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Question· writtenPQ 175asked

175. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason two schools (details supplied) were not included in the list of school building projects as announced under the National Development Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11006/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 February 2026

175. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason two schools (details supplied) were not included in the list of school building projects as announced under the National Development Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11006/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1366asked

1366. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Wind Energy Guidelines will form part of the National Planning Statement; if it will be published Spring 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72814/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 January 2026

1366. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Wind Energy Guidelines will form part of the National Planning Statement; if it will be published Spring 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72814/25]

Question· writtenPQ 69asked

69. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the data her Department has on the number of people with Down's syndrome in Ireland, by age profile of people and levels of support required for them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72833/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2025

69. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the data her Department has on the number of people with Down's syndrome in Ireland, by age profile of people and levels of support required for them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72833/25]

Question· writtenPQ 1166asked

1166. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the removal of the colour vision test for apprentice plumbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71647/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2025

1166. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the removal of the colour vision test for apprentice plumbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71647/25]

Question· writtenPQ 350asked

350. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health if she is satisfied that her Department is capturing unmet need data with regards to residential planning; if she considers parental age consideration alongside complexity of diagnosis as a planning tool; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66644/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 November 2025

350. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health if she is satisfied that her Department is capturing unmet need data with regards to residential planning; if she considers parental age consideration alongside complexity of diagnosis as a planning tool; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66644/25]

Question· writtenPQ 349asked

349. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health her views on whether moving service users to locations of more than 60km from their family home a breach of their human rights; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66643/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 November 2025

349. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health her views on whether moving service users to locations of more than 60km from their family home a breach of their human rights; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66643/25]

Question· writtenPQ 348asked

348. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health her views on whether the economic model of the private sector is the determinant of where in Ireland residential services are established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66642/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 November 2025

348. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health her views on whether the economic model of the private sector is the determinant of where in Ireland residential services are established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66642/25]

Question· writtenPQ 347asked

347. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health the number of placements provided and funded by CHO9, CHO7 and CH06, where service users have been placed outside of their own community/county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66641/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 November 2025

347. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health the number of placements provided and funded by CHO9, CHO7 and CH06, where service users have been placed outside of their own community/county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66641/25]

Question· writtenPQ 346asked

346. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health if private care providers, operating public contacts are accountable to the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66640/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 November 2025

346. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health if private care providers, operating public contacts are accountable to the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66640/25]

Question· writtenPQ 344asked

344. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health the number of newly established vacancies in the intellectual disability service providers in the greater Dublin area in the past three years not including vacancies in existing placements which arise from deaths; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66638/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 November 2025

344. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health the number of newly established vacancies in the intellectual disability service providers in the greater Dublin area in the past three years not including vacancies in existing placements which arise from deaths; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66638/25]

Question· oralPQ 85asked

85. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the current regulation on the installation of wind farms were updated; when the current regulations are due to be updated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59353/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2025

85. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the current regulation on the installation of wind farms were updated; when the current regulations are due to be updated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59353/25]

Question· writtenPQ 592asked

592. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health the current wait time at University Hospital Waterford for a mammogram following referral by a GP; the wait time for biopsy result; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64722/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2025

592. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health the current wait time at University Hospital Waterford for a mammogram following referral by a GP; the wait time for biopsy result; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64722/25]

Question· writtenPQ 108asked

108. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the progress on publishing the regulations for anaerobic digesters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59354/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025

108. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the progress on publishing the regulations for anaerobic digesters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59354/25]

Question· writtenPQ 131asked

131. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Social Protection the requirements for an Irish citizen who has lived and worked in the United States and is now returning to Ireland to retire and wants to obtain a PSSN; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60295/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2025

131. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Social Protection the requirements for an Irish citizen who has lived and worked in the United States and is now returning to Ireland to retire and wants to obtain a PSSN; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60295/25]

Question· writtenPQ 45asked

45. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a review can be conducted of the impact of removing a teaching post from a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59752/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2025

45. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a review can be conducted of the impact of removing a teaching post from a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59752/25]

Question· writtenPQ 255asked

255. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Transport to provide data on the current usage of public bus transport services between Carlow and Dublin City; the details on when and the way in which additional capacity is added or scaled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56897/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2025

255. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Transport to provide data on the current usage of public bus transport services between Carlow and Dublin City; the details on when and the way in which additional capacity is added or scaled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56897/25]

Question· writtenPQ 263asked

263. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on a section 317 review of a person (details supplied); if it will be completed before his illness benefit is stopped in the coming weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56291/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2025

263. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on a section 317 review of a person (details supplied); if it will be completed before his illness benefit is stopped in the coming weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56291/25]

Question· writtenPQ 149asked

149. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that will be introduced in 2025 to support the tillage farming sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55018/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 October 2025

149. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that will be introduced in 2025 to support the tillage farming sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55018/25]

Question· writtenPQ 121asked

121. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the €20 million announced in funding for ACRES will result in additional farmers entering into the scheme; if not, if it will result in increased grants for farmers already in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55019/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 October 2025

121. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the €20 million announced in funding for ACRES will result in additional farmers entering into the scheme; if not, if it will result in increased grants for farmers already in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55019/25]

Question· writtenPQ 2170asked

2170. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of people prosecuted for horse neglect under the Control of Horses Act, 1996, and under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013, in each of the years 2023 to 2024, and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41392/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 July 2025

2170. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of people prosecuted for horse neglect under the Control of Horses Act, 1996, and under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013, in each of the years 2023 to 2024, and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41392/25]

Question· writtenPQ 2169asked

2169. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of people prosecuted for failing to register equines in each of the years 2023 to 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41391/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 July 2025

2169. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of people prosecuted for failing to register equines in each of the years 2023 to 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41391/25]

Question· writtenPQ 1772asked

1772. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated timeframe for completion of reviews of applications for carer’s allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41396/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 July 2025

1772. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated timeframe for completion of reviews of applications for carer’s allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41396/25]

Question· writtenPQ 1052asked

1052. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a parent disputes the accuracy of the Department of Education's or Bus Éireann's mapping software for the school transport scheme, if he or she may appeal it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41405/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 July 2025

1052. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a parent disputes the accuracy of the Department of Education's or Bus Éireann's mapping software for the school transport scheme, if he or she may appeal it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41405/25]

Question· writtenPQ 1051asked

1051. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a student will be entitled to school transport under the transport scheme if their home address is 4.8 km from their school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41404/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 July 2025

1051. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a student will be entitled to school transport under the transport scheme if their home address is 4.8 km from their school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41404/25]

Question· writtenPQ 427asked

427. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to examine a decision affecting the stamp 1 for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40206/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 July 2025

427. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to examine a decision affecting the stamp 1 for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40206/25]

Record· debate2025-07-09published

Farm Safety: Discussion

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2025

Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food

Question· writtenPQ 240asked

240. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will conduct a review into the school transport requirements from Ballon, County Carlow to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36902/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 July 2025

240. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will conduct a review into the school transport requirements from Ballon, County Carlow to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36902/25]

Question· writtenPQ 215asked

215. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Transport the current usage of public transport between Carlow Town and Dublin for 2023, 2024, and to date of 2025; in tabular form including route, time, percentage of capacity, if the route needs additional services added; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35394/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2025

215. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Transport the current usage of public transport between Carlow Town and Dublin for 2023, 2024, and to date of 2025; in tabular form including route, time, percentage of capacity, if the route needs additional services added; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35394/25]

Question· writtenPQ 233asked

233. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the due diligence in place between his Department and Bus Éireann to ensure public funds are spent for the purposes they are approved for. [35072/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2025

233. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the due diligence in place between his Department and Bus Éireann to ensure public funds are spent for the purposes they are approved for. [35072/25]

Question· writtenPQ 231asked

231. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a bus service (details supplied) was last put out to tender; the duration of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35070/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2025

231. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a bus service (details supplied) was last put out to tender; the duration of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35070/25]

Question· writtenPQ 168asked

168. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will commit to funding a community neuro-rehabilitation team for the south east in this Budget 2026 in line with the commitment in the Programme for Government to complete the nationwide roll out of community neuro-rehabilitation teams as a team for the south east was promised in 2019, since then no funding has been provided to establish a team in the south east. [34629/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2025

168. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will commit to funding a community neuro-rehabilitation team for the south east in this Budget 2026 in line with the commitment in the Programme for Government to complete the nationwide roll out of community neuro-rehabilitation teams as a team for the south east was promised in 2019, since then no funding has been provided to establish a team in the south east. [34629/25]

Question· writtenPQ 25asked

25. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Transport the funding allocated to date for each phase of the Kilkenny northern ring road extension; the amount of funding drawn down to date; the amount of funding not drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34589/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2025

25. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Transport the funding allocated to date for each phase of the Kilkenny northern ring road extension; the amount of funding drawn down to date; the amount of funding not drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34589/25]

Question· writtenPQ 24asked

24. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Transport the funding allocated to date for each phase of the Waterford to Glenmore road scheme; the amount of funding drawn down to date; and the amount of funding not drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34588/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2025

24. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Transport the funding allocated to date for each phase of the Waterford to Glenmore road scheme; the amount of funding drawn down to date; and the amount of funding not drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34588/25]