1093. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) who is suffering from a chronic neurological disorder and enduring constant debilitating pain has not got the benefit of a multidisciplinary team or, indeed, any continuous provision of support and-or therapies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23668/25]
1092. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently consider the case of a person (details supplied), aged 51-years-old and suffering with MS, who is currently awaiting assessment by a neurologist as to whether they have Friedreich's ataxia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23667/25]
196. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health her plans to develop more regional inpatient rehabilitation beds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24130/25]
122. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for building four new elective hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24131/25]
166. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the Institute for Peace Support and Leadership Training in the Curragh proposed in the 2015 White Paper on Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17595/25]
158. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his plans to radically restructure Defence Forces recruitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17594/25]
349. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the timeline and progress of establishing the regulatory authority under the Assisted Human Reproduction Act 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21805/25]
348. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE Chefs that are directly employed by HSE and working in each HSE Funded Hospital in the years of 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [21799/25]
347. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the total number of people who attended a pigmented lesion rapid access clinics nationwide including the number who were offered an appointment within the recommended timeframe in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025. [21798/25]
346. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of beds which will be available to the paediatric critical care unit in the new National Children's Hospital; and the number of beds currently available to this unit across CHI sites. [21797/25]
345. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for home support in CHO7 for longer than one month, longer than three months, longer then six months, in tabular form. [21796/25]
344. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE emergency medicine registrars based at Naas General Hospital in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [21795/25]
328. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of WTE psychologists, by grade working in south Kildare children's disability network team in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [21791/25]
208. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a trade mission to Singapore is likely to take place during Q3 2025. [21793/25]
179. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of horses that joined the Defence Forces equitation school in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [21789/25]
169. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there are plans to open a new Irish Consulate General Office in Qatar. [21801/25]
168. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there are plans to open a new Irish Consulate General Office in Kuwait. [21800/25]
164. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the up-to-date position regarding the free trade agreement between the EU and United Arab Emirates. [21794/25]
163. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the up-to-date position regarding the free trade agreement between the EU and Turkiye. [21792/25]
141. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will act to ensure that there will be no unnecessary reviews undertaken of payments to people with acute disabilities or of payments to people aged over 80; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21696/25]
137. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline his Department’s supports and schemes for employing people with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21697/25]
38. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how his Department and relevant State agencies continue to partner with a company (details supplied) in areas of research and innovation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21545/25]
22. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on his recent engagement with a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21535/25]
2069. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if she is concerned that within the overall medical system, insufficient priority is given to cardiovascular disease among women; if her Department or the HSE has strategies to deal with this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19122/25]
2068. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if she is concerned that Ireland may have the lowest number per capita of consultant cardiologists in Europe; if her Department or the HSE has a strategy to deal with this problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19121/25]
1991. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the actions taken regarding the school dental programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18585/25]
1432. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will address the concerns raised in correspondence regarding State pension category (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19741/25]
1215. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 177 of 2 April 2025, the number of approved housing bodies (AHBs) whose memorandum and articles of association allow for the sale to tenants of residential properties; the number of residential properties that have been approved by the Charities Regulator for sale by AHBs to their tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19337/25]
1214. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 178 of 2 April 2025, the amount of funding released in the first quarter of 2023, 2024 and 2025 to local authorities for the purchase or construction of social housing units by approved housing bodies, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19336/25]
342. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) about the provision of fire services in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19702/25]
148. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is concerned at the declining number of habitable thatched houses in the State; if he accepts that the cost of thatching together with the difficulty in securing affordable insurance presents particular difficulties for residents in these classic homes; if he further accepts that the level of grant aid available for rethatching is inadequate; his views on whether the State will need to invest substantially if these characteristic dwellings are to be preserved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17791/25]
138. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he has had or if he will have consultations with local authorities about the development of a national strategy for the provision of public swimming pools; his views on whether the sharing of designs and the possibility of joint tendering could lead to the more economic provision of public swimming facilities as well as ensuring that people living at any location across the country are within reasonable proximity to a public swimming pool; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17790/25]
15. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a list of the countries which are the primary beneficiaries of Irelands Development Aid Programme, in tabular form; if he is aware of any projects funded by Irish Aid that have been co-funded by US aid; if there are strategies in place to sustain these projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17942/25]
1. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a list of houses and shops in towns or villages that were identified as being vacant on the occasion of the last census in 2022, by-county, in tabular form. [17943/25]
1077. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will address the issues raised in correspondence relating to adult education tutors (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17446/25]
580. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if his Department has any scheme or grant available to assist schools at primary and post primary level who wish to teach students how to play the traditional Irish harp; if any agencies receiving funding from his Department are active in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16927/25]
494. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education the status of the traditional Irish harp in primary and post primary curriculum; if, given the expense of purchasing an Irish harp, funding is available from her Department or agencies associated with these significant instruments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16928/25]
320. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Transport if he will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the CIÉ 1951 pension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17461/25]
263. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will expedite a decision in relation to the 62 residential units under the control of his Department in County Kildare, with a view to refurbishment and reuse of the properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16926/25]
130. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the action he is taking to improve value for money and timely delivery in public spending projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16091/25]
233. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will indicate the current strength of the sport horse sector with particular reference to the production and marketing of the Connemara pony; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16151/25]
231. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he currently has concerns about the numbers of horses being kept in urban areas, housing estates and public open spaces; if he has any plans to improve the management of such situations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16135/25]
230. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will indicate the current strength of the sport horse sector with particular reference to the production and marketing of Irish draught horses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16134/25]
179. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure that given the reintroduction of the tenant-in-situ scheme, he will ensure that the purpose of the scheme is not frustrated by the introduction of new restrictive conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16133/25]
178. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will indicate the total amount of State funding provided to approved housing bodies in Q1 of 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16132/25]
177. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will indicate how he considers it just that a local authority tenant may have the opportunity to purchase their home whereas the tenant of an approved housing body (AHB) under the current system has no such opportunity even if the managing AHB is willing to facilitate tenant purchases (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16131/25]
650. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will address concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the children's disability grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15496/25]