1868. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health if she will consider allocating a specific mental health crisis unit in County Wexford to provide for the number of patients who have presented to Wexford Accident and Emergency Department with suicidal thoughts and/or in a mental health crisis, for the past 5 years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58841/25]
1867. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the 2026 Budget for mental health, including programme-level funding per county, including regional health allocations; to include specific suicide prevention funding for counties Wicklow and Wexford, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58839/25]
1866. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health if she accepts that the average cost of a legal claim for medical negligence in Ireland is almost three times higher than in the UK; that cases take over 50 per cent longer to resolve than in the UK; her views that a medical negligence claim in Ireland takes 1,462 days on average (four years), 14 per cent longer than in South Africa and 56 per cent longer than in Hong Kong, the UK or Singapore; if she will provide a solution to the matter that the Medical Protection Society have highlighted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58833/25]
1865. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health the current rates of vacancy for mental health staff across counties Wicklow and Wexford; a breakdown per profession; the length of time the roles have been vacant for, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58832/25]
1443. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he plans to safeguard Irish farm competitiveness in the face of ongoing EU trade negotiations, including Mercosur; if he will request mandatory safeguards to prevent Irish beef, dairy and tillage producers being undermined by imports produced to lower standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59169/25]
1442. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on his engagements on the Mercosur trade agreement. [59168/25]
1435. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of projects which has been organised to date for County Wexford’s coastline with the €7 million funding announced in March 2025 in conjunction with the EIP; in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58836/25]
1381. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons who have received deportation orders to date, but are still remaining in the State; if he can provide details in relation to the destination countries for deportation orders, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59979/25]
1292. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the domestic violence Garda register will be introduced; if it will include all previous offenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58835/25]
1087. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the newly introduced two-year eligibility requirement is being reviewed or removed from the tenant-in-situ scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59174/25]
1086. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the measures his Department is taking to address homelessness among the over 65s and to prevent people retiring into homelessness; the number of people over 65 in County Wicklow and County Wexford that have entered homelessness, for the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59173/25]
1085. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing units that have been realised in the past five years from projects that availed of the vacant homes refurbishment grant in County Wicklow and County Wexford, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59171/25]
1084. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department provides specific funding to local authorities for the purposes of refurbishment of vacant social housing stock; if he will detail the amount which has been made available to Wicklow County Council and Wexford County Council for this purpose; the amount which has been drawn down in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59170/25]
1061. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funds allocated for counties Wicklow and Wexford for the tenant-in-situ scheme for 2026; in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58900/25]
1055. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the affordable housing projects which are due to be delivered over the next 24 months for counties Wicklow and Wexford, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58842/25]
1054. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will increase the housing allocation for counties Wicklow and Wexford under the housing-for-all programme for 2026, 2027 and 2028; in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58831/25]
499. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Finance the reasons for the decision to implement a derelict property tax as opposed to a vacant property tax in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59172/25]
326. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide roads funding on a needs basis, focusing on the condition of road as opposed to the current system which allocates funding based on kilometre of road, given that County Wexford’s roads conditions are amongst the worst conditions nationally; in view of the fact funding received for County Wexford cannot finance the works required to improve the overall roads conditions across the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58838/25]
325. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Transport the reason there was no supplementary roads budget received for 2025 for County Wexford; if there will be an increase in 2026 to replace the supplementary roads budget; in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58837/25]
264. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for support for farmers to implement positive environmental changes and assistance to substantially reduce the levels of water pollution in Lady’s Island lake (details supplied). [55710/25]
263. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for support with provision of funding and staff resources to adequately monitor and reduce water pollution at Lady’s Island lake (details supplied). [55709/25]
201. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for information on the terms and the parties involved in the proposed action plan led by Wexford County Council and the time scales for agreed action (details supplied). [55708/25]
616. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the alternatives that will be put in place to support landlords and tenants currently in long-term agreements. [55148/25]
615. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which the discontinuation of long-term leasing agreements will help to address the housing crisis. [55147/25]
705. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of times his Department has awarded contracts to persons who did not have ownership of the properties they offered to house IPAS applicants, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51754/25]
539. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of persons in the Wicklow-Wexford constituency currently priority one on the Local Authority list for the housing adaptation grant for older people and disabilities, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51146/25]
538. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if further funding will be available for local authorities to help with the backlog for housing adaptation grants for older people and disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51145/25]
411. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will engage with Bus Éireann in relation to the lack of response and lack of specific case details following queries from Oireachtas members about school transport places (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51147/25]
239. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Transport if extra carriages will be added to the morning and evening train from Rosslare to Dublin, to help with over-crowding and reduce cars usage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51144/25]
343. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health the reason oncology patients cannot get a medication (details supplied), even though it has been licenced in Ireland (details supplied). [50968/25]
971. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of companies that applied for the school transport scheme for the 2025-26 academic school year, for each county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46588/25]
970. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason companies are withdrawing their contracts with Bus Éireann under the school transport scheme; the number that have withdrawn in the academic school years of 2023/2024, 2024/2025, for each county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46587/25]
969. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of bus drivers who will have to retire for the academic school year 2026-27, 2027-28, for each county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46586/25]
968. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of bus drivers who work under the Bus Éireann scheme who have reached the age of 70 years and have had to retire due to Bus Éireann's policy; the data for the academic school years 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26, for each county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46585/25]
874. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth to engage with Bus Éireann over the lack of school buses, on approved bus routes from Ferns to Bunclody County Wexford, which are leaving children with no way to get to school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45952/25]
407. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Transport if the new taskforce for school transport will examine investing in the purchase of an adequate number of school buses; if training will be provided for bus drivers for the school transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47032/25]
2250. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be an area based scheme sought by organisations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44238/25]
1900. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount paid out as part of the Ukrainian response for non-accommodation costs, including car repairs and other items, under the discretionary needs payment; if the details can be outlined in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44407/25]
1893. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the new pay-related benefit for a person out of work (details supplied) does not account for dependants; the reason a single person can get the same as a family of four; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44237/25]
850. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the timeline for works on Gorey Garda station as discussed with the Minister on his visit on 19 May; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44408/25]
385. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the Arklow to Shillelagh greenway project (details supplied); if he will provide details on the delay; if he will commit to ensuring the project progresses in a timely manner; the timeframe for delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44236/25]
399. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will look to remove the question on “short story” Junior Cycle Higher Level English paper (details supplied) from the marking scheme entirely and have the marks divided up into the other questions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32006/25]
392. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if he has a plan in place to bridge the shortfall of €90 million that was outlined at the presentation for school bus places by Bus Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31951/25]
1613. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health the number of adults on waiting lists for public dentists in counties Wicklow and Wexford in the past five years, including the time spent on the list, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30522/25]
1612. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents on waiting lists for public dentists in counties Wicklow and Wexford in the past five years, including time spent on the list, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30521/25]
1611. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant dental positions in counties Wicklow and Wexford in the past five years; the positions of these that were filled, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30520/25]
1610. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health the number of public dentists who have retired in counties Wicklow and Wexford in the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30519/25]
1056. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of Gardaí to date in each of the stations in Arklow, Avoca, Aughrim, Carnew, Tinahely and Gorey, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30475/25]