150. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the Grid Options Report for the South Coast will be finalised and published. [65963/26]
267. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Defence to provide details relating to the upgrading of the naval service vessels secondary armaments such as the armament provider; the cost to purchase these armaments and future maintenance; whether work is being carried out by Defence Forces or externally contracted; if contracted, the cost for this and the name of the contractor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62553/26]
3855. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health for an update on proposed changes to the regulation of psychotherapists by Coru; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63143/26]
3854. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if, in the context of proposed changes to the regulation of psychotherapists by Coru, her attention has been drawn to concerns regarding the lack of continued professional development, the reduction in training hours and the fact that psychotherapists will themselves no longer be required to receive their own psychotherapy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63144/26]
3735. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the number of patients awaiting urodynamics testing at Beaumont Hospital, broken down by length of waiting duration; the average waiting time for the test; the steps being taken to increase capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62569/26]
3734. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE medical scientists posts filled at Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown as of 18 August 2026; if she will provide the same figures as of 31 December 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62572/26]
3726. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the amount of money that was allocated to implement the Lymphoedema /Lipoedema Model of Care by the HSE in 2024, 2025 and 2026; the amount of money spent to implement elements of the Lymphoedema /Lipoedema Model of Care; and if she will make a statement on the matter [62498/26]
3690. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if the HSE is the owner of the buildings and lands at the Castleknock Health Facility, Castleknock Road, Dublin 15, D15 ED74; and will she make a statement on the matter. [62255/26]
3689. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will make available for community use, a disused building on the lands and adjacent to the Castleknock health facility, Castleknock Road, Dublin 15, D15 ED74; and will she make a statement on the matter. [62256/26]
3672. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if she intends to direct the HSE to begin the collection of data related to excess mortality rates due to extreme heat events; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62169/26]
1910. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a detailed update on the local catchment assessments of the 517 priority action areas outlined in the Water Action Plan 2024; the number that have been carried out; when they were assessed; the results and arising actions; the number that were referred to the agricultural sustainability support and advisory programme; the future timelines for further assessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62516/26]
1881. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the money drawn down by local authorities and approved housing bodies from the 2026 social housing second-hand acquisitions programme to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62512/26]
1880. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the money spent, and number of second-hand properties bought, by local authorities and approved housing bodies, between 2019 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62513/26]
1878. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of the number of fire fighters, noting whether they are full-time and retained, in each local authority area for each year of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62561/26]
1870. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the current number of retained firefighters serving across each local authority area, in tabular form; the number of vacant positions in each area; the numbers in 2022 prior to the September 2023 Workplace Relations Commission, WRC, agreement; if this information is not collated by his Department, the reason for such; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62532/26]
1869. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the number of staff and their grade assigned to the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62533/26]
1868. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to clarify how often local authority severe weather and flood plans are reviewed and updated; when the last substantive review and update of each respective local authority's plans took place; if this information is not collated by the Department, the reason for such; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62534/26]
1867. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timeline for the review of local electoral areas by the Electoral Commission; if he will guarantee the arising recommendations will be enacted prior to the 2029 local elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62519/26]
1866. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the enactment or progress on adopting the recommendations of the Storm Éowyn Review Steering Group report; the review on the adoption of Community Hub concept into Community Support Centres due in Q2 this year; the purchase and distribution of 80 new mobile generators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62537/26]
1865. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to clarify all the enforcement mechanisms and options for authorities to pursue and prosecute individuals for starting wildfires, particularly in cases where these individuals are not land-owners; how these investigations triggered, by who and who are responsible for managing the investigation; how many of these resulted in fines or prosecution in the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62540/26]
1864. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of enforcement prosecution cases taken by National Parks and Wildlife Service every year since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62541/26]
1971. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to review and strengthen the penalties for breaches of the provisions of section 40 of the Wildlife Acts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62538/26]
1970. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the number of prosecutions and fines under section 40 of the Wildlife Act 1976, which makes it illegal to burn vegetation on uncultivated land between 1 March and 3 August, each year for the last ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62536/26]
3719. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2826 of 14 April 2026, if free compression leggings can be provided to all patients diagnosed with lymphoedema every three months, as opposed to just those patients who are treated in specialist lymphoedema clinics (SLC’s) in the community or early detection services; and if she will a statement on the matter. [62499/26]
3727. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if her Department will consider adding lymphoedema to the list of conditions covered by the long term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62497/26]
3463. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health her plans to provide funding and regional implementation for a national Huntington’s disease care pathway for Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60303/26]
2754. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide the number of fire danger notices issued each month, for the last 10 years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62535/26]
2753. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures being undertaken as part of the Nitrates Action Plan and the farming for water project to improve water quality and protections; the way in which these actions are being assessed and enforced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62517/26]
2678. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has plans to develop and expand the organic egg industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60601/26]
2677. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason egg-laying flocks were inspected in 2025: the percentage that the inspected number is of the entire national flock; if he will comment on his Departments work to ensure adequate care during collection, packing and transport of the birds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60599/26]
2676. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason ante mortem injuries in the slaughterhouse are only collated locally and are not collated by his Department on a national basis; the body that collates these ante mortem injuries; where this information is kept and if it is available; if the data is not available, the reason this is the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60598/26]
2669. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 380 of 2 July 2026, if he will provide an update on the status of this enquiry. [60606/26]
2532. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the specific additional services for victims and survivors of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence, since the establishment of Cuan that have become fully operational, as distinct from services that have been announced, planned or funded but have not yet commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63295/26]
2531. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of additional domestic violence refuge and emergency accommodation spaces that have become fully operational since Cuan was established; the number of spaces available when Cuan commenced; the number available currently; the number currently under development; the expected opening date of each planned facility, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63296/26]
2530. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the formal consultation Cuan has undertaken directly with victims and survivors of domestic violence; the number of victims and survivors participated; the specific policy or service changes resulted from that consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63297/26]
2529. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a full and current update on the proposed new Dublin Family Courts complex at Hammond Lane, Smithfield; the present status of the project; the current stage of procurement; the anticipated contract award date; the confirmed or anticipated date for construction to commence; the estimated completion and opening date; the current estimated total cost; and will he make a statement on the matter. [63298/26]
2471. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 2312 on 28 July, if he has received the relevant information from Garda Authorities required to provide an answer to this question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62567/26]
2470. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of additional Garda cars and vans added to each Garda district within the Dublin Region to-date in 2026; the number of Garda cars and vans withdrawn from each district during same period, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62576/26]
2457. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of fixed charge notices issued for speeding using the static safety camera at Crumlin Road, Dolphin's Barn in Dublin in each month from August 2025 to July 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62524/26]
2310. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí assigned to Operation Tombola for each year since its commencement, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60477/26]
2271. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the Garda resources assigned to Operation Tombola in 2026 to combat the illegal importation, sale and use of fireworks; whether these resources have been increased or decreased from previous years; and if he will make a statement on the matter [60471/26]
2127. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the plans he has to further regulate the sale of nitrous oxide canisters to ensure that they are not being sold for recreational use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59623/26]
2037. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Social Protection whether his Department has carried out, or intends to carry out, an assessment of the gender impact of occupational and private pension schemes which reduce the pension payable to a surviving spouse to approximately 50% of the member’s pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61741/26]
2036. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Social Protection whether consideration has been given to the disproportionate impact of 50% spousal pension payout on women with less occupational pension entitlements due to time spent on care work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61742/26]
2035. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Social Protection whether he will consider legislative reform to provide for 100% continuation of the member’s pension to a surviving spouse, including for existing widows and widowers currently receiving reduced survivor pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61743/26]
1330. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of junior infant enrolments in the Blanchardstown School Planning Area for September 2026 and 2027, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62579/26]
1062. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide a timeline on transposing the EU's Platform Work Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62565/26]
1061. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the timelines for the next scheduled meeting with the Chief Executive Officer of Fáilte Ireland: and if he will make a statement on the matter [62580/26]
950. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of applicants to the communications specialist higher executive officer competition; the number that have been brought forward to assessment stage; the number of positions that have been hired for this role in previous competitions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62520/26]
732. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has plans to review the motor-tax system for pre-2008 vehicles, in order that they may also be taxed based on CO2 emissions, consistent with the system for vehicles from 2008 to-date; and if he will make a statement on the matter [60430/26]