108. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth , further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1200 and 1201 of 13 January, if he will explain the reason a report is being insisted upon when a letter from the children's disability network team, CDNT, has always sufficed in the past; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4704/26]
107. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) regarding pension schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4649/26]
103. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 345 of 11 June 2024, the reason there has been a delay of almost four years for the delivery of the approved extension to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4628/26]
684. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection his additional plans to financially assist people with disabilities during 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3396/26]
503. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide significantly more physical and therapeutic supports through the Children’s Disability Network Team (CDNT) within east Limerick, Ballysimon, Limerick, as many children are not currently receiving access to occupational therapy, physiotherapy, and other essential interventions that are critical to their development, wellbeing, and ability to participate in daily life; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3276/26]
33. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the proposed annual cost of disability support payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2597/26]
78. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the plans to assist Irish journalism by providing a ring fenced funding stream for public-interest journalism. [3330/26]
1981. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review the practice within CDNTs (details supplied) of assessing children strictly on a chronological basis without triage according to level of clinical need; if she will outline plans to introduce needs-based prioritisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1371/26]
1201. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children nationally have been refused a letter of eligibility for special class placements due to not meeting the NCSE October deadline (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1373/26]
1200. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review the NCSEs procedures to ensure the NCSE will accept interim confirmation letters from CDNT psychologists where full reports are delayed, in order to ensure timely access to appropriate educational placements (details supplied). [1368/26]
1199. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the procedures for allocating the number of posts of responsibility and the remuneration for principalship and deputy principalship within special schools given at present only the number of teachers employed directly by the board is recognised by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1367/26]
353. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his assessment of the performance of the public finances to date in 2025; the prospects for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69697/25]
249. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on the Programme for Government commitments on insurance reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72870/25]
207. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his Department’s latest economic forecasts for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69698/25]
1030. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if she will consider extending special leave with pay or providing a similar measure for those who worked on the frontline during the pandemic and contracted long-Covid and as a result are still suffering from serious health issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72116/25]
902. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when the proposed tribunal to deal with cases of people who have been injured as a result of taking the Covid vaccines will be established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71390/25]
899. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the provision being made for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71383/25]
98. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Defence when the rank of lance corporal will be introduced in the Army; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71653/25]
556. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when routine specialist dental services will be reinstated for the children of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70856/25]
227. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to report on progress in securing and deploying the €4.55 billion capital envelope under the National Development Plan 2026–2030, including delivery of both a new research infrastructure programme and new higher and further education infrastructure projects nationwide. [67813/25]
158. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on her work on the Programme for Government commitment to “improve supports for students with special educational needs who are transitioning to new stages of school. [70471/25]
94. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the progress of the establishment of the new education therapy service. [70472/25]
63. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the actions planned under Pillar 1 of the new Accelerating Infrastructure Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70477/25]
21. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the actions planned under Pillar 2 of the new Accelerating Infrastructure Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70478/25]
577. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to carers allowance for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70293/25]
559. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider providing funding directly to an organisation (details supplied). [69696/25]
558. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if individuals have been signed up to a less valuable scheme than the auto-enrolment pension scheme, the measures that will be included in the regulations to protect them; and if the regulations will be retrospective. [69675/25]
111. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if members of An Garda Síochána receive training in relation to the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act 2020 (Coco's Law); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68339/25]
80. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda recruits that have entered Templemore in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68340/25]
54. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the efforts his Department are making to encourage the public to utilise the asset of the public library network. [68346/25]
40. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the support his Department is providing to the public library network. [68345/25]
251. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when two children (details supplied) will receive the full respite they were granted over two years ago; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68262/25]
140. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth if he will provide an update on the pension parity claim by school secretaries and caretakers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68253/25]
720. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on the establishment of Research Ireland and its role in strengthening Ireland’s research and innovation ecosystem, including new programmes such as the Research Talent Call and New Frontiers Research Programme. [67814/25]
598. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when screening will begin for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), as part of the newborn screening programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67826/25]
261. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the procedures for allocating the number of posts of responsibility and the remuneration for principalship and deputy principalship within special schools, as at present only the number of teachers employed directly by the Board is recognised by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67659/25]
256. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the procedures for allocating the number of posts of responsibility and the remuneration for principalship and deputy principalship within special schools, as at present only the number of teachers employed directly by the board is recognised by the Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67654/25]
38. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a report on her attendance at the EU Foreign Affairs Council on 20 November 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66278/25]
187. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the reason it is not possible for National Broadband Ireland (NBI) to show flexibility in switching Eircodes on their system (details supplied) in order to fulfil their mandate for the provision of broadband. [66305/25]
946. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health that the recently published standards and criteria for counsellors and psychotherapists by the Counsellors and Psychotherapists Registration Board of CORU (the Board) are subject to a lawful, proportionate, and transparent regulatory process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66220/25]
317. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has measures in place to support the Irish fashion and textile sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64602/25]
55. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update of social housing output to-date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65486/25]
6. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the key measures to increase social housing availability under Delivering Homes, Building Communities 2025-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65487/25]
484. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason Irish homeless families in emergency hotel accommodation do not have hot meals provided, when Ukrainians in the same hotel are provided with three hot meals a day; his views on whether this is discriminatory; his plans to end this discrimination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64719/25]
184. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health her response to the results of the 2025 Healthy Ireland survey; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63970/25]
92. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the action being taken with regard to the recruitment of GPs in areas of urban disadvantage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63969/25]
59. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if supports will remain in place for those in receipt of the basic income for the arts payment for the period between the end of the pilot scheme and the commencement of a successor scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64603/25]
945. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the plans to facilitate the completion of professional placement hours required by CORU for Irish students who have undertaken their physiotherapy training abroad; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62721/25]