2252. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason the Dublin visa office is still processing tourism or visit a family and-or friend applications received in May 2025; and the steps being taken to reduce this backlog. [60892/26]
2251. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when applications for tourism or visit a family and-or friend received in Dublin on 2 June 2026 may be completed. [60893/26]
310. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on his Department’s consideration of the enforcement of disability parking spaces in privately owned car parks or on any potential legislative or regulatory pathways to address the current gap. [60972/26]
151. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if official monitoring stations or local authority sensors recorded elevated PM2.5 or PM10 levels in or near Sandyford and Goatstown during the period 27 and 28 of July 2026 particularly during the night; and if those readings will be published. [60488/26]
150. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment which public authority is responsible for deciding when a wildfire-smoke or air-quality alert should be issued; and the thresholds or criteria used. [60497/26]
3373. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 517 of 14 May 2026, the name and location of the GP practices that have been identified to receive the social deprivation practice support grant for GMS for the 2025-2027 term; the level of funding allocated to each of those practices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56051/26]
3259. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Health the method which the HSE determines the number of supported living packages funded each year; and the way unmet demand is reflected in future planning. [55432/26]
3258. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Health her plans to increase HSE funding for supported living packages so that community-based living can expand in line with identified needs. [55431/26]
3235. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Health when the HSE representative for the Local Community Safety Forum for Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council will be appointed. [55373/26]
2685. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if there should be a more transparent and nationally consistent pathway into supported living, so that people with intellectual disabilities and their families can understand how decisions are made and how they can prepare for a planned transition. [55433/26]
2466. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the research commissioned in connection with the Protection of the Native Irish Honeybee Bill 2021 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55366/26]
2331. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the estimated timeframe for when a batch of applications (details supplied) will be adjudicated by the New Delhi Visa Office. [57643/26]
1612. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to deliver commitments to independent community living where the availability of supported housing is significantly constrained by funding and provider capacity. [55434/26]
1215. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the concrete steps her Department will take to ensure that the genuine concerns of the 60% of SNAs who voted "no" in a recent ballot are actively listened to and resolved, rather than dismissed. [56095/26]
1214. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will commit to returning to meaningful negotiations with an organisation (details supplied) immediately to separate pay adjustments from wider contractual overhauls. [56094/26]
1213. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department intends to permanently withhold the negotiated 1.5% pay increase and leave provisions; and if not, if they will respect the distinct outcome of the local bargaining ballot. [56093/26]
1212. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the 1.5% local bargaining pay increase and improved leave arrangements were made conditional on accepting the wider SNA Workforce Development Plan; and the reason members were asked to vote on these as separate questions if one could not be implemented without the other. [56092/26]
779. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason Ireland has introduced a dividend participation exemption but not a similar substantial shareholding exemption; if an assessment has been carried out on the risks of Ireland losing out on investment to other jurisdictions who have introduced both exemptions; if he will amend section 626B of the Irish Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 to introduce a similar substantial shareholding exemption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57117/26]
778. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if products subject to investment by the providers of new personal investment accounts using moneys invested through the new accounts will be subject to deemed disposal taxation. [57116/26]
777. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update and timeline for publication of the planned Roadmap on Taxation of Retail Investment. [57115/26]
776. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on plans to amend the Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicles Act 2015 and other legislation to facilitate the adoption of tokenisation in Ireland’s fund industry. [57114/26]
682. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance in relation to capital gains tax and the exemptions that are available, the number of individuals/companies that actually paid the headline 33% rate in 2025; the amount that paid less than that; the exemptions that are mainly used to reduce the actual headline rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55198/26]
409. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the length of time the IPAS centre on the Ballyogan Road will be open for. [54387/26]
408. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of residents in the IPAS centre on the Ballyogan Road; and the number that are men. [54386/26]
360. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when fibre broadband will be available to the residents of lower Kerrymount Rise, Kerrymount Close and Kerrymount Mall, Cornelscourt, Dublin 18. [52689/26]
121. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the plan to increase ICU bed capacity by at least a further 100 beds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48059/26]
95. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the plan to increase capacity by between 4,000 and 4,500 new and refurbished inpatient hospital beds across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48058/26]
80. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the progress made to date under National Strategic Outcome (NSO) 5 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51379/26]
34. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the progress made to date under National Strategic Outcome (NSO) 1 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51378/26]
75. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on the increasingly aggressive, reckless and irresponsible Russian behaviour towards EU Member States, including foreign information manipulation and interference, and threats against the European diplomatic presence in Ukraine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50133/26]
135. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a report on the work of the Housing Activation Office. [48062/26]
90. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a report on the Housing Infrastructure Investment Fund. [48063/26]
30. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his response to recent assertions that Enhanced Reporting Requirements (ERR), introduced in January 2024, are causing small businesses and restaurants to scale back modest staff gestures such as retirement lunches and gifts for special occasions due to concerns around compliance obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48327/26]
360. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the expected timeline for the delivery of the permanent school building for a school (details supplied); when the project will proceed to tender; when construction is scheduled to begin; the anticipated completion date; and the steps her Department is taking to ensure that no further delays occur in the progression of this long awaited permanent building. [47481/26]
32. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the Programme for Government commitments on affordable, accessible, and high-quality childcare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47435/26]
8. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the operation of MyFutureFund - the automatic enrolment retirement savings system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46027/26]
60. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on the status of the NSAI’s engagement with a company (details supplied); the expected timeline for a decision regarding full self-driving (supervised). [46138/26]
383. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the reason correspondence from a citizen raising issues regarding the digital wallet since July 2025 has not received a substantive answer; and the process that exists for citizens to obtain clear ownership and accountability on digital wallet concerns. [45852/26]
382. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether a formal public consultation report will be published showing how privacy, accessibility, and inclusion concerns raised by citizens have influenced the design of the Government digital wallet. [45851/26]
381. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether digital exclusion risks in essential private-sector services, including banking, utilities, telecommunications, insurance, and healthcare access, are being assessed as part of the wider Government digital wallet programme. [45850/26]
380. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the way in which the commitments in the Digital Inclusion Roadmap are being measured, reported, and enforced; and whether any measurable outcomes or accountability structures exist. [45849/26]
379. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation which body is responsible for monitoring whether “digital by default” policies are becoming “digital only” in practice, particularly for older citizens and digitally excluded groups. [45848/26]
378. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether the Government digital wallet will use persistent identifiers, identity matching, or any mechanism that could enable cross-service tracking or profiling. [45847/26]
377. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether privacy impact assessments, data protection impact assessments, security assessments, or plain-English privacy architecture documents for the Government digital wallet will be published before full rollout. [45846/26]
376. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the specific safeguards that will prevent the Government digital wallet from becoming a de facto mandatory access mechanism for public services. [45845/26]
375. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the measures being put in place to ensure that the Government digital wallet remains genuinely optional in practice; and that citizens who do not use it are not disadvantaged in accessing public services. [45844/26]
374. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the Minister, Department, office, or unit that has operational responsibility for the implementation of the Government digital wallet. [45843/26]