57. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she plans to cease the use of Shannon Airport by the US military; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61986/26]
3029. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare providers who have left the NCCA ECCE schemes since September 2020 to date in 2026, by month; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58497/26]
1825. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage or an update on the timeline for the introduction and implementation of the Apartment and Duplex Defects Remediation Bill 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58495/26]
1553. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether he will introduce a European works levy on streaming platforms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59267/26]
1552. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether he has engaged with the Minister for Social Protection on securing income disregards for grants from the Arts Council and the basic income for the arts scheme in respect of assessments of income for disability allowance, the medical card, and the blind pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59266/26]
1551. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether his Department is considering amending existing online safety laws to grant Coimisiún na Meán more powers to take down or geoblock websites, something which they are currently only able to do as a last resort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59265/26]
1550. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether he intends to seek and increase in Arts Council funding as part of Budget 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59264/26]
1371. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Education and Youth the planned increases in school bus provision for September 2026 term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58498/26]
1094. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide the latest figures available to him on collective bargaining coverage, by public and private sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59327/26]
1093. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the progress that has been made on the Action Plan to Promote Collective Bargaining since its publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59326/26]
1059. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of dual-use goods exports to Israel for the period 1 January 2025 to 1 July 2026, in tabular form. [58496/26]
1048. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether regarding recent developments (details supplied) his Department has engaged with the company in question or representatives of the workers to seek to preserve jobs and protect employees livelihoods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57487/26]
1047. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department will engage with an organisation (details supplied) on the pattern of mass redundancies in the tech sector in Ireland and the continued practice of tech companies of not engaging or recognising trade unions in their workplaces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57486/26]
1046. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps his Department is taking to address to the increasingly widespread use of fire and rehire practices and mass redundancies across the tech sector in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57485/26]
1045. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department will consider introducing legislation to ensure money held by ticket platforms for live music events and festivals is held on trust for the event and festival operators, similar to the arrangements for auctioneers when acting as an intermediary to a sale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57481/26]
658. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his Department's position on the current EU allocation under the proposed Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for the AgoraEU programme (details supplied); and whether Ireland will be seeking an increase in this allocation during the MFF negotiation process. [57482/26]
581. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport if his Department was warned, or a risk assessment was carried out, regarding potential job losses at Shannon Airport or other regional airports, due to the increase in the Dublin Airport Passenger Capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58494/26]
291. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence the breakdown, by gender of current members of the Permanent Defence Forces; and a breakdown by gender of members of the Defence Forces recruited in the past three years, in tabular form. [57959/26]
290. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence the amount her Department has spent on recruitment advertisements for the Defence Forces in the past 12 months, broken down by whether the cost was directly associated with advertising, design, or consultancy fees, in tabular form. [57958/26]
289. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence whether she has engaged with the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitilisation on reinstating the supplementary pension for members of the Permanent Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57957/26]
288. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces applicants who did not progress to becoming members of the Permanent Defence Forces in the past three years; the breakdown of the reason they did not become members; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57956/26]
287. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence the number who have left the permanent Defence Forces in the past 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57955/26]
286. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence the progress her Department has made on increasing recruitment in the Defence Forces in the past 12 months. [57954/26]
285. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence for an update on the progress of the Multi Role Vessel Programme in the past 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57953/26]
259. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence whether her Department has considered bringing maladministration issues faced by Defence Forces applicants who are not yet serving members under the responsibility of either the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces or the Office of the Ombudsman, in order to bring us in line with European norms with regards to the statutory oversight of recruitment processes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55453/26]
227. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on Ireland’s policy priorities ahead of COP31 and Ireland’s position leading negotiations for the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58492/26]
86. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions being taken by her, during Ireland’s Presidency of the European Union, to advance the “two-pronged approach” on economic and political measures against illegal Israeli settlements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58491/26]
85. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps that have been taken by her Department to ensure human rights compliance by Indonesia in respect of West Papua, during negotiations for the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58490/26]
34. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps Ireland is taking to support the Global Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage, individually and within the European Union; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58493/26]
236. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence her Department’s plans are to improve the quality and collection of statistics relating to Defence Forces recruitment and retention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54534/26]
183. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence whether her Department is taking the use of battle testing of military technology in Gaza into account in defence procurement processes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54104/26]
166. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence her plans to improve the quality and collection of statistics relating to Defence Forces recruitment and retention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54105/26]
157. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence the status of her plans to abolish the triple lock and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54106/26]
117. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence if her Department is satisfied with the level of support being provided by the Department to witnesses from the Women of Honour participating in the Defence Forces tribunal, with particular regard to one-to-one support provided before, during and after testifying; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54533/26]
47. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent engagement with trade union and employer representatives at the Labour Employer Economic Forum. [53690/26]
13. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the actions his Department is taking to advance the community development of urban village centres such as Dundrum village; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53309/26]
60. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her plans to end trade in services with the occupied Palestinian territories and bring Ireland in line with the International Court of Justice, ICJ, ruling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50248/26]
36. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will push for EU wide statute blocking the US sanctions against members of the International Criminal Court; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50252/26]
28. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps her Department is taking to ensure that the Omnibus packages being developed at EU level will not result in a lowering of standards that will negatively impact Irish businesses and consumers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50250/26]
25. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether her Department will prioritise the promotion of peace-building and diplomacy during Ireland's EU presidency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50249/26]
16. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her Department's position on the findings of the UN independent international commission of inquiry that Israel continues to commit genocide by targeting children in Gaza; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50251/26]
160. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number and value of dual use export licences granted in 2025 and to date in 2026, broken down by destination country, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50109/26]
627. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of cases taken, and successful prosecutions, under the Prohibition of Incitement to Hatred Act 1989 and the Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Act 2005 since enactment, broken down by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49857/26]
239. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her Department’s position on the current EU allocation under the proposed Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for the AgoraEU programme considering the key role that civil society, independent journalism and culture play in safeguarding a Europe where democracy can thrive; and whether Ireland will be seeking an increase in this allocation during the MFF negotiation process. [47893/26]
154. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his Department’s position on the current EU allocation under the proposed Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for the AgoraEU programme considering the key role that civil society, independent journalism and culture play in safeguarding a Europe where democracy can thrive; and whether Ireland will be seeking an increase in this allocation during the MFF negotiation process. [47892/26]
652. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the timeframe and process for her Department's commitment to ratifying the second optional protocol of the UNCRC; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47867/26]
77. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department intends to review legislation on flexible working arrangements in the context of the current fuel crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30948/26]
30. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware that the EU Commission has held significant talks with the Council of Europe to bring about the accession of the EU to the ECHR; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38662/26]