1822. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline his Department's engagement on the recent draft rural and Gaeltacht planning guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61990/26]
3585. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the current staffing levels for physiotherapy services supporting children and young people with cerebral palsy, including vacancy rates where applicable; the levels of physiotherapy support that are commissioned and funded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61786/26]
3584. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the current level of physiotherapy provision available to children and young people diagnosed with cerebral palsy; the average frequency and duration of physiotherapy sessions currently provided; the guidance and clinical standards being followed in relation to physiotherapy provision for children and young people with cerebral palsy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61788/26]
3582. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of recorded cases of cerebral palsy that have been linked to traumatic birth incidents, in each of the past five years; the guidance there is in relation to informing and supporting families in these cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61793/26]
3578. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the current staffing levels for physiotherapy services supporting children and young people with cerebral palsy; the vacancy rates where applicable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61791/26]
3547. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the current complaints and oversight arrangements for private home support/care agencies who are delivering care to individuals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61715/26]
3467. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health in relation to the HSE’s national environmental health service online portal for registering tobacco products and nicotine inhaling products, whether the need to have a tax clearance certificate was correctly enforced on each occasion by the portal and by the HSE in every application already processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60298/26]
3465. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health in relation to the HSE’s national environmental health service online portal for registering tobacco products and nicotine inhaling products, whether the HSE verifies the tax-clearance status of every applicant before granting a licence; whether this verification is carried out automatically through Revenue or manually by HSE staff; the records retained by the HSE to demonstrate that tax clearance was verified before a licence was granted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60300/26]
3464. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health in relation to the HSE’s national environmental health service online portal for registering tobacco products and nicotine inhaling products, when the licensing system first became operational; if a successful electronic tax-clearance verification was technically mandatory before an application could be submitted or approved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60302/26]
3461. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health in relation to the HSE’s national environmental health service online portal for registering tobacco products and nicotine inhaling products, whether the HSE conducted an audit to establish whether licences were issued where no valid tax clearance existed; the tax details related to a different person or company; if the trading name did not correspond with the legal licence holder; or if the Revenue verification was unsuccessful, incomplete or not carried out. [60307/26]
3459. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health in relation to the HSE’s national environmental health service online portal for registering tobacco products and nicotine inhaling products, the number of licences that were issued before the current real-time Revenue verification process was fully operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60309/26]
3198. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health in relation to the HSE’s national environmental health service online portal for registering tobacco products and nicotine inhaling products, whether the HSE manually reviewed and confirmed the Revenue verification result before each licence was issued; if the system issues licences automatically based on the information entered by the applicant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60304/26]
3193. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health in relation to the HSE’s national environmental health service online portal for registering tobacco products and nicotine inhaling products, whether the statutory tax-clearance requirement was successfully verified before every licence was issued; whether licences were issued as a result of a defect, omission or administrative error in the process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60294/26]
2914. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on the positions and teams unfilled for community neurorehabilitation teams, by region; the plans to address this, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59940/26]
2848. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on the progress of the AAC pilot with AsIAm; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59877/26]
2847. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans in relation to the ongoing research and planning on the development of assistive technologies to be used to assist therapies and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59870/26]
2846. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans for assessing the best means of carrying out assessments of needs and therapies provision for those with autism and if she will make a statement on the matter [59881/26]
2845. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the changes proposed to AONs and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59902/26]
2844. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the positions that are unfilled by CDNT team; the plans to fill these, in tabular form if she will make a statement on the matter. [59909/26]
2843. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the progress being made in workforce planning for staffing CDNTs and disability services and if she will make a statement on the matter [59916/26]
2841. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on the positions and teams unfilled for community neuro rehabilitation teams, by region; the plans to address this, in tabular form and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59941/26]
2840. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plan, timeline and cost to deliver around 1,200 additional day service places each year to ensure places for school leavers who require them and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59948/26]
2839. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plan, timeline and cost for continued expansion of respite services, including alternative respite options such as 500 new community-based residential care places to replace disability care in large institutional and campus-based settings and around 900 additional residential care places to tackle unmet need and ensure supply keeps pace with demographic change as promised in the action plan and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59954/26]
2838. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the plan, timeline and cost to increase support for people with disabilities to access supported independent living, the provision of supports to live at home, in order to phase out long-term care in a nursing home for younger people with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59955/26]
2837. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the plan, timeline and cost to deliver 800,000 additional personal assistance hours, and 110,000 additional home support hours respite services as promised in the action plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59953/26]
2836. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the plan, timeline and cost for the option of personalised budgets for those with disabilities, giving individuals greater choice and control over how they are supported; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59959/26]
2835. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plan, timeline and cost to deliver 222 extra posts in adult multidisciplinary therapies, as promised in the action plan for disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter [59944/26]
2831. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the waiting lists for those awaiting AONs, by time and county; and the projected waiting list by the end of the year, in tabular form and if she will make a statement on the matter [59894/26]
2830. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the responsibilities that have been devolved to the Minister of State with responsibility for Disability and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59858/26]
2134. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans for dealing with cyber threats, online scams and dealing with spyware such as programmes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59679/26]
1581. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide an update on his engagement with Louth GAA on the delivery of the new stadium in Dundalk; and the plans for LSSIF funding to facilitate this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59647/26]
1580. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide an update on his engagement with the FAI about long term planning to ensure the sustainability of the League of Ireland, including the upgrading of stadiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59643/26]
1579. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide an update and timeline on LSSIF and sports capital funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59641/26]
1578. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide an update on social media disinformation and combatting it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59637/26]
1577. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide an update following the stakeholders’ forum on plans for section 481 to ensure that quality employment is delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59611/26]
1250. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there are plans within her Department, including in budget 2027, for an assessment of the funding of youthwork services in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59818/26]
1017. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 1058 of 28 July 2026, when the IDA expects to break ground or begin visible development on the land referred to in the PQ response; whether it is anticipated it will happen within the next six years; when the necessary planning permission is likely to be lodged; whether plans or designs have been drafted for the required new roads and utility infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60105/26]
750. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if consideration is being given to removing or restricting the relief available to disabled people who purchase and import adapted vehicles from Britain under the disabled drivers and passengers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61785/26]
452. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport whether additional, urgent funding for the reinstatement of roads in County Louth, estimated to cost approximately €3.681 million, following recent storm damage and for which the local authority does not have the money to do will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62003/26]
290. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on progress made on the work plan for 2026 by his Department, in conjunction with other agencies and departments, to improve road safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59712/26]
289. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the work being done to recruit more bus drivers and mechanics to Bus Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59714/26]
288. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the work being done to deliver greater public transport systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59717/26]
287. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the N53 project in County Louth and any possible interim plans to ensure safety at the Crossmaglen turnoff on the road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59720/26]
286. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport his plans to include traffic calming measures and a speed reduction at Shelagh NS in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59721/26]
285. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport his plans to include traffic calming measures and a speed reduction to ensure safety at Station Road in Castlebellingham in County Louth and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59724/26]
99. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on plans to deliver onshore and offshore wind power and solar in a sustainable way, engaging with the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59694/26]
98. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on plans to address the high costs of energy in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59692/26]
97. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will provide an update on the number of retailers and producers currently operating the deposit return scheme; the challenges faced in the introduction of the scheme; the steps being taken to overcome them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59689/26]
96. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the current grant schemes available for anaerobic digestion, AD; if enhancements to these grants are being considered; the guidelines for those considering AD, including to avoid displacement farming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59687/26]
95. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the working group on district-communal heating schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59685/26]