2660. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider introducing a guaranteed annual income for fishermen operating in areas of special conservation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60106/26]
2348. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the timeframe within which an approved employment permit is notified from the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for the purposes of a visa application; the average time currently taken between employment permit approval and visa processing commencing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59584/26]
2165. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider removing responsibility for the preparation and prosecution of District Court matters from members of An Garda Síochána, expanding the role and resources of the State prosecutions service to assume these functions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60102/26]
2164. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will amend section 12 of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001 to provide that any vehicle suspected of having been used in the commission of a crime be automatically forfeited to the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60091/26]
2163. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the timeframe for court reform, including but not limited to increasing the number of judges, and accelerating the establishment and operation of the family courts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60073/26]
2162. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider introducing attachment orders on social welfare payments for persons who breach maintenance orders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60067/26]
2161. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider introducing attachment orders, or a similar mechanism, on social welfare payments for persons convicted of ten or more offences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60064/26]
1987. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider the introduction of a new PRSI class for students engaged in part-time employment, which will enable them to establish entitlement to social welfare benefits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59990/26]
1986. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider, as part of Budget 2027, introducing a provision whereby recipients of the widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's pension will also be entitled to receive illness benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59982/26]
1985. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider, as part of Budget 2027, extending eligibility for illness benefit to self-employed workers who are unable to work due to illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59979/26]
1984. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures currently being undertaken by his Department to tackle social welfare fraud; the additional initiatives planned over the coming years to strengthen fraud detection and prevention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59975/26]
1983. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Social Protection the total amount of moneys recouped by his Department arising from social welfare fraud in each of the past five years, by category, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59969/26]
1705. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider introducing legislation or regulations to ensure that any person who is the subject of a barring order is removed from the tenancy agreement relating to a local authority social housing dwelling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59893/26]
1704. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the proportion of State-owned land parcels in County Louth that have been allocated for affordable housing in comparison to social housing, in tabular form. [59887/26]
1703. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number and location of State-owned land parcels in County Louth that have been identified for housing development; whether he will ensure that appropriate portions of such lands are reserved for affordable housing to increase the delivery of affordable homes in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59882/26]
1702. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider introducing legislation or regulations to make it mandatory for all new residential developments comprising of more than ten units to include solar energy systems, or alternative renewable energy technologies, together with battery storage facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59869/26]
1701. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider introducing legislation or regulations placing a positive obligation on developers to complete all promised amenities, including playgrounds, crèches and other community facilities, and requiring development works to pause until such amenities are at least 20% complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59862/26]
1700. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the regulations governing the purchase of social housing local authority homes so that it will require tenants to wait 30 years before becoming eligible to purchase their home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59850/26]
1699. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide local authorities with the necessary funding to reinstate rent control and compliance inspector positions to ensure that tenants continue to comply with the rules set out in their tenancy agreements and tenant handbooks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59838/26]
1698. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the eligibility criteria for the first home scheme to allow a greater number of first-time buyers to qualify for and purchase their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59832/26]
1480. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will clarify whether job-sharing teachers will be permitted to undertake substitute teaching work on their non-working days during the 2026/27 school year; if a decision on this matter has been made by her Department; if discussions have taken place, or are ongoing, with education stakeholders including the INTO regarding the continuation of the temporary arrangements that have applied in recent years; when a formal announcement can be expected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63323/26]
1463. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans in the short and medium term future to develop primary/secondary schools in Haggardstown, County Louth. [63202/26]
1095. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether there are any plans to establish a secondary school Gaelcholáiste in the Drogheda area to meet current and projected demand for Irish secondary school education; whether her Department has received any applications, expressions of interest or demographic assessments in relation to the establishment of such a school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59603/26]
745. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the help to buy scheme to allow two applicants to claim the maximum refund from their income tax or DIRT liabilities, increasing the available support to €30,000 per applicant or €50,000 per couple; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59829/26]
656. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider amending the current income tax relief provisions for long-term leasing of agricultural land to permit leases between related parties to qualify for the relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60005/26]
616. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Transport if he will introduce regulations or legislation requiring courts to disclose driving convictions to insurance companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60088/26]
224. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether consideration is being given, within current and future publicly funded residential retrofit programmes, to the increasing risk of overheating in homes during warmer summer conditions; and whether guidance issued for retrofits and heat pump installations includes assessment of future cooling requirements over the expected lifetime of retrofit measures. [64355/26]
4187. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to respond to correspondence (details supplied) in relation to electrical apprentice exams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55862/26]
3722. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health to respond to correspondence received (details supplied) in relation to EU proposals regarding vitamin and mineral supplements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57469/26]
3267. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health the number of women who have received maternity care on a private or semi-private basis at a hospital (details supplied) in each of the past five years; the number of consultant obstetricians and gynaecologists attached to the hospital providing private maternity care; the contractual basis under which those consultants are permitted to treat private patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55486/26]
2355. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the mechanisms currently in place to identify systemic learning from domestic homicides and familicides pending the establishment of a formal Domestic and Family Violence Death Review System; whether any multi-agency reviews of domestic homicide cases have taken place since publication of the Study in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57930/26]
2354. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the level of funding allocated since publication of the Study on Familicide and Domestic and Family Violence Death Reviews for implementation of a Domestic and Family Violence Death Review system; whether a dedicated budget line exists; the estimated annual cost of operating the system once established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57929/26]
2353. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of the 195 recommendations contained in the Study on Familicide and Domestic and Family Violence Death Reviews have been fully implemented, partially implemented, commenced but not completed, not yet commenced; and if he will publish an implementation tracker for each recommendation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57928/26]
2352. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the progress made in implementing the recommendation to establish Regional Multi-Agency Critical Planning and Response (MACPAR) Teams following incidents of domestic homicide or familicide; whether any region is currently operating such a model; if funding has been allocated for nationwide rollout; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57927/26]
2351. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the progress made toward the recommendation to establish a national database of domestic and family violence deaths; the agencies participating in its design; whether the database will include data relating to coercive control, prior Garda interactions, court orders and other recorded risk factors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57926/26]
2350. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures being taken to implement the recommendation that bereaved families should be meaningfully involved in domestic and family violence death reviews; whether a family advisory mechanism has been established; the number of family representatives that have participated in the implementation process to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57925/26]
2349. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether consideration has been given to commencing a pilot domestic and family violence death review process in advance of primary legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57924/26]
2348. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if drafting instructions have been issued to the office of parliamentary counsel in respect of legislation to establish domestic and family violence death reviews; if he will provide an indicative timeline for publication of a general scheme or heads of bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57923/26]
2347. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of meetings held by the interdepartmental group established to oversee implementation of the recommendations of the study on familicide and domestic and family violence death reviews; the departments and agencies represented; whether meeting minutes or progress reports will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57922/26]
2346. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current status of the recommendation contained in the study on familicide and domestic and family violence death reviews to establish a statutory domestic and family violence death review system; whether a preferred governance model has been identified; the timeline for bringing legislative proposals before Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57921/26]
2207. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total expenditure on criminal legal aid in each of the past five years, broken down by the District Court, Circuit Court, High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56081/26]
2202. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of reported breaches of barring orders and interim barring orders recorded by An Garda Síochána in each of the past five years; the number of prosecutions and convictions arising from such breaches; the Garda division and county breakdown of these figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55899/26]
1130. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the date for the opening of the online portal for applications for special school places for the 2027-2028 school year has been moved to September; to outline the rationale for this change; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55044/26]
453. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason a childcare service in Dundalk, County Louth (details supplied) that is willing to expand its capacity was excluded from the relevant childcare expansion scheme, particularly given the high demand for childcare places in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54398/26]
84. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on County Louth receiving adequate early intervention mental health supports for young people in school, including the expansion of Jigsaw's services, in light of the concerns raised at a meeting on 18 May in Louth; if she will protect funding for youth support workers and consider integrating their role alongside Jigsaw to deliver a comprehensive, community centred support system for young people in the county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52670/26]
17. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider the introduction of a national programme for post-primary schools aimed at educating students about domestic violence and gender-based violence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52669/26]
400. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health if there are any minimum staff-to-resident ratios recommended or applied in practice across nursing homes (details supplied); the extent to which such requirements are standardised across public and private facilities; if she is considering the introduction of explicit minimum staffing ratios in order to ensure consistent standards of care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47225/26]
399. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health if she will consider extending the upper age of eligibility for CAMHS from 18 to 21 years to ensure continuity of care during the transition to adult mental health services (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47224/26]
398. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health if she will commit to establishing a sexual assault treatment unit (SATU) in County Louth, given the current absence of such a facility in the region and the significant travel burden placed on victims of sexual violence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46797/26]
397. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health in light of a surge in the number of people seeking treatment for cocaine addiction and Ireland being the second highest country in the EU for cocaine use, if she will support a cross-departmental approach to address this issue. [45624/26]