183. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the way in which Budget 2027 will facilitate the expansion of surgical hubs, including additional theatres and six-day operations, helping more patients receive planned treatment sooner. [72321/26]
140. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the way in which Budget 2027 will provide more evening and weekend activity across operating theatres, outpatient clinics and diagnostics, making better use of existing staff, facilities and equipment. [72325/26]
771. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when the HSE will fill the occupational therapist vacancy at a HSE facility (details supplied), a position which has been vacant since March 2026. [71772/26]
481. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will give consideration to removing the mandatory certificate of benefit comparison requirement for straightforward defined contribution-to-PRSA transfers, where there is an identifiable fund value; in situations where the consumer is receiving appropriate regulated financial advice, including the material benefits being surrendered and the reasons the transfer is considered suitable, given this would remove an unnecessary cost and administrative barrier for ordinary defined contribution pension savers seeking to consolidate their pensions. [71633/26]
442. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of people who have applied for the enhanced defective concrete blocks grant scheme in Limerick; the estimated total number of applicants in Limerick in the future; the reason the cost of demolition and the removal of asbestos is not allowed under the scheme; and his views on whether it is unfair that an individual may have to pay significantly more than the grant awarded to rebuild their house. [71963/26]
372. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that graduates (details supplied) have been informed that their qualification is not recognised by an organisation; and her proposals to assist these graduates. [71999/26]
292. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to increase literacy and dyslexia supports, so that children who struggle with literacy do not miss out on timely intervention, especially if they are from families who cannot afford private assessments, tutoring and specialist consultations. [71634/26]
72. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Transport the reason an individual (details supplied) has been blocked from booking a suitability test renewal, which allows them to continue to operate as a taxi driver. [71457/26]
71. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the significant problems being encountered with booking through the application for the Local Link TFI Anseo Bus service for the Mill Road, Limerick; and is he aware that the service is completely underutilised since it commenced because of these problems. [71456/26]
167. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a decision will be made on an application for additional accommodation by a school (details supplied). [71044/26]
23. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action she is taking alongside EU partners to support the important work of Russian civil society organisations, human rights defenders and independent media. [69027/26]
444. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when the proposed vaccine damage scheme to deal with cases of people who have been injured as a result of taking vaccines, including Covid vaccines, will be established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69716/26]
393. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when appropriate overnight respite and appropriate behavioural and psychological support will be provided for an individual (details supplied), whose parents have been consistently asking for support for several years, through the CDNT, respite services and the Disability Office. [69398/26]
322. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when applicants can expect to be notified of the outcome of the selection process for the new basic income for the arts scheme; and when the first payments are expected to be made to successful applicants. [69714/26]
282. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the difficulties being experienced by many newly qualified post-primary teachers in attaining work in schools in order to complete the Droichead induction process; and whether she has any plans to make the Droichead induction process easier to access. [69712/26]
133. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on commitments to build more cost-rental units through the LDA, local authorities and Cost Rental Equity Loan funding to AHBs and embedding cost rental as a category of tenure on a permanent basis. [69028/26]
113. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is planning to review the income criteria for cost rental. [69029/26]
13. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her assessment of the recent parliamentary elections in the Russian Federation. [69026/26]
140. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has received an application for a succession planning advice grant from an individual (details supplied), which was submitted in October 2025; and when will a decision be made on this application. [69085/26]
161. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his plans to enable the funds sector to exploit the benefits of tokenisation and other digital innovation. [68361/26]
696. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the reason the grant for Men's Shed running costs is being cut in 2026; the total cost of this grant scheme in 2025; and if he is aware of the crucial role Men's Sheds play in communities throughout the country. [66336/26]
7. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will report on the implementation of the Action Plan on Competitiveness and Productivity. [66657/26]
469. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he has plans to review the €600 weekly earnings cap used for calculating statutory redundancy payments which was set over 20 years ago. [65391/26]
1414. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if her Department will provide funding to enable free access to ICS-formoterol combination inhalers when prescribed as maintenance and reliever therapy (MART), given the low uptake of MART in Ireland, the over-prescription and over-reliance on short-acting reliever inhalers, and the comparatively high rates of asthma-related hospitalisations and deaths in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65587/26]
1085. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she plans to extend paid paternity leave, in light of the proven benefits of this leave. [65732/26]
684. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider allowing micro-companies to apply for the vacant above-the-shop grant scheme; and the timeline for the potential inclusion of micro-companies in the scheme. [64554/26]
1181. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if she will allow community paramedics to work appropriate NAS shift patterns that reflect local patient demand, service need and existing terms and conditions (details supplied). [64545/26]
1160. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if she will consider making the testing of lipoprotein available to general practitioners given this will help to identify individuals who are at high risk for developing cardiovascular disease due to the nature of their genetics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64362/26]
604. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether a special class is planned for a school (details supplied) as part of the proposal to construct a new building for the school; if a special class is included in the plans; and if it will be operational by September 2029. [65387/26]
3815. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to provide a facility that dentists in Limerick can refer special needs patients to, as these are patients who need sedation or general anesthesia to be able to treat them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63060/26]
1840. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of public buildings that are not wheelchair accessible; if he plans to ensure these buildings become wheelchair accessible over a period of time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62135/26]
3814. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the reason asthma is currently excluded from the long-term illness scheme; when the list of qualifying conditions was last formally reviewed on clinical grounds; whether her Department has assessed the cost of including chronic or moderate-to-severe asthma; whether the Minister intends to review or expand the qualifying conditions; and if there are no plans to include asthma, the clinical or policy rationale supports its continued exclusion. [63062/26]
2083. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on an application for carers allowance for a person (details supplied). [63185/26]
1436. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth the specific expected completion date for the main contractor tender evaluation phase for a school (details supplied); the projected date for the official contract award and the subsequent move to the site demolition phase. [63056/26]
912. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will consider making changes to the occupational supplementary pension (OSP) to allow a retiree to take up some employment without the OSP being impacted, in order to allow the retiree to still contribute to society and earn some extra income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60013/26]
69. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will review the policy whereby the Irish Passport Service does not accept deed polls for passport name changes and that applicants seeking a passport in a name that does not appear on their birth certificate must provide evidence of two years' usage of that name; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63061/26]
68. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will review the policy whereby the Irish Passport Service does not accept deed polls for passport name changes and that applicants seeking a passport in a name that does not appear on their birth certificate must provide evidence of two years' usage of that name; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63064/26]
3366. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health her plans for the development of residential detox facilities and increased funding for residential rehabilitation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56019/26]
3354. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of serious concerns regarding the current state of the maternity services at UMHL (details supplied); the steps she plans to take in relation to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55900/26]
3102. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to SMS messages that are being sent by the validation team at UHL asking individuals to confirm that they wish to stay on a particular HSE waiting list, however in many instances this SMS number will not accept responses; if her attention has been drawn to individuals that are only given three days to reply, that this issue is causing huge stress to individuals who are waiting for very necessary procedures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54795/26]
110. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Defence if she intends to take steps in order that a vote of the UN General Assembly would allow for the deployment of Irish troops on overseas peacekeeping missions, particularly in a situation where the UN Security Council is deadlocked; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53578/26]
472. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the reason the community midwife clinic for births after caesareans is being removed from Limerick Maternity Hospital; the plans to replace this service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52563/26]
419. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to a youth organisation (details supplied) that has applied for increased funding; and if she will accede to their request. [52403/26]
269. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will increase capital funding for youth hubs and infrastructure to support connection, service provision and prevention. [52405/26]
268. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will increase investment in the youth work sector to increase service provision. [52404/26]
237. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Transport if he has received representations from a youth organisation (details supplied) to reduce the cost of public transport for young people in order to promote climate action and reduce the cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52407/26]
151. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the way in which she is continuing the transition to regular hospital care being available to patients seven-days-a-week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48060/26]
135. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the way in which she will ensure greater access to diagnostics in the evenings and weekends; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48061/26]