1174. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if funding will be provided in Budget 2026 to deliver a community neurorehabilitation team for the midlands and north east, in line with the Programme for Government commitment to complete the rollout of community neurorehabilitation teams across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29435/25]
973. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of the problems encountered by families with children with autism who have obtained citizenship and are currently being accommodated in hotels on an interim basis, having been required to leave direct provision centres; if his Department has provided any additional supports for families in such circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29004/25]
542. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth if documentation relating to an NCSE review of the SNA allocation at a school (details supplied) has been processed by the body; the current status of the review; if the school can expect to secure additional SNA resources to allow it to fully meet the needs of all mainstream students in the school who require additional support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29432/25]
496. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm the allocated budget in her Department for a climate-focused summer works programme for 2025; if significant roof replacement works can be considered in terms of applications from schools that also have strategic plans developed by recognised consultants to decarbonise their energy sources and make their schools more energy efficient as part of overall multi-annual decarbonisation and energy efficiency strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29028/25]
495. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria used by her Department to allow a school to qualify for inclusion for initial assessment under the pathfinder decarbonisation and retrofit programme for 2025; if all schools that have been selected for initial assessment have been confirmed and have been contacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29027/25]
494. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount in funding in total that has been secured from REPowerEU to fund an expanded school pathfinder decarbonisation and retrofit programme in 2025; if she will provide the names of the 40 schools that have been selected for initial assessment based on their building profile for the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29026/25]
429. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if any request has been made by a Government Department or a company (details supplied) for a deferral or review of royalties as they apply to the operation of a mine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29848/25]
399. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the yield to the Exchequer from an increase of €0.50 in the e-liquid products tax by €0.50; the current estimated annual yield; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29424/25]
398. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the yield to the Exchequer from an increase of €0.50 and €1 in the excise duty on 20 cigarettes, and a pro-rata increase in excise on other tobacco products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29423/25]
351. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the serious concerns that members of the CIÉ superannuation scheme (1951) have about the governance of the scheme (details supplied); his views on those concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30023/25]
235. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if any applications for new or additional drilling licences or amendments to existing licences are with his Department from a company (details supplied); if he will provide details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29849/25]
132. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on the progress of revised ethics legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28125/25]
129. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he aware of the pension proposal developed by CIÉ (details supplied) which includes provision for employees who reach 40 years of service and who cannot benefit any further under the defined benefit scheme, to then contribute to a new defined contribution scheme for their remainder of their time at work; if the Minister plans to consider such a system in the public service especially in light of the ability of public sector workers to work to 70 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28123/25]
98. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number and location of OPW owned properties that are on local authority derelict sites registers, by county, in tabular form; if the OPW has had to pay any such levies to any local authority in the years 2020 to 2025; if so, the value of such payments and to which local authorities payments have been made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28124/25]
80. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of staff in his Department's new infrastructure division; the respective grades and areas of responsibility of staff; and if he will confirm the division's key responsibilities and deliverables for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28801/25]
58. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance when he will introduce a new scheme for disabled drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28127/25]
43. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if he is concerned about the impact of financial services-related ‘SMS scams’ on financial services customers; if his Department is in favour of a blanket SMS ‘scam filter’ approach to dealing with this issue of fraud of this nature; if he will outline any engagement his Department has had on the matter with the relevant Government Department and ComReg; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28128/25]
41. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an up-to-date analysis of any measures his Department has introduced that were included in the recommendations from the Commission on Taxation and Welfare since the publication of its report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28126/25]
156. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of the recent statements by the German Chancellor and the French President calling for the entire abolition of the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); if he agrees with these sentiments; if he will defend CSDDD at EU level and publicly commit to enacting national due diligence legislation that prioritises protecting rights and the environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28096/25]
400. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on a matter (details supplied) relating to increases in interest rates charged to holders of ‘Rebuilding Ireland’ home loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27670/25]
207. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport when the Road Safety Authority will confirm the details regarding a proposed new driving test centre in the Drogheda area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27671/25]
862. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if she will consider providing interim funding to an organisation (details supplied) that is currently concluding an application for a longer-term funding relationship with the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25843/25]
71. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the allocation of €1 billion in additional capital investment to Uisce Éireann announced as part of budget 2025 on 1 October is additional funding or part of its existing funding requirements; his understanding of how this funding is being allocated to non-domestic capital investment as outlined in the budget announcement for remedial action lists, connections for new housing and addressing urban wastewater pressures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16242/25]
1008. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have an appointment with CAMHS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23248/25]
1007. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no permanent psychiatry expertise or consultants available on a 24-7 basis to address emergency psychiatry admissions of patients under 18 years at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, and to treat patients under 18 years in crisis who are referred by their GP; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23243/25]
952. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when an assessment of needs will be arranged for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23245/25]
255. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department plans to review or increase the income limits for social housing in the Louth and Meath local authority areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21820/25]
189. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport his plans to ensure that Ireland’s entire public transport fleet is accessible to people with disabilities and in particular, wheelchair users given that Ireland ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2018; the timeline for the completion of that process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21848/25]
97. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Housing Agency plans to increase the thresholds in terms of the value of homes that can be considered for inclusion in the mortgage-to-rent scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21703/25]
2404. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if referrals to hospital emergency departments from out-of-hours services like NEDOC are not liable for a charge at accident and emergency; and if so, if she will investigate the reason a person (details supplied) is being pursued by a debt collection agency for payment of this charge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20722/25]
1749. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many ACRES applications are awaiting processing, approval and payment as of 18 April 2025; if he will provide the data on a county basis, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20640/25]
1595. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice if he will advise on any work being undertaken in his Department on enabling regulations under the terms of the Data Protection Act 2018 to allow for the development of a shared fraud database in Ireland; if his Department is engaging with the Department of Finance, the Central Bank and any other relevant Departments and agencies on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20064/25]
1243. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to review the value thresholds for the first home scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19806/25]
961. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education for an update on the Louth and Meath ETB headquarters development for Drogheda; the reasons for the delay in a project that was agreed 12 years ago by Government; when contractors will be on site; when the project will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20078/25]
726. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide this Deputy with copies of all material, records and correspondence from 1 January to the 15 April between his office (details supplied) and all relevant officials of his Department and the Low Pay Commission officials, commission members and the Chair relating to the work of the Commission on the introduction of the living wage and with a specific focus on the Government announcement of a new Action Plan on Competitiveness and Productivity on 15 April, and the reported delay to the planned introduction of a living wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20069/25]
724. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is considering any changes to the way in which the Power-Up grant was administered and awarded based on issues he is aware of that arose during the registration period, in particular, in relation to businesses that were ineligible for that grant due to incorrect classification of their business type while registering for the increased cost of business grant, and as acknowledged in correspondence (details supplied) to this Deputy in December 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20017/25]
604. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to make any changes to the personal tax system applied to the State pension where a PAYE worker has continued in paid employment after reaching the qualification age for the pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20693/25]
592. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if he is planning to review the current loan to value rules for the various State supports for first-time buyers, to address cases similar to that of a single person (details supplied) brought to my attention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20081/25]
289. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will introduce legislation to provide for SMS scam filters equivalent to systems in operation to protect consumers in some analogous EU States, and that would enable and facilitate telecoms companies here to deploy the kind of scam filter solutions they are permitted to deploy in other EU states in which they operate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20065/25]
162. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Taoiseach if he will provide copies of all briefing materials he received for the labour employer economic forum meeting which took place on 4 April 2025. [18272/25]
296. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has decided to review supports for workers who are put on short-time work in the context of the impact on workers and businesses of the tariffs announced by the US President on 2 April; if he will consider introducing a scheme similar to the German Kurzarbeit scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18269/25]
194. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide details of any engagement between his Department and other Government Departments on the question of short-time work supports in the context of the announcement by President Trump of new tariffs on EU goods on 2 April; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18270/25]
116. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education if she plans to ensure that school secretaries employed by boards of management receive equivalent pensions, leave entitlements and the equivalent benefits and conditions enjoyed by her Department or ETB-employed school secretaries/administrators; her views on whether this is an inequity and anomaly that is required to be addressed in the interests of fairness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17963/25]