883. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the proposals to protect and grow the home-based childcare sector, as many in the sector believe that the one-size-fits-all approach is driving childminders out, creating anxiety across the sector and reducing childcare capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62724/25]
760. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when a decision will be made on an application for citizenship (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63135/25]
84. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection for an overview of the Budget 2026 measures to tackle child poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62062/25]
52. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an overview of the microenterprise loan fund scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62075/25]
697. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when a decision will be made on a join spousal application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60965/25]
147. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on legislation to amend the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 to allow for private wires; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60496/25]
145. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the actions taken under the programme for Government commitment to explore if legislation could be enacted to divert surplus renewable energy, that would otherwise be wasted, to homes in fuel poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60497/25]
130. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application for invalidity pension for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60225/25]
41. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the action he is taking to ensure public spending is sustainable, credible and strengthens economic resilience; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60192/25]
32. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will report on public expenditure to date in 2025; if all Departments are within profile; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60191/25]
1814. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health her plans to deal with the exorbitant increases in health insurance premiums, as many policies have doubled in price in the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58674/25]
1194. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection to review the decision and all correspondence relating to a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied), who has initiated a complaint against his Department for the very poor treatment they have received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58563/25]
310. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Transport when the new pension agreement for Irish Rail will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58561/25]
181. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied), who has been awarded home help hours will have a home help allocated to them. [57496/25]
160. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his assessment of the current human rights situation in Russia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57000/25]
116. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which Ireland is supporting the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56999/25]
271. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application for the fuel allowance by a person (details supplied), who is in receipt of a widow's pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56419/25]
656. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the guardian's payment (contributory) for a person (details supplied) was discontinued when the person began to receive disability allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54758/25]
450. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the staffing schedule at primary schools to ensure greater fairness and equity, especially for smaller schools in order to ensure equal access to quality education for every child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54955/25]
126. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action being taken to promote responsible dog ownership. [38075/25]
254. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue in relation to an application (details supplied) for disability allowance to be restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54023/25]
117. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the discussion he has had with local authorities regarding the vacant housing turnaround times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53576/25]
62. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to revise the first home scheme house value limits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53577/25]
189. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the number of procedures that have been carried out in Northern Ireland under the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52383/25]
131. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the plans to open more primary care centres and expedite the delivery of the existing pipeline to construction. [52384/25]
622. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made regarding a jobseekers application which was submitted in June 2025 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51400/25]
355. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health her plans to deal with the delays in completing coronial autopsies caused by the severe shortage of pathologists in the mid-west; her plans to deal with the proposed withdrawal of coronial autopsies from the end of 2025 in the south east; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51082/25]
329. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to consider providing funding to an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51077/25]
310. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection to consider offering all persons in receipt of transitional jobseeker's allowance the choice to have their payment paid directly into their bank account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51076/25]
273. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider providing funding to an organisation (details supplied) who provide trained therapy dogs to schools, resulting in improved attendance and literacy levels for children with autism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51078/25]
102. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the proposed annual cost of the disability support payment. [50674/25]
94. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to reform the disability allowance payment and remove anomalies in the current means test for the payment. [50675/25]
47. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if a new mid-west regional enterprise plan will be published soon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50465/25]
25. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the additional funding provided to his Department under the recent National Development Plan review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50464/25]
179. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the NSAC work to consider the further expansion of the cancer screening programmes; when the BreastCheck and BowelScreen programmes will be extended to the over 70s; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50653/25]
157. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is satisfied with the level of service TUSLA is providing for the protection of children; if Tusla will be hiring more staff to deal with the significant caseloads and to ensure children get consistent follow-up; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50687/25]
92. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason job sharing teachers who apply for carer's benefit are being refused as they are deemed not to work enough hours, even though they work well beyond their timetabled hours, including for the substitution and supervision scheme, yard duty and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50688/25]
591. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if she will consider allowing patients over 26 years-of-age avail of CAR T-cell therapy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49730/25]
564. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if he has plans to increase the number of places which allow for the incarceration of individuals under the age of 17 years who have been convicted of a crime.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36301/25]
295. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason ETB teachers have not received the PME grant refund while Department school teachers have; when they can expect payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49950/25]
266. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will clarify when the timebound provision will open for new teacher registrations; if there are plans to ensure that the Teaching Council provides better support and guidance and prompt updates throughout the registration process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50471/25]
24. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for a report on the Bia Blasta lunch scheme for pre-school children in disadvantaged areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49990/25]
17. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the supports she is providing for crèches operating in family resource centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49989/25]
154. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline the plans for investment in the grid over the coming decade. [48949/25]
105. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if there are plans to fund the development of district heating. [48950/25]
59. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will report on the capital funding allocated to defence in the National Development Plan for the period 2026 to 2030. [48984/25]
53. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he has examined the extent to which pension entitlements are hindering retention levels in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48985/25]
1276. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if she plans to increase the eligibility threshold for the medical card for those aged 70 years and over; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48558/25]
1275. 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. [48547/25]