673. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeline that is acceptable for the processing of aquaculture licenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49551/26]
672. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures being taken to address the large backlog in the processing of aquaculture licenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49550/26]
671. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of aquaculture licenses waiting to be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49549/26]
670. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of aquaculture licenses that were processed in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49547/26]
657. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of aquaculture licenses are awaiting to be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49392/26]
656. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of aquaculture licenses processed during the past five years and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49391/26]
655. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of aquaculture licenses processed in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49390/26]
612. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of vacant detective sergeant posts currently within Kerry division. [49553/26]
587. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for a detailed update on Protocol 21; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49219/26]
585. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to expedite a naturalisation application (details supplied) in respect of a Kerry constituent who applied over 12 months ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49173/26]
548. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection to examine a telephone allowance case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49754/26]
539. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on a carer's allowance application for a person (details supplied). [49185/26]
532. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps being taken to address matters raised in a report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49014/26]
283. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has considered a proposal (details supplied) as part of preparations for Budget 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49715/26]
252. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport the steps being taken to improve capacity planning, passenger comfort and accessibility on Irish Rail services particularly in view of increased public transport usage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49724/26]
251. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport whether he considers it acceptable that passengers on Irish Rail with valid tickets may be required to stand due to overcrowding or pay an additional fee to access seating such as first class; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49723/26]
250. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport the reason additional carriages are not deployed, where operationally possible, on services known in advance to be heavily oversubscribed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49722/26]
249. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport the measures in place to address situations where passenger demand exceeds seating capacity on Irish Rail services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49721/26]
248. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport whether Irish Rail monitors total expected passenger numbers across all booking channels, including online sales, ticket offices, machines, and seat reservations; the way in which this data is used in managing capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49720/26]
247. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport the policy of Irish Rail regarding the sale of tickets on services where all available seats have already been reserved or are occupied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49719/26]
237. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost for Public Service Obligation for public transport services if increased by 35% in Budget 2027. [49650/26]
236. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost in 2027 if the budget for public service obligation for public transport services increased by 35%. [49631/26]
102. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on the amendments (details supplied) to the Israeli Settlements (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2026 so that it includes services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49022/26]
101. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an emergency passport will be issued (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49021/26]
494. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to examine documents (details supplied) in relation to children who are suffering with long-Covid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48598/26]
493. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the specific staffing resource shortages in County Kerry/University Hospital Kerry; if extra funding will be made available for the new posts identified in the National Diabetes Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48597/26]
492. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health whether implementation of the Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A strategy for Better Care Diabetes Strategy has been identified as a Ministerial priority within the HSE National Service Plan and Estimates process for 2027; if new funding will be provided in the upcoming budget to support the implementation of National Diabetes strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48596/26]
491. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to issue a full medical card to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48595/26]
490. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health in relation to dental hospital waiting lists, the waiting list numbers and waiting times for all specialist services in Dublin and Cork dental schools between oral surgery and oral medicine; the number that are waiting more than six months for assessment; the number that are waiting more than one year, two years, three years, four years and five years or longer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48594/26]
489. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of sites where hospital sessions for dental treatments are available for special needs patients under general anaesthetic here; the relevant waiting lists for each; the number of patients treated in each unit under general anaesthetic in the past year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48593/26]
488. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to examine the need for coordination of primary dental care with secondary and tertiary dental care provided through the dental schools and the lack of a specialist clinical lead for dentistry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48591/26]
359. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to reopen the Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP) with all the correct protocols in place (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48590/26]
304. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to urgently address all the mobile phone blackspots in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48482/26]
293. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to grant island status to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48574/26]
273. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a detailed response to the issues raised in relation to the agreed supports package for the survivors of Ireland’s industrial and reformatory schools (details supplied). [48589/26]
250. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to increase the €400 per year tax-free exemption from selling surplus solar electricity back to the grid as an incentive to encourage more households to install solar panels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48588/26]
239. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to support rural transport in County Kerry by providing the required funding for additional routes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48479/26]
237. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to delays of up to 12 weeks in processing applications for the exchange of foreign driving licences; the reasons for these delays; if measures are being taken to reduce waiting times; if he will consider introducing interim arrangements to allow applicants awaiting exchange decisions to drive or obtain insurance particularly in rural areas where no public transport exists; if he will arrange for the urgent review of applications submitted by persons (details supplied) given the impact on employment and essential services including healthcare provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48458/26]
229. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Defence to provide a temporary base for an ambulance base at a property in Killorglin, County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48499/26]
218. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the funding which will be provided to appointing additional staff to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) department in Cahersiveen, County Kerry, to deal with the increase in applications and existing backlogs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48475/26]
138. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will engage with the Minister for Rural, Community Development and the Gaeltacht to examine additional housing supports and measures to assist individuals and families who wish to buy, build or continue living in Gaeltacht communities; the steps being taken to ensure housing policy supports the long-term sustainability of Gaeltacht areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48112/26]
132. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress being made on the new National Planning Statement on Rural Housing; the measures being considered to ensure that young people and families with genuine local connections can build homes in their own communities; when the revised rural housing policy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48111/26]
12. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will be reviewing the group B and group C thresholds under capital acquisitions tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48383/26]
304. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to appoint a permanent dermatologist to University Hospital Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48172/26]
293. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the status of the pay review for advanced nurse practitioners (ANPs); to clarify the decision-making process behind the proposed separation of pay scales between clinical and managerial nursing grades, considering the historical alignment established by the 2004 Labour Court ruling and the advanced qualifications and responsibilities held by ANPs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48139/26]
274. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if assistance will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48040/26]
259. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the case of a person (details supplied); if she will ensure that the person is seen as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47922/26]