706. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will allocate funding to an organisation (details supplied) from the 2026 National Service Plan for a programme to directly employ nine senior physiotherapists nationally to enable 1,458 people living with multiple sclerosis and other neurological conditions to receive group physiotherapy programmes and to deliver 3,726 individual appointments per annum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32250/25]
457. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth to introduce special educational needs coordinators to support students with a disability in transitioning through all educational settings. [32657/25]
454. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth to increase the primary capitation grant by €75 per pupil to ensure schools can meet elevated running costs and reduce the burden on parents. [32654/25]
167. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to confirm who owns the land a facility (details supplied) is situated on. [32138/25]
451. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to list the organisations included in the dog control stakeholder group; and how this group intends to engage with dog welfare stakeholders. [31436/25]
450. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the results of his Department’s consultation on surgical artificial insemination in greyhounds will be made publicly available given that they were referenced in the September 2024 meeting minutes of the Advisory Council on Companion Animal Welfare (details supplied); and when the ban on surgical artificial insemination in greyhounds will be implemented given the results indicate the ban should extend to all dogs including greyhounds [31435/25]
449. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Implementation Team established for developing the XL Bully Regulations is a sub group of the dog control stakeholder group; if not, the basis upon which it was formed; the rationale for setting up the implementation team given its purpose seems to duplicate what is covered in terms of reference for the dog control stakeholder group; if the implementation team is involved with drafting the amendments to the XL Bully regulations; the members on the implementation team; the dates of all meetings of the implementation team to date; if the minutes for the implementation team meetings will be made publicly available; and if any members of the implementation team were paid for their involvement. [31434/25]
285. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the betting tax in Budget 2026; and if he intends to use revenue from the betting tax to provide additional funding to soccer. [31437/25]
386. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to allocate funding to a local training initiative (details supplied), to retain this vital community development programme. [31216/25]
14. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to establish a passport printing service at the Cork passport office, which would help ensure a quicker turnaround period for applicants availing of the urgent passport renewal appointment service at this location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30904/25]
1374. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if she will allocate funding to an organisation (details supplied) from the 2026 National Service Plan for a programme to directly employ nine senior physiotherapists nationally to enable 1,458 people living with multiple sclerosis and other neurological conditions to receive group physiotherapy programmes and to deliver 3,726 individual appointments per annum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29419/25]
1044. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide an update on the transfer of policy responsibility for the regulation of Owners' Management Companies (OMCs) from the Department of Justice to his Department, as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will confirm that this transfer will be completed before the Oireachtas summer recess. [30309/25]
841. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the regulations on service charges and sinking funds for multi-unit developments which were drafted in February 2022; the reason for the delay in their implementation; and whether a timeline will now be provided to ensure that these regulations are in place before the end of 2025, as referenced in the Programme for Government. [30310/25]
309. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport if, in relation to a matter (details supplied), he will reaffirm the State’s commitment to upholding the rule of law and safeguarding the rights of all scheme members and can a statement be made on the matter. [29395/25]
308. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport if, in relation to a matter (details supplied), he will request full transparency regarding the membership, role, and authority of the Interim Pensions Administration Body; and to instruct the CIÉ Board to immediately dissolve this body that has no democratic mandate or place within the scheme’s governing framework and ensure that no structural or benefit changes are proposed, advanced or discussed while the scheme lacks its legally mandated governance body. [29394/25]
307. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport if, in relation to a matter (details supplied), he will instruct the CIÉ Board to pause all trustee-related decision-making activities pending the restoration of a fully functioning scheme committee and facilitate the prompt reconstitution of the scheme committee in accordance with the scheme’s statutory rules and instruments. [29393/25]
288. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of a situation affecting taxi drivers, in which newly purchased vehicles that are factory fitted to the European standard and come with tinted rear windows are deemed unacceptable to the taxi regulator, requiring taxi drivers to purchase replacements and undertake a lengthy modification process; and to make a statement on if will change the regulations to allow drivers to operate their vehicles until the new glass is fitted. [28937/25]
240. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagements he has had with counterparts in Norway, Slovenia, Spain, Iceland, Luxembourg, or Malta with regard to joining or supporting the Hague Group of countries that came together earlier this year to support the principles of the Charter of United Nations, International Human Rights norms, humanitarian law, and the role of international courts. [26767/25]
232. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagements he has had with representatives of Irish workers or employers regarding the potential impacts for Irish manufacturing as a result of a trade war between the United States and the European Union. [26768/25]
387. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to allocate funding to all local authorities and Government Departments to install suncream dispensers in all public buildings, including schools and third level institutes, to help normalise the application of sun cream and strive to reduce the instances of skin cancer in Ireland. [27886/25]
228. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if consideration will be given to continuing the basic income for artists scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28324/25]
806. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health for greater clarity and urgency in addressing access to approved cancer medications in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27704/25]
805. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health for a fast-tracked review of vyloy (zolbetuximab), which is used for certain types of gastric and gastroesophageal junction cancers, for inclusion in the HSE reimbursement scheme. [27703/25]
632. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health her response to recent data showing over 4,200 children on CAMHS waiting lists, with over 620 waiting longer than one year; and the policy changes she intends to pursue. [26876/25]
631. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if her Department has considered creating a statutory right to timely mental health care for children under 18. [26875/25]
630. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the support her Department provides for children and families who are unable to access CAMHS; and whether these are monitored for adequacy. [26874/25]
629. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if she is satisfied that current mental health service provision for children is compliant with the State’s obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child [26873/25]
628. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if her Department has undertaken any assessment of the long-term developmental, educational, and economic impacts of prolonged delays in accessing CAMHS. [26872/25]
627. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the community-based mental health supports available to children waiting over 12 months for CAMHS appointments; and if these are standardised across the State. [26869/25]
626. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the current staffing levels in CAMHS west Cork, Dunmanway, including the number of funded but unfilled positions. [26868/25]
625. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if her Department has examined the potential fiscal savings from eliminating CAMHS waiting lists through investment in early intervention services. [26867/25]
624. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if she will introduce a national triage timeframe target for CAMHS referrals, such as a maximum of 12 weeks from referral to assessment. [26866/25]
623. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the percentage of CAMHS referrals currently being accepted for assessment and treatment, by area; and her plans to address the high rate of rejected referrals. [26865/25]
622. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the average daily cost of a bed at CAMHS inpatient units, for example, Éist Linn, Linn Dara and Merlin Park; and the total cost per admission. [26864/25]
621. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if her Department has assessed the comparative cost to the State of early CAMHS intervention versus crisis-driven responses including accident and emergency visits, ambulance callouts, Garda involvement, and inpatient psychiatric care. [26863/25]
620. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently on CAMHS waiting lists, by area; and the number who have been waiting longer than 12 months in each area. [26862/25]
528. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her Department’s engagement with the Department of Health regarding delays in CAMHS access and their impact on the welfare of vulnerable children. [26871/25]
261. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth if school secretaries will be given public service status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27701/25]
23. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence whether he has ruled out acquiring Israeli-built Spike anti-tank guided missiles for use on the recently purchased Airbus H145M helicopters. [26106/25]
475. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth if urgent steps will be taken to address the continued lack of a proper pension scheme and the unequal terms and conditions under which school secretaries (details supplied) work compared to their colleagues, such as teachers and special needs assistants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25721/25]
452. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether a school (details supplied) will be granted a new autism class for 2025-26. [25502/25]
325. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider awarding Irish driving licences to Irish expats returning to Ireland, who are competent drivers, and need renewed driving licences and who already have full driving licences from the country they are returning from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26013/25]
251. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will confirm when a facility (details supplied) will be taken in charge by his Department. [25068/25]
109. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to issue a full report on the capacity of water and wastewater for all of the towns and villages in a county (details supplied); if the lack of progress in water and wastewater infrastructure projects will be addressed urgently given the current housing crisis; if the possibility will be explored of allowing builders and developers to construct treatment plants as part of a housing development which can be overseen by Uisce Éireann and subsequently taken into their control to allow needed house building and ensure population balance across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24800/25]
74. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to confirm how many businesses in County Cork applied for the power up grant. [24671/25]
73. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to confirm when the power up grant will be paid out to all applicants. [24670/25]