368. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the Programme for Government commitment to hire more public dentists and to indicate the number of public dentists currently employed by the State. [36860/25]
367. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the Programme for Government commitment to expand access to the orthodontic scheme for children and strengthen the School Dental Programme. [36859/25]
299. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on a visa stamp 4 application by a person (details supplied); and if the case will be expedited. [36783/25]
298. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the length of time it is taking from Irish citizenship ceremonies to when new citizens receive their certification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36782/25]
428. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the level of available film and television studio space in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36227/25]
252. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Finance for an update on the roll-out of the tax credit for unscripted television productions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36226/25]
184. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the Private Wires Policy; the likely date for publication; if legislation is planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35985/25]
127. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will indicate if Ireland has raised the ongoing abuses of the Tibetan people by the Chinese Communist Party at any multilateral for a since his appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35610/25]
126. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade as to whether Ireland supports the right of the Tibetan people to select and appoint their own religious leaders, including the next Dalai Lama; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35609/25]
122. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the reported major build up and expansion of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, on Ireland's position regarding a potential threat to Taiwan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35357/25]
17. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on plans to introduce a new local infrastructure housing activation fund-type scheme; if such a scheme could be made available for the St. Waleran’s site in Gorey, County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35378/25]
247. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the supports available to secondary schools to provide swimming lessons to their pupils. [35188/25]
246. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the supports available to primary schools to provide swimming lessons to their pupils. [35186/25]
245. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of primary schools that provide swimming lessons to pupils; if the aquatics module of the physical education curriculum is offered in all schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35185/25]
822. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the financial cost to date of the May 2021 cyberattack on the HSE; the measures now in place to address the exposed vulnerabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34051/25]
821. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the progress in increasing the number of clinical trials across the health sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34050/25]
820. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of the total number of individuals, by grade and/or profession, employed by the HSE for each of the years 2015 to 2024, in tabular form. [34049/25]
819. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the status of the application for CORU recognition of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34048/25]
818. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the average length of time CORU takes to recognise professional qualifications for each of the professions it regulates where those qualifications are from outside the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34047/25]
630. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current average annual cost of keeping a person in prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33935/25]
143. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to improve the quality and comfort of the rail carriages on the Dublin to Rosslare rail line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34073/25]
96. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the actions that can be taken to address the frequent cancellation often at short notice of the Bus Eireann Expressway No. 2 service that links Dublin with counties Wicklow and Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34074/25]
75. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment how the southeast regional enterprise plan has acted to ensure that the green economy becomes an engine for future job creation and economic growth in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33051/25]
32. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on the progress made to date under Powering Prosperity – Ireland’s Offshore Wind Industrial Strategy, which was launched by his Department in 2024. [33052/25]
125. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline his priorities for the forthcoming EU budgetary negotiations, particularly with regard to the next Common Agricultural Policy. [33090/25]
121. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on education and training as well as employment provisions in Irish prisons; and his views on how these measures can work to prevent recidivism. [33089/25]
120. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of the review of the Garda vetting process; when the review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33088/25]
723. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on the ten years since the Marriage Equality Referendum; and if the Government intends to mark the anniversary. [21854/25]
488. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the process used within his Department when directors/chief executives of agencies in the aegis of his Department seek re-appointment or an extension to their term of employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32754/25]
464. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on programmes to improve media literacy in primary and secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32750/25]
463. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students that left school during each of the years 2022, 2023 and 2024 without completing the Leaving Certificate or Leaving Certificate Applied; if there are any figures as to where those students went next; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32749/25]
462. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason that capitation payments per secondary-school student are significantly higher than those per primary-school student; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32748/25]
339. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total number of civil servants employed across all Government Departments, by grade, for each of the years 2015 to 2024 inclusive, in tabular form.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32751/25]
309. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department or An Garda Síochána or the Office of Public Works or which agency has responsibility for the maintenance, the building, and the upgrading of Garda stations; to outline the process by which building or upgrading works on Garda stations is planned and actioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32752/25]
158. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions taken by Ireland to support efforts to try to end Sudan's civil war; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32753/25]
107. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the provision of appropriate accommodation for the children's disability network team at Gorey, County Wexford; if it will be located in the planned new primary care centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32212/25]
573. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update as to the current status of the application by a university (details supplied) to develop its Wexford campus. [31520/25]
474. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of new service providers that are private companies that were contracted by the State in the disability sector during 2024; the monetary value of such contracts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31623/25]
427. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of the long-stay join family (D) visa applications of a person (details supplied); if the visa process can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31624/25]
420. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if her Department has yet acquired water cannon to address public disturbances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31519/25]
339. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools and the number of classrooms in the primary school system for the 2024-2025 school year that have 30 children or more, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31521/25]
249. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport if there are any regulations guiding the painting of rainbow crossings in Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31482/25]
185. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his response to the threat by the Russian Ambassador to Ireland that "a day of reckoning" will face Ireland as a result of our support for Ukraine; if he has called in or made contact with the Ambassador to explain his remarks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31529/25]
176. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of her Department's review of outdoor play areas in schools; the supports available to schools to enhance sports facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30790/25]
130. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of roof repairs at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30789/25]
398. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the reason that yet again no project from the Courtown-Riverchapel area of County Wexford was awarded funding under the latest round of the Community Integration Fund, even though an IPAS centre has operated in Courtown, County Wexford for many years and there is strong integration with the local community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31143/25]