677. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the current wait times for a mental health crisis appointment across Galway city and county; the number of patients in each area of Galway currently awaiting a mental health crisis appointment, by wait time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53664/25]
183. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health her views on the development of standard protocols for the identification and management of PANS/PANDAS in paediatric hospitals given that PANS/PANDAS Awareness Day is upcoming on the 9 October 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52240/25]
121. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if she has engaged with the HSE on the recent approval of Belimumab for the treatment of lupus; if funding will be given in budget 2026 towards this treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52239/25]
26. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport if the GLuas project has progressed since the publication of the feasibility study in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52291/25]
25. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to scale car and bicycle parking spaces at Oranmore train station in line with the increased capacity that will arise from building an additional track; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52290/25]
366. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the timeline he has in place for the Civil Service Regulation and Public Service Management (Amendment) Bill 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52147/25]
138. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on Bus Connects Galway; the current expected date that the network redesign will be implemented; the work his Department is doing to ensure that the new bus network will be implemented as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51422/25]
136. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport if additional funding will be put toward rural public transport to continue expanding access to public transport in rural areas, particularly given the pressure on bus routes such as the 424; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51423/25]
114. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding an application dated 11 August 2025 for relocation due to medical needs (details supplied) [50565/25]
56. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans being considered to deliver a secondary school at a location (details supplied) in view of the increase in population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50525/25]
55. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plan and the consideration that has been given to deliver a secondary school in Moycullen County Galway given its increase in population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50524/25]
54. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the building of a new school at a location (details supplied); when it will go to tender in view of the fact it was granted planning permission on 8 May 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50523/25]
623. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of security staff hired directly and through agency in Galway University Hospital; the number that are hired directly, and through agencies; the overall cost, from 2020 to 2024, per year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49925/25]
579. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the plans in Budget 2026 to provide for Belimumab for those with lupus who are in urgent need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49580/25]
490. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether a third level student who is resident in Ireland on a stamp 3, and is required to do work placement to complete their college course, must have the right to work in Ireland generally; how they go about getting this; if he will advise on an individual case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50364/25]
486. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason for the backlog of join family visa applications; the work his Department is undertaking to decrease waiting times for Irish citizens to reunite with their families in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50321/25]
397. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the financial supports available to people with damaged roofs in private housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50371/25]
329. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of concessionary ticket applications which were refused in 2025 to date on bus route 770 to Coláiste na Coiribe in Galway; the figure for each of the past five years, in tabular form; if a larger bus has been requested for this route and the outcome of that request; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50331/25]
259. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether a third level student who is resident in Ireland on a stamp 3, and is required to do work placement to complete their college course, must have the right to work in Ireland generally; how they go about getting this; if he will advise on an individual case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50362/25]
125. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department will provide additional funding to Inland Fisheries Ireland to initiate a comprehensive rehabilitation plan for the Blackwater River after the catastrophic fish kill in August 2025 considering the river’s status as a SAC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50216/25]
124. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department will continue to legislatively conserve and validate invasive non-native freshwater fish such as pike and roach in SACs within the confines of a Geopark (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50215/25]
123. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his views on whether Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) should continue operating as a statutory body considering its reluctance to fully comply with the EU Habitats and Water Framework Directives by conserving invasive/non-native freshwater fish in Lough Corrib SAC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50214/25]
122. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will confirm that there are two principal officers assigned to the Inland Fisheries Division, as stated by his Departments website on 12 April 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50212/25]
364. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be considered for CAR T- cell therapy in St. James’s Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49487/25]
1426. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the financial supports in place for students who travelled recently from Gaza; the fees that they must pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48819/25]
1345. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the establishment of an ambulance base in Connemara; and the timeline for this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49006/25]
1057. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the consideration that has been given to extend still birth leave in cases in which babies are born at 18-weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48142/25]
420. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his attention has been drawn to a company (details supplied); the obligations Irish businesses, namely bars and restaurants, have to this company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48449/25]
326. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance when revised criteria to qualify for a primary medical certificate (PMC) will be published; his views on the case of a person (details supplied) who has been refused a PMC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48483/25]
104. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason five US Air Force Hercules C130 aircraft landed at Shannon Airport on 29 August 2025 (details supplied); the steps that were taken to establish who and what was being transported on these aircraft and to establish their destination was in the Middle East; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48832/25]
1414. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on his plans to abolish the means test for carers; if there is a timeline for this; if considerations for this will be made in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46927/25]
3497. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the plans that are in place to ensure additional funding for mná tí; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44398/25]
3429. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of apprenticeship courses which have been cancelled this year broken down by ETB. [44432/25]
3297. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if she has considered a publicity campaign on the need for donor breast milk for premature babies in NICUs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44397/25]
2638. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health to clarify when a person can expect a decision on a recent discretionary hardship application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41176/25]
1644. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Mairéad Farrell den Aire Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta an bhfuil dualgais ann ar iarratais phleanála taobh istigh den Ghaeltacht fógra a dhéanamh sna meáin Ghaeilge; an bhféadfadh iarratais phleanála taobh istigh den Ghaeltacht a bheith fógraithe sna meáin chlóite Ghaeilge, mar shampla an nuachtán nua “An Páipéar”; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [43932/25]
1556. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Mairéad Farrell den Aire Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta cén chaoi a bhfuil a Roinn ag tabhairt tacaíochta do húdaráis áitiúla chun sprioc 20% de sheirbhísigh poiblí ina n-oifigigh dhátheangacha faoi dheireadh 2030 a bhaint amach; cén dúl chun cinn atá déanta maidir leis seo go dtí seo; an céadatán den fhoireann i ngach údarás áitúil atá dátheangach faoi láthair, i bhfoirm tábla; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [42521/25]
849. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the efforts that were made to keep a café in Ionad Cultúrtha an Phiarsaigh, Ros Muc; the plans to ensure a café can be placed there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44396/25]
633. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 583 of 29 April 2025, which specific case law he is referring to. [41087/25]
632. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 583 of 29 April 2025, which specific case law he is referring to. [41086/25]
602. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Mairéad Farrell den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail, agus Gaeltachta maidir le ceist 190 den 7 Samhain 2024, an mbeidh na pleananna teanga nua ullmhaithe roimh dheireadh na tréimhse seacht mbliana ionas nach mbeidh briseadh ann idir an dá phlean; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [40231/25]
154. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures she is taking to amend this criterion following the dissemination of circular 0024/2025 (details supplied) to be inclusive of children with a disability and speech sound disorder; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39679/25]
100. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children currently awaiting a place in a secondary school; her Department’s plans to ensure that every child who finished sixth class in 2025 is able to progress to secondary school in September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40176/25]
15. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide an update on his scoping exercise for the overpayment of civil servants and Ministers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39499/25]
3. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department’s submission to the EU review of the protected disclosures regime will refer to the views of whistleblowers from the Farrelly commission and Children's Health Ireland (children’s hip surgeries) about the reprisals they faced. [39487/25]
1. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on general budgetary expenditure measures. [39486/25]
305. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect a decision on a recent discretionary hardship application for the purposes of ozempic injections; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40149/25]
190. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide clarity for a person (details supplied) on the steps they can take to apply for citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40145/25]