253. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment noting the success of the International Artificial Intelligence Summit in Dublin on 14 October 2026, if he would consider developing it as an annual event. [75193/26]
16. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Defence if she would consider the use of EU SAFE loans to amortise the costs of defence investment over the 30-year life of the equipment, as is done in other EU states, including France and Spain. [74566/26]
857. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures in place to encourage employers to provide work experience opportunities to undergraduate students. [72801/26]
641. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reasons his Department rejected an offer of the planting of a forest in Adare, County Limerick to offset the carbon footprint for the hosting of a sporting event (details supplied); the reason they refused to meet with and engaged with the project promoters; and the measures being put in place to support carbon offsetting for this event. [72937/26]
548. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline the benefits of the wage subsidy scheme; and his plans to promote awareness of the scheme to ensure a greater uptake by employers. [72797/26]
487. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the total amount drawn down in funds to date under the Large Scale Sporting Infrastructure Fund announcement of October 2024; the proportion of the overall funds awarded that this represents; and the reason funds have not been distributed. [72803/26]
482. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the measures he will put in place to offset the carbon footprint of an event (details supplied); and the way in which sustainability will be promoted at the event. [72939/26]
43. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to consider allowing supports for the development and protection of beaches under the town and village renewal funds, which would specifically help coastal towns and villages. [72436/26]
797. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants now operating on public only consultant contracts; and the percentage of the total number of consultants in each public hospital that these numbers represent. [72810/26]
710. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the total spend, by Health Service Region, on agency or contract staff, each year from 2021 to 2025, inclusive, and to date in 2026. [73038/26]
453. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the work of the AI in Schools External Advisory Taskforce; to list its membership; the number of meetings to date; and to indicate when it expects to report. [72798/26]
452. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children in Ireland who are home-educated; and the measures in place to assess the quality of that education. [72802/26]
401. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his Departments definition of "data sovereignty" and its policy approach to current geopolitical discussions on data sovereignty, residency and localisation. [72800/26]
390. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to outline any plans that he may introduce for compulsory safety reporting and monitoring of frontier artificial intelligence. [73268/26]
312. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the maximum operating speed on all sections of the Dublin to Rosslare rail line; and the efforts to increase those speeds. [72796/26]
153. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health for an update on the National Children's Hospital, including projected opening date, costs to date, and projected final costs. [72412/26]
11. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to outline the programmes in place that support capacity building among community organisations that have limited experience in grant applications (details supplied). [72407/26]
104. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the development of the planned new primary care centre for Gorey, County Wexford. [72409/26]
28. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the operation of section 32 of the Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022, including the number of local authorities who have availed of its provision and put CCTV into operation. [71861/26]
649. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to increase the number of residential places in County Wexford for those with a learning disability. [71812/26]
648. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to increase the number of residential places in County Wicklow for those with a learning disability. [71813/26]
754. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health for an update on the new National Maternity Hospital, the scheduled opening date, the expenditure to date and the projected expenditure. [71703/26]
753. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health for an update on the National Children's Hospital, the scheduled opening date, the expenditure to date and the projected expenditure. [71702/26]
554. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the report of the Garda Vetting Review Group, established in April 2021; the changes proposed; and the implementation of those changes. [72180/26]
538. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if engagement has taken place with his Australian counterparts to learn from and understand the cyber breach of Australian government websites by rogue AI agents (details supplied) in June; and the measures in place here to prevent such an attack. [71811/26]
533. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the implementation of the NIS2 directive. [71705/26]
416. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the engagements by him or officials in his Department concerning the failure of Wicklow County Council to commence any social or affordable housing schemes in Arklow, County Wicklow; and the pressure he may be able to place on the council to develop housing in the town. [71709/26]
400. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if there is a contingency support mechanism for a sports club drawing down a community sports infrastructure grant where a contractor fails to deliver, or goes out of business. [71706/26]
384. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline when applications may open for schools for new home school liaison teachers; and the criteria to be used for allocation. [72122/26]
367. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number, by county, of home school liaison teachers operating at present in secondary schools. [72084/26]
366. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number, by county, of home school liaison teachers operating at present in primary schools. [72083/26]
240. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total number of persons at each grade employed across the Civil Service at the end of 2025; and at the current date. [72444/26]
335. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to outline Ireland's investment in supercomputing facilities; and the plans to further expand such operations. [71171/26]
334. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to outline Ireland's strategy to play a significant role in the development of robotics; and the plans to increase the number of graduates operating in this space. [71172/26]
216. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures currently in place for the process of local authorities taking in charge housing estates or roads that are not currently in public ownership; and the actions that have been or are being taken in 2026 to address this challenge. [71330/26]
214. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount provided to and drawn down by each local authority from his Department in each of the years from 2016 to 2025, inclusive, for the purpose of taking in charge housing estates or roads that were not in public ownership, in tabular form. [71329/26]
133. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to outline progress on the development of an EU Capital Markets Union. [71167/26]
166. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures in place to encourage pension funds to invest in start-up companies in Ireland; and if he would consider measures to support same. [71161/26]
157. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to outline the progress in increasing Ireland's investment in research and development, to improve Ireland's manufacturing and services output. [71170/26]
144. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation his views on the use of a system (details supplied) in public procurement; to detail the advantages and challenges; and if he envisions its use in the near future. [71169/26]
137. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to including second hand properties as part of the help to buy scheme. [71165/26]
132. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the use of a system (details supplied) for the purposes of tax returns; and the approach of his Department and the Revenue Commissioners to same. [71168/26]
48. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the actions taken where foreign State actors are implicated in cyberattacks on Ireland; the way in which attribution is determined; and the approximate number of suspected foreign State-sponsored or foreign State-condoned attacks in recent years. [70358/26]
24. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline public information campaigns planned to raise awareness of NIS2, particularly for businesses and organisations impacted. [70356/26]