1593. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the progress on the Programme for Government commitment to expand arts programming in early childhood education. [60476/26]
1591. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the progress on the Programme for Government commitment to provide affordable spaces for artists to work and collaborate. [60463/26]
1190. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total amounts paid by her Department to private insurance companies for insurance for each year from 2016 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61351/26]
1020. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the total amounts paid by his Department to private insurance companies for insurance for each year from 2016 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61360/26]
1011. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if it is intended to establish a youth advisory panel within the new National Artificial Intelligence Office. [59852/26]
932. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if calculations have been carried out regarding the impact of increased construction costs where capital grants are made by Government Departments but there are delays in making payments to recipient organisations. [61379/26]
907. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total number of art works currently in the State collection; the process of selection for new works; and the number of art works currently on public display. [59855/26]
899. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total amounts paid by his Department to private insurance companies for insurance for each year from 2016 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60494/26]
747. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the progress on the Programme for Government commitment to examine the tax treatment of production costs for theatre productions. [60458/26]
721. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total amounts paid by his Department to private insurance companies for insurance for each year from 2016 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61361/26]
398. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the support and access to funds for the purchase of a new boat or capital investment available to an organisation (details supplied) in County Wexford and for such services and in particular. [60567/26]
397. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport if contingency plans exist in the event of parts of the Dublin to Rosslare rail line falling in to the sea as a result of coastal erosion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61376/26]
395. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport for an update on plans for passing or overtaking rail lines on the DART line on Dublin's Southside to allow the Rosslare Intercity to pass the DART on the line. [61377/26]
394. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the number of new coastguard stations built by the State in each of the years 2016 to 2025; the total amount for each year of that period spent on design and planning works for all potential coastguard stations; and the total capital expenditure on coastguard stations in each of those years. [61591/26]
356. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the total amounts paid by his Department to private insurance companies for insurance for each year from 2016 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61362/26]
345. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the plans for passing or overtaking rail lines on the DART line on Dublin's southside to allow the Rosslare Intercity to pass the DART on the line. [61288/26]
344. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the measures his Department has put in place to encourage the uptake of a career in bus driving; the supports available for driver training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61286/26]
343. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the number of new coastguard stations built by the State in the period 2016 to 2025, inclusive; the total sum for each year of that period spent on design and planning works for all potential coastguard stations; and the total capital expenditure on coastguard stations for each of those years. [61290/26]
341. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport if contingency plans exist in the event of parts of the Dublin to Rosslare rail line falling in to the sea as a result of coastal erosion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61287/26]
340. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the plans to remove level crossings along the DART line from Dublin Connolly to Bray. [61289/26]
243. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Defence the total amounts paid by her Department to private insurance companies for insurance for each year from 2016 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61363/26]
135. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the total amounts paid by his Department to private insurance companies for insurance for each year from 2016 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61365/26]
10. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Taoiseach the total cost to date to the State of the Moriarty Tribunal; and the breakdown of those costs. [62730/26]
6. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Taoiseach the measures to promote engagement of organisations from outside the border counties in the shared island initiative. [61373/26]
60. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the vision that Ireland currently holds for attaining a long-term settlement between Israel and Palestine; the part Ireland will play in contributing to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62384/26]
59. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she or her officials have had any engagement with Gadi Eisenkot or other opposition leaders in Israel. [62383/26]
45. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Ireland's role in combatting the spread of HIV and AIDS globally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60346/26]
40. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total amounts paid by her Department to private insurance companies for insurance for each year from 2016 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61350/26]
32. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she has expressed concern about the new Ethnic Unity Law being introduced by the Chinese Communist Party that will seek to further undermine ethnic minorities such as the Uyghur and Tibetan peoples in China; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60701/26]
4274. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the grants, supports or incentives provided by his Department or by Údarás na Gaeltachta to an organisation (details supplied) to develop its plants in County Donegal or to increase employment at those plants. [57427/26]
3459. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the total amount spent to date in preparation for the digitalisation of all health records; the projected budgets over the next five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56455/26]
3402. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of children who received the MMR vaccines in 2025; the percentage that forms of the relevant age cohort; the reasons not all children received the vaccine; and the measures in place to encourage greater uptake. [56223/26]
3401. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the total number of breast cancer cases whose referrals were triaged as urgent and met the national standard of two weeks for urgent referrals; the total number that did not meet the standard; and the total number of those where the referral period was longer than four weeks. [56222/26]
3400. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the reason fewer than 5,000 interRAI assessments were carried out in 2025 to evaluate the healthcare needs of older and medically vulnerable persons when the target was over 18,000; the measures in place to improve this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56221/26]
3399. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant or derelict buildings owned or leased by her Department or by the HSE. [56220/26]
3321. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for a person who has been referred by his or her GP to a psychiatric hospital before being admitted, by community healthcare organisation, CHO, area, in tabular form. [55794/26]
2568. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the implementation of the Deer Management Strategy Group's Report from 2023 [56595/26]
2248. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures that are in place to ensure consistency in the issuing of hunting licences by Garda stations around the country. [56596/26]
2161. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the actions being taken to reduce overcrowding in the Irish prison system. [55106/26]
1758. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the powers of local authorities with regard to quarries; who is responsible for inspections of quarries; who is responsible for issues relating to noise or matter emanating from quarries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57792/26]
1735. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details of the number of parliamentary questions in 2025 and to date in 2026 that have been asked of him but were referred to Uisce Éireann for answer. [57413/26]
1692. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on plans to raise the retirement age further for retained firefighters. [56599/26]
1667. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to update the income threshold for social housing, particularly in the Gorey-Kilmuckridge Municipal District of County Wexford where home prices are significantly higher than the county average. [56225/26]
1507. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the planned launch date for applications under the proposed arts capital scheme. [56600/26]
1185. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the policies that exist to ensure a minimum level of space for sporting and recreational purposes are provided in the construction of new schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55801/26]
1184. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on discussions to resolve the pension dispute for school caretakers and secretaries. [55800/26]