2516. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if a verbal and/or written briefing was provided to An Taoiseach, his officials or political staff by any official of her Department, the HSE, the she and/or her staff in relation to the identification of issues regarding a consultant at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital and the miscategorising of pre-cancerous cells which is the subject of an independent review; the date on which the Taoiseach; his Department or political staff were briefed/informed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46503/25]
2505. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health for the date on which hospital management and the HSE were first informed of the issues that prompted the ‘lookback’ review into matters relating to the miscategorising of pre-cancerous cells by a consultant at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda; the steps management took from that date to the HSE’s media statement announcing the review on the 26 August 2025; the date on which it was decided to carry out an independent review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46430/25]
2504. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health to confirm the current employment status of the consultant who is the subject of the review into matters relating to the miscategorising of pre-cancerous cells by a medic at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda; if the consultant is still operating in a patient-facing role; if not, on which date were they taken out of a patient-facing role; are there any similar reviews currently underway into the actions of any other doctor at the hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46429/25]
2503. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if the ‘lookback’ review of matters relating to the miscategorising of pre-cancerous cells by a consultant at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda was prompted exclusively by the hospital’s quality assurance process or were concerns over the performance of the consultant in question raised independently, and in any other context, with management; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46428/25]
2402. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health her views on a matter (details supplied) in relation to the standards and criteria for counsellors and psychotherapists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45847/25]
1832. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when legal powers to the An Rialálaí Agraibhia to compel businesses to provide it with price and market information will be given; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47232/25]
996. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason no update has been made available for TDs and affected customers and families in relation to issues regarding the A1791 school transport route in County Louth; when the matter will be resolved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46832/25]
992. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has any plans to review the pay, terms and conditions of bus transport escorts who are engaged by schools to assist and support pupils with additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46804/25]
962. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth when her Department plans to directly pay the salaries of school caretakers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46546/25]
961. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth if funding is still available for the LMETB headquarters building in Drogheda to commence; the most recent estimated costing available for the project; when it will go to tender; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46541/25]
722. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide the reviews, reports, research and data his Department has available and which it has commissioned or directly undertaken in relation to assessments of the trends of insolvencies, incorporations, strike-outs and liquidations in the hospitality sector since the publication by the National Competitiveness and Productivity Council of its report of July 2024 that requested his Department produce such research and data relating to the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46981/25]
574. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank received any requests from the Israeli authorities to renew that state's bond prospectus prior to the expiry of the 2024 prospectus, which was in place until the 1 September 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46806/25]
552. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 724 of 29 July 2025, if the updated figures from the Revenue Commissioners for 2026 referred to in the reply are available and can be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46540/25]
424. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question 407 of 29 July 2025, if his officials are involved in developing with NTA, Irish Rail, Louth County Council or any other stakeholders, a business case or proposal of any description for a new train station in North Drogheda (details supplied); if this is not the case will work on this concept be progressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47136/25]
409. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport his views on correspondence received from workers at Irish Rail (details supplied) regarding matters pertaining to the CIE superannuation scheme (1951); if he shares the concerns detailed in correspondence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47070/25]
389. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport when he expects the provision for free public transport for children under 9 years of age to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46805/25]
3445. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the date on which his Department received a request from Louth County Council to approve the appointment of a contractor to carry out works to Ardee Castle, County Louth, provided for under grant funding allocated to the Council under the RRDF stream; when the approval will be provided to the council to appoint the contractor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41337/25]
2686. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the quantum amount contained in the indemnity fund set aside as a condition of the transfer of the ownership of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda from an order (details supplied) to the then NEHB in the 1990s; if the independent review of the fund has been completed; if so, if she will provide this Deputy and a group with either a copy of the review or the details of the outcome of the review; if she will ensure that no monies shall be drawn down from the fund by the order concerned at least until such time as a definitive decision has been made by Government on a commission of investigation as requested by victims and survivors of abuse at the hands of Michael Shine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41435/25]
2599. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the overall number and percentage of health care assistants working in HSE long-term residential care facilities currently that have the recommended QQI/FETAC level 5 qualification for health care assistants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41041/25]
1802. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department will investigate the undue delay in an invalidity pension appeal case (details supplied); the likely date for the resolution of this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41898/25]
1767. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware of long waiting times currently in his Department regarding the settling of appeals, particularly in terms of appeals on carers’ allowance and invalidity pension and other benefits, causing financial hardship to those waiting for a decision; the plans he has to tackle these long wait times and ensure a more efficient and timely appeals process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41262/25]
1331. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 80 of 9 July 2025, if the CSSO will confirm to the club concerned that they have no objection to the organisation changing its trustees (details supplied); if the CSSO will enable this to be agreed to allow the club to take the steps as outlined in the reply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41422/25]
1328. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his plans to establish a large scale sports infrastructure fund grant scheme; to open a round in 2025 and-or 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41279/25]
890. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the reason the €600 per week cap on statutory redundancy payments has not been reviewed and revised upwards in 20 years; if he will do so; if he will commit to then benchmarking the rate against annual wage growth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41360/25]
889. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to list all of the Enterprise Ireland backed client companies located in County Louth; to provide details of the number of whole-time equivalent employees at each Enterprise Ireland backed firm in County Louth, as of 1 July 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41287/25]
888. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to name all of the Enterprise Ireland client companies with operations in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41286/25]
887. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to list all of the IDA-backed client companies located in County Louth; to provide details of the number of whole-time equivalent employees at each IDA-backed firm in County Louth, as of 1 July 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41284/25]
886. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to name all of the IDA client companies with operations in Drogheda, County Louth and in Dundalk, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41283/25]
842. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the revenue arising from the Court of Justice of the European Union, CJEU, judgment on the Apple case has been deployed in the review of the national development plan; to provide a breakdown of the individual allocations for that on a year-by-year basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43798/25]
841. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide a breakdown of the cost of maintaining existing levels of service in 2026; the impact of demographics or the public service pay agreement; if it is now the practise of his Department not to provide these figures in advance of the Budget in official documentation; and if so, the reason for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43797/25]
840. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation of the €7.9 billion outlined in the Summer Economic Statement for expenditure increases in 2026, to provide a breakdown, including the current projected cost of maintaining existing levels of service in 2026, the impact of demographics and the cost of the public service pay agreement in 2026; to confirm what envelope of funding is available for new current spending measures; if he will confirm that €2 billion additional of that is allocated to capital investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43796/25]
839. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the reason the Summer Economic Statement does not include Budget projections for the cost of maintaining existing levels of service in 2026, the impact of demographics or the public service pay agreement; if it is now the practise of his Department not to provide these figures in advance of the Budget in official documentation; if so the reason for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43795/25]
730. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the projected additional yield to the Exchequer in 2026 from making no change to income tax bands and credits in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43808/25]
729. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the full year cost of indexing income tax credits and bands in line with either wage growth or HICP for 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43807/25]
728. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the full year cost of extending the reduced VAT rate on electricity and gas bills in 2026, and then the six month cost from January to end of June 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43806/25]
727. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if the Finance Bill will include amendments to provide for the agreement at the G7 on the side by side system for US parented groups under Pillar Two; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43805/25]
726. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the projected additional corporation tax yield in 2026 from the increase in the rate to 15% under Pillar Two of the OECD BEPs project; the cost of the proposed G7 side by side system will be; if any modelling or projections have been carried out by his Department on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43804/25]
725. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the projected updated general Government balance for 2025 and 2026, respectively, after the publication of the Summer Economic Statement; what the end of year surplus or deficit is now projected to be in light of the most recent Exchequer returns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43803/25]
724. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the current projected cost of reducing the VAT rate on hospitality sector to 9% from the current 13.5% rate; the cost when accommodation is excluded and the reduction applies only to food and drink; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43802/25]
723. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance to provide the bond redemptions due on Irish national debt for each year from 2025 to 2030; the month when redemptions are due; the interest rate applying to each; the projected interest rate costs on servicing the national debt each year from 2025 to 2030, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43801/25]
722. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance what the NTMA’s end of year cash balance was for 2024; what it is currently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43800/25]
721. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance based on current projections and forecasts from his Department and the NTMA, when is it forecast that the debt to GNI* ratio will fall below 60%; what the projected net debt ratio for 2024 was; what it will be for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43799/25]
407. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport if Irish Rail owns land on the north side of Drogheda, County Louth, that could be used to establish a new train station serving that part of the region; if it is not the case, if Irish Rail is in discussions with Louth County Council, or any other agency or relevant property owners, to acquire a site that would facilitate the opening of such a station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41282/25]
339. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the reason the invitation for the Air Corps to participate in the RAF Cosford Airshow in the UK was rejected; who took the decision to reject the invitation; his views on whether proper protocol was followed regarding the decision to reject the invitation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41872/25]
446. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department is aware of a matter (details supplied); the action his Department is taking to formally investigate the matter and to ensure compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40618/25]
381. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on progress on the Dowth National Park project; when he expects the park and associated facilities to be open to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40436/25]
277. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when he plans to sign the draft Employment Regulation Order from the Security JLC which he received in June; when the Order will be laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40621/25]
327. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport the number of staff in his Department WTE’s who have day to day responsibility for developing and advancing the recommendations from the All-Island Strategic Rail Review; if he will clarify the next steps in respect of advancing the recommendations from the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39554/25]
257. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the national caveats Ireland will implement on joining the European Air Transport Command; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39729/25]
256. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will commit to offering EATC both the Airbus 295 and the new Dassualt Falcon 6x Strategic reach aircraft when both are delivered later this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39728/25]