologies of the national litter pollution monitoring system have been evaluated by a body independent of his Department, participating local authorities and the contracted litter monitoring body; if so, the date, body, scope, principal findings and publication location of each such evaluation completed since 2015; and the internal quality-assurance and audit procedures currently applied to the NLPMS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54819/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
74. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will scrap the requirement for a widowed parent to provide a signed affidavit each time they renew a child’s passport, and instead make this a requirement for the first application only; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57491/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2026
613. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will confirm that appropriate adult guidance is available in each ETB; the qualification requirement expected to be held by such guidance officers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54521/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2026
386. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of staff involved in the issuing or refusal of carer's allowance and disability allowance that have medical qualifications; the level of qualifications required for the positions; the ratio of medically qualified staff to non-medically qualified staff; if there are none, the way in which medically based decisions which contradict the applicants doctor are arrived at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54522/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2026
355. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will introduce a programme for the installation of water harvesting devices in as many homes in the State as possible to offset the effects of droughts and floods caused by climate change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54410/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2026
212. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he can confirm media reports that the State faces EU penalties of between €8 billion and €26 billion due to missed climate targets; whether, in light of recent disruptions to oil supplies caused by the attacks on Iran by the USA and lsrael, he will consider introducing a programme to instal PV panels on as many as possible of the houses in the State to reduce dependency on fossil fuels; if the estimated cost of doing so is between €2.1 and €5.4 billion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54409/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 July 2026
34th Dáil
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 July 2026
Joint Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2026
941. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to ensure that HEI's are adequately funded, on an annual basis, to cover nationally agreed pay awards, both currently and legacy pay awards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53570/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2026
940. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his view on the sustainability of the HEIs to have borrowing levels in excess of €1.2bn in September 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53569/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2026
939. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to comment on the HEA's 2026 budget & accountability report for higher education institutions, and in particular in relation to the reference to institutions reporting significantly heightened financial fragility (details supplied). [53568/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2026
719. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health to outline the circumstances in which a person (details supplied) was injured in a healthcare setting; the details of the injuries sustained; to confirm that the person's mother had to resort to contacting wall padding companies and that this compelled the HSE to install padding in the person's room; if she is satisfied that no other patients are lacking the wall coverings they require; to outline any other measures being put in place to prevent further injuries to the person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52762/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2026
715. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health if the head of service of the HSE mid-west disability services (details supplied) has resigned, and that they have not yet been replaced; when they will be replaced; if they have moved to a different position in the HSE; when their role as head of service was advertised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52731/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2026
712. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health to ensure assessments of needs are completed as quickly as possible for children (details supplied); that they receive funding for SNA hours and home tuition due to lack of school places suitable for their needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52725/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2026
484. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the grace period for a stamp 4 renewal can be extended to cover the processing period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52626/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2026
285. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to ensure assessments of needs are completed as quickly as possible for children (details supplied); that they receive funding for SNA hours and home tuition due to lack of school places suitable for their needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52709/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2026
49. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will report on the inadequacy of funding for community centres which forces them to fundraise to make ends meet rather than provide the services to the community for which they were established. [43526/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2026
Joint Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2026
258. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware that there is an inconsistency in entry requirements for Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) programmes across State-funded providers (details supplied); whether he considers this inconsistency to be consistent with the founding purpose of the PLC programme, which was established to serve as a second-chance education route for adult learners who may not have accessed or completed formal secondary education; and whether he will confirm that, in line with the programme's original intent as documented in research by the Economic and Social Research Institute (McGuinness et al., 2019), no adult learner over the age of 18 should be required to hold a Leaving Certificate or equivalent as a precondition for entry to a PLC programme where they can demonstrate readiness to engage with the course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52239/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2026
899. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when he last visited Letterkenny Atlantic Technological University; and the purpose of the visit. [51713/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2026
898. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the 2025 and 2026 Capital Budget Allocation for SOLAS, in tabular form. [51712/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2026
897. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 966 of 17 June 2025, the reason only 30 of the 45 SALI posts have been funded (details supplied); the steps his Department is taking to ensure that they are continued; the way in which the level of support provided to them will be monitored during and after the ten year period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51692/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2026
896. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the options available to a person (details supplied) to allow them to complete their education course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51667/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2026
895. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to list each funding instrument, PhD programme, fellowship, award, public engagement programme or research infrastructure programme under his Department or Research Ireland, that has supported citizen science, citizen-generated data, public participation in data collection, or open-source research infrastructure; the name of each such a scheme, by year, recipient, applicant body, amount awarded and the stated objective of each; if further information in relation to same will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51663/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2026
879. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in view of his Department's role in coordinating Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union from 1 July to 31 December 2026, if the EU Presidency programme includes any citizen science initiative, in line with the role of citizen engagement in the EU missions. [52339/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2026
855. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE paediatric urology registrar posts filled at University Hospital Limerick as of 29 June 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51716/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2026
854. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of rapid assessment spaces currently available within the Accident and Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51715/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2026
622. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of WTE qualified financial accountants currently working within his Department as of 29 June 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51719/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2026
601. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí, by rank attached to Garda Band as of 29 June 2026, in tabular form. [51709/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2026
600. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 306 of 21 May 2026, if he has received the relevant information from Garda authorities to answer this PQ. [51708/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2026
527. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Social Protection the names of external security companies that provide security personnel to INTREO offices in the year 2025 and to-date in 2026; the amount that his Department has paid such companies for this work; when the contract to provide this service is next due for renewal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51714/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2026
288. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the nature of refurbishment works that the OPW carried out at Ennis Friary in 2024, 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [51711/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2026
287. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of WTE operations and event executive personnel employed by OPW as of 26 June 2026, in tabular form. [51710/26]