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Question· writtenPQ 629asked

629. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether any prosecutions have been taken under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 specifically for ear-cropping offences. [56677/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2025

629. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether any prosecutions have been taken under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 specifically for ear-cropping offences. [56677/25]

Question· writtenPQ 628asked

628. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of prosecutions taken under the Ear-cropping of Dogs Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 412 of 2023) since it entered into force. [56676/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2025

628. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of prosecutions taken under the Ear-cropping of Dogs Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 412 of 2023) since it entered into force. [56676/25]

Question· writtenPQ 627asked

627. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of prosecutions taken under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 since its implementation; the details of which organisation brought each prosecution; and for a breakdown of the sentences imposed. [56675/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2025

627. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of prosecutions taken under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 since its implementation; the details of which organisation brought each prosecution; and for a breakdown of the sentences imposed. [56675/25]

Question· writtenPQ 576asked

576. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether anyone has ever been prosecuted under the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud) Offences Act 2001 specifically for the theft of an animal(s); and, if so, what animal(s). [56678/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2025

576. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether anyone has ever been prosecuted under the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud) Offences Act 2001 specifically for the theft of an animal(s); and, if so, what animal(s). [56678/25]

Question· writtenPQ 382asked

382. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department's long-term strategy for supporting the sustainability and inclusivity of minority faith schools and their pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56571/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2025

382. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department's long-term strategy for supporting the sustainability and inclusivity of minority faith schools and their pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56571/25]

Question· writtenPQ 381asked

381. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the policy rationale for the continued exclusion of minority faith schools from the school improvement service guarantee, the free schoolbooks scheme, and similar supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56570/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2025

381. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the policy rationale for the continued exclusion of minority faith schools from the school improvement service guarantee, the free schoolbooks scheme, and similar supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56570/25]

Question· writtenPQ 380asked

380. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify the reason a school (details supplied) was excluded from the science implementation support grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56569/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2025

380. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify the reason a school (details supplied) was excluded from the science implementation support grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56569/25]

Question· writtenPQ 333asked

333. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to instruct the OPW to pursue all avenues to provide flood mitigation in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56582/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2025

333. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to instruct the OPW to pursue all avenues to provide flood mitigation in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56582/25]

Question· writtenPQ 332asked

332. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the reason a project (details supplied) has not yet been approved to commence by the OPW; when will it be approved; and the reason for the delay in it being approved. [56581/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2025

332. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the reason a project (details supplied) has not yet been approved to commence by the OPW; when will it be approved; and the reason for the delay in it being approved. [56581/25]

Question· writtenPQ 206asked

206. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will arrange for an independent and transparent investigation into the recent Blackwater fish kill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57239/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2025

206. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will arrange for an independent and transparent investigation into the recent Blackwater fish kill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57239/25]

Question· writtenPQ 193asked

193. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Finance if the purchase of a machine (details supplied), and its ongoing running costs, are covered under the scheme to claim relief on the cost of health expenses. [56118/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2025

193. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Finance if the purchase of a machine (details supplied), and its ongoing running costs, are covered under the scheme to claim relief on the cost of health expenses. [56118/25]

Question· writtenPQ 154asked

154. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the school transport system will be reformed so that by 2026, all children are eligible for school transport, as universal access will ensure equity in education, reduce car dependency, cut emissions, and support Ireland in reaching its climate targets, and guaranteeing every child a safe, reliable, and sustainable means of getting to school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55728/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 October 2025

154. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the school transport system will be reformed so that by 2026, all children are eligible for school transport, as universal access will ensure equity in education, reduce car dependency, cut emissions, and support Ireland in reaching its climate targets, and guaranteeing every child a safe, reliable, and sustainable means of getting to school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55728/25]

Question· writtenPQ 63asked

63. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth in view of the 2025/2026 SNA Review Guidelines, regarding behaviours of concern (details supplied), if the emphasis in the new guidance on complex mental health needs, is meant to deny the right level of support to children and young people with severe communication or social emotional mental health needs; if so, who this will benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52172/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 October 2025

63. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth in view of the 2025/2026 SNA Review Guidelines, regarding behaviours of concern (details supplied), if the emphasis in the new guidance on complex mental health needs, is meant to deny the right level of support to children and young people with severe communication or social emotional mental health needs; if so, who this will benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52172/25]

Question· writtenPQ 62asked

62. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the National Council for Special Education has issued substantially altered SNA review guidance ahead of the release of the new circular with increased demands on schools and a tight timeframe at the start of the school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52171/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 October 2025

62. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the National Council for Special Education has issued substantially altered SNA review guidance ahead of the release of the new circular with increased demands on schools and a tight timeframe at the start of the school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52171/25]

Question· writtenPQ 901asked

901. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health her plans to allocate funding in Budget 2026 for post-acute inpatient neurorehabilitation beds in the southwest in line with the Programme for Government commitment to develop more specialist inpatient neurorehabilitation beds. [51856/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2025

901. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health her plans to allocate funding in Budget 2026 for post-acute inpatient neurorehabilitation beds in the southwest in line with the Programme for Government commitment to develop more specialist inpatient neurorehabilitation beds. [51856/25]

Question· writtenPQ 728asked

728. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if consideration has been given to amending domestic violence legislation to strengthen links with tenancy law, ensuring that perpetrators are legally removed from the home, rather than victims being forced to leave. [52036/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2025

728. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if consideration has been given to amending domestic violence legislation to strengthen links with tenancy law, ensuring that perpetrators are legally removed from the home, rather than victims being forced to leave. [52036/25]

Question· writtenPQ 727asked

727. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the Courts Service has a duty to notify local authorities when a barring order is issued in respect of a joint tenancy. [52035/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2025

727. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the Courts Service has a duty to notify local authorities when a barring order is issued in respect of a joint tenancy. [52035/25]

Question· writtenPQ 726asked

726. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which barring and exclusion orders are communicated to housing authorities, and whether protocols exist to ensure victims are not further disadvantaged in accessing or retaining housing. [52034/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2025

726. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which barring and exclusion orders are communicated to housing authorities, and whether protocols exist to ensure victims are not further disadvantaged in accessing or retaining housing. [52034/25]

Question· writtenPQ 665asked

665. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department is reviewing the housing assistance payment and rent supplement rules to ensure victims of domestic violence are not penalised or displaced in tenancy disputes where barring or exclusion orders are in place. [52037/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2025

665. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department is reviewing the housing assistance payment and rent supplement rules to ensure victims of domestic violence are not penalised or displaced in tenancy disputes where barring or exclusion orders are in place. [52037/25]

Question· writtenPQ 592asked

592. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department is considering legislative change to allow victims and families to remain in the home, with the perpetrator legally removed from the tenancy. [52033/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2025

592. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department is considering legislative change to allow victims and families to remain in the home, with the perpetrator legally removed from the tenancy. [52033/25]

Question· writtenPQ 591asked

591. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the supports that are provided to victims and their families in cases where a perpetrator refuses to voluntarily surrender their tenancy despite a barring or exclusion order. [52032/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2025

591. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the supports that are provided to victims and their families in cases where a perpetrator refuses to voluntarily surrender their tenancy despite a barring or exclusion order. [52032/25]

Question· writtenPQ 590asked

590. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if local authorities are currently obliged to remove perpetrators from a tenancy where a barring order is granted; and if not, whether legislation is being considered to mandate this. [52031/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2025

590. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if local authorities are currently obliged to remove perpetrators from a tenancy where a barring order is granted; and if not, whether legislation is being considered to mandate this. [52031/25]

Question· writtenPQ 589asked

589. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how barring orders or exclusion orders are disclosed to local authorities, and whether a system is in place to ensure timely communication between the Courts Service, the Gardaí and local authorities. [52030/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2025

589. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how barring orders or exclusion orders are disclosed to local authorities, and whether a system is in place to ensure timely communication between the Courts Service, the Gardaí and local authorities. [52030/25]

Question· writtenPQ 588asked

588. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if local authorities have a statutory responsibility to remove a respondent subject to a barring order or exclusion order from a joint tenancy; and if not, the reforms that are being considered. [52029/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2025

588. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if local authorities have a statutory responsibility to remove a respondent subject to a barring order or exclusion order from a joint tenancy; and if not, the reforms that are being considered. [52029/25]

Question· writtenPQ 587asked

587. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his Department's interpretation of barring orders and exclusion orders in the context of local authority tenancies, and the consequences for a respondent named on a tenancy. [52028/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2025

587. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his Department's interpretation of barring orders and exclusion orders in the context of local authority tenancies, and the consequences for a respondent named on a tenancy. [52028/25]

Question· writtenPQ 459asked

459. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a pupil with autism who was awarded school transport for national school must reapply for school transport when they go to secondary school. [51511/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2025

459. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a pupil with autism who was awarded school transport for national school must reapply for school transport when they go to secondary school. [51511/25]

Question· writtenPQ 354asked

354. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to consider increasing the income threshold for the over 70s medical card in view of the cost of living/inflation increases which gave rise to small pension increases over the past few years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51073/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 September 2025

354. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to consider increasing the income threshold for the over 70s medical card in view of the cost of living/inflation increases which gave rise to small pension increases over the past few years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51073/25]

Question· writtenPQ 1444asked

1444. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the position regarding allocating funding to a walk (details supplied) to allow urgent maintenance and restoration works to be carried out on it ensuring that it can remain open. [48283/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 September 2025

1444. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the position regarding allocating funding to a walk (details supplied) to allow urgent maintenance and restoration works to be carried out on it ensuring that it can remain open. [48283/25]

Question· writtenPQ 588asked

588. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if a walk (details supplied) will be added to the National Trails Register, to ensure it stays maintained and open for generations to come. [48282/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 September 2025

588. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if a walk (details supplied) will be added to the National Trails Register, to ensure it stays maintained and open for generations to come. [48282/25]

Question· writtenPQ 2720asked

2720. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if funding will be allocated to a service (details supplied) to allow this service to reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46141/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 September 2025

2720. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if funding will be allocated to a service (details supplied) to allow this service to reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46141/25]

Question· writtenPQ 2069asked

2069. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason the waiting time for an autism diagnostic assessment for a person (details supplied) has gone from 24/30 months to 30/33 months; and the steps she is taking to decrease this waiting time. [44585/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 September 2025

2069. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason the waiting time for an autism diagnostic assessment for a person (details supplied) has gone from 24/30 months to 30/33 months; and the steps she is taking to decrease this waiting time. [44585/25]

Question· writtenPQ 1915asked

1915. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to award funding to family resource centres to allow them to expand their counselling and wraparound supports, through shared funding and implementation of the Roadmap for Therapeutic Governance. [45197/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 September 2025

1915. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to award funding to family resource centres to allow them to expand their counselling and wraparound supports, through shared funding and implementation of the Roadmap for Therapeutic Governance. [45197/25]

Question· writtenPQ 1914asked

1914. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to award optimum core funding of €240,000 for all 121 family resource centres, to enable each centre to have three core staff on public sector aligned scales plus operating costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45196/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 September 2025

1914. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to award optimum core funding of €240,000 for all 121 family resource centres, to enable each centre to have three core staff on public sector aligned scales plus operating costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45196/25]

Question· writtenPQ 1866asked

1866. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to establish an Ombudsman for Disability (details supplied) given that at least 22% of the population is living with a disability and/or a chronic illness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44587/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 September 2025

1866. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to establish an Ombudsman for Disability (details supplied) given that at least 22% of the population is living with a disability and/or a chronic illness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44587/25]

Question· writtenPQ 1157asked

1157. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to implement reforms in the planning process to ensure that local voices are not excluded from high-impact energy infrastructure decisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45220/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 September 2025

1157. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to implement reforms in the planning process to ensure that local voices are not excluded from high-impact energy infrastructure decisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45220/25]

Question· writtenPQ 982asked

982. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth if consideration will be given to using more small buses for school transport in rural areas where big buses cannot turn corners; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46672/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 September 2025

982. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth if consideration will be given to using more small buses for school transport in rural areas where big buses cannot turn corners; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46672/25]

Question· writtenPQ 758asked

758. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth the date when entrants and students undertaking the montessori teaching course at a college (details supplied) were informed that route 4 would no longer be available to them for securing teaching council registration; if she is aware that four graduates of this course are unable to register permanently with the Teaching Council despite beginning their studies before recognition of the course was withdrawn at the end of 2023; and if an accommodation will be made for these students given the urgent national need for teachers and in view of the fact that no further graduates will come from this course due to the college’s closure. [44592/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 September 2025

758. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth the date when entrants and students undertaking the montessori teaching course at a college (details supplied) were informed that route 4 would no longer be available to them for securing teaching council registration; if she is aware that four graduates of this course are unable to register permanently with the Teaching Council despite beginning their studies before recognition of the course was withdrawn at the end of 2023; and if an accommodation will be made for these students given the urgent national need for teachers and in view of the fact that no further graduates will come from this course due to the college’s closure. [44592/25]

Question· writtenPQ 2585asked

2585. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health who is eligible for evacuation from Gaza to Ireland on medical grounds; and if people requiring medical attention in Gaza are eligible for evacuation if they are first cousins of Irish citizens. [41011/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 July 2025

2585. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health who is eligible for evacuation from Gaza to Ireland on medical grounds; and if people requiring medical attention in Gaza are eligible for evacuation if they are first cousins of Irish citizens. [41011/25]

Question· writtenPQ 2290asked

2290. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the Equality and Family Leave (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill will be presented for debate in the Oireachtas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41173/25]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 July 2025

2290. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the Equality and Family Leave (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill will be presented for debate in the Oireachtas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41173/25]