1947. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the mechanisms in place to deal with anti-social behaviour in local authority housing, and AHB accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63717/26]
3106. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the maximum level of hourly support paid under the NCS in different age categories for those on lowest incomes allowing the highest rate of payment; the rate for those at the highest level of income who still qualify for some premium over the universal rate; and if she will indicate the way in which the intermediate rate payable to a particular family is calculated. [63885/26]
3104. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the core funding levels of support per hour to childcare providers; the payments for specific additional elements delivered, which will apply for the coming school year; the level of increase in each case compared to last year; and the estimated number of providers and children served by those who have continued operating under the scheme and by those who have left the scheme. [63884/26]
3102. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the eligibility criteria for a child to participate in the free early childhood care and education scheme; and the hourly or weekly rate payable to providers that deliver service under the scheme. [63886/26]
3101. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the access and inclusion mode (AIM) has been extended beyond ECCE years; the range of services which are made available within ECCE under AIM; the range of services that are now on offer for other childcare settings; and the way in which the number of children served under each element of the programme has grown as a result of the change. [63887/26]
3018. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current status of the transposition of the EU Pay Transparency Directive into Irish law; when the relevant legislation is expected to be fully transposed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62619/26]
2758. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has considered the establishment of a strategic food reserve as part of Ireland's long-term food security planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62720/26]
2642. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of orders imposed in each of the last three years under section 113(2) of the Children Act 2001 requiring the payment of compensation or the imposition of a parental supervision order where a wilful failure to control the child contributed to the offending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64050/26]
2117. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of children on child benefit payments; and the way in which the number has been affected by the extension of payments to those in full-time education up to 19 years-of-age. [63902/26]
2116. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Social Protection the levels of maternity benefit and maternity leave, paternity benefit and leave, parental benefit and parental leave which will apply during 2027; and if there is any anticipated changes in these due to take place during 2027. [63883/26]
2107. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Social Protection the take-up to date of the concession of free travel to those medically unfit to drive; and the number of children who will benefit from free travel. [63894/26]
2106. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the carer’s support grant; the number of these who already have carer’s payments or domiciliary care allowance; and the number who qualify independently of these schemes. [63893/26]
2105. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Social Protection the additional supports or secondary benefits allowed to persons on a carer’s allowance, and to persons on a carer’s benefit. [63890/26]
2104. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of carer’s benefit; the typical duration of their claim; and if he has considered greater flexibility under this scheme to cover intermittent caring periods. [63891/26]
2084. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the living alone allowance by €1, €5 and €10 per week; when it was last increased; if it is being considered for increase this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63215/26]
1563. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether the Department intends to lift the restrictions on job-sharing teachers undertaking substitute work on their non-working days for the 2026/27 school year; when a formal announcement on this matter is expected, the rationale for preventing qualified and experienced teachers from filling substitute vacancies at a time when schools continue to face staffing shortages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64051/26]
1485. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on an appeal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63430/26]
1442. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has investigated alternative buildings for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63116/26]
1306. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth the supports available to families in rural Gaeltacht areas who are seeking access to school transport for their children attending a school (details supplied); if she will examine a proposal submitted by parents, requesting that the existing school transport service to be reviewed to determine whether it can be extended or slightly re-routed to serve students living in this remote area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62411/26]
1305. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the case of a person (details supplied); the status of the school bus ticket application; if the application will be reconsidered given the circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62410/26]
1304. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the case of a person (details supplied); the status of the school bus ticket application; if the application will be reconsidered given the circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62409/26]
1303. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the case of a person (details supplied); the status of the school bus ticket application; if the application will be reconsidered given the circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62408/26]
872. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the take-up of the mortgage relief scheme; the average value of the relief paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63905/26]
871. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the up-to-date position regarding take up of the landlord relief; the cost of the relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63906/26]
780. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will examine the absence of any tax support for grieving parents who were cohabiting at the time of their partner’s death; if he will consider a review of the widowed parent tax credit to assess whether its eligibility criteria adequately reflect modern family structures; and his plans to address this policy gap in order that bereaved cohabiting parents with dependent children are not left without comparable support. [62314/26]
870. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the thresholds and rates for capital acquisition tax; his views on the appropriate relationship for different categories of recipient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63907/26]
509. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport the way in which those waiting for a driving test in Raheny test centre will be accommodated in Killester; if he expects these changes to result in further delays in tackling the existing backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62722/26]
508. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport the reason a person (details supplied) has not yet received a date for their driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62721/26]
161. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will outline Ireland's EU Presidency priorities, particularly in relation to climate and energy security; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61978/26]
4256. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the development of language standards for the provision of public services through the Irish language; to indicate when the public consultation process on these standards is expected to commence and conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55521/26]
4244. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to outline the work currently being undertaken by the Comhairleach um Sheirbhísí Gaeilge; to provide details of its membership, including the chairperson; to indicate how frequently the committee meets; to set out the resources allocated to support its work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55520/26]
4223. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will outline the first phase of the expansion of higher education capacity in health and social care professions, the location of additional student places; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58963/26]
4000. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health to provide a geographical breakdown of the 16 eating disorder teams established under the HSE model of care for eating disorders, including the location of each team's base; to indicate the locations of the three regional inpatient eating disorder centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58520/26]
3999. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if she will outline whether the inpatient bed capacity for adults with eating disorders report was published, the key findings of the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58519/26]
3279. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the preparations that are being made to develop an updated national maternity strategy; when this will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55519/26]
3177. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if the Maternity Care Strategy provides for overnight partner or chosen support person access during the postnatal period, recognising the lack of uniformity between hospitals currently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55140/26]
3164. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health whether the objective of providing continuity of maternity care through a named lead professional, as set out in the National Maternity Strategy, remains a policy objective under Sláintecare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55042/26]
3031. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the measures she is taking to ensure that the core funding scheme provides adequate and sustainable support to early learning and childcare providers; the steps being taken to support the recruitment and retention of staff across the sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58517/26]
2538. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review his Department’s approach to commonage compliance cases, to ensure that genuine farmers who actively graze leased commonage are not subjected to payment recoveries without clear, disclosed evidence supporting his Department’s findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56091/26]
2537. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the presence of a claimant’s sheep grazing a leased commonage is not regarded by his Department as evidence of agricultural activity; whether this approach is consistent with scheme rules and past practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56090/26]
2536. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the evidential standard required of farmers claiming commonage under BISS, CRISS, the eco scheme, the young farmer scheme and ANC; where these evidential requirements are formally set out for applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56089/26]
2535. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the evidence his Department relies upon when concluding that a farmer has not carried out agricultural activity on commonage; the reason such evidence is not disclosed to the farmer prior to the issuing of repayment demands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56088/26]
2534. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the basis on which his Department determines that there is “no evidence of farming” on leased commonage lands, in cases where the claimant holds a valid lease, has stocked the land with their own sheep, and has met the required stocking levels under BISS and related schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56087/26]
2215. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of fixed charge notices issued for cycling-related offences since 2025; the measures being taken to ensure cycling-related offences are tackled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56184/26]
2131. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will detail the recent engagement his Department has had with the EU regarding migration in Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59322/26]
2076. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a disability allowance application was denied (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58518/26]
1864. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a timeline for the implementation of the local democracy taskforce report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58964/26]
1783. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason Schedule 4 of the Valuation Acts 2001 to 2023 provides for the exemption of property used exclusively for charitable purposes from commercial rates, but does not extend this exemption to retail activities carried out by charities where the proceeds are used solely to support their charitable objectives; whether consideration has been given to amending the legislation in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57910/26]
1666. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps his Department is taking to ensure that there is no discrimination of recipients of HAP from renting properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56183/26]
1278. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has considered extending the free schoolbooks scheme to all children in secondary education, including fee-paying schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57098/26]