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Question· writtenPQ 854asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
854. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the reason the gross weekly income limits for the over 70s medical card, which have remained at €550 for a single person and €1,050 for a couple since 1 November 2020, were not increased in budget 2027; the estimated cost of increasing the limits in line with the cumulative increase in the maximum rate of the State Pension (Contributory) since 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72310/26]
Question· writtenPQ 853asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
853. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of persons aged 70 and over who lost eligibility for a full medical card on review in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of these cases where an increase in social welfare or occupational pension income was the reason for loss of eligibility; the number estimated to lose eligibility in 2027 following the pension increases announced in Budget 2027, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72311/26]
Question· writtenPQ 828asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
828. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the locations of the 12 new suicide crisis assessment nurse teams announced in Budget 2027; the funding allocated; the number of WTE posts to be recruited; the way in which GP referral pathways will operate; and whether every county will have a fully staffed team operating by the end of 2027. [72006/26]
Question· writtenPQ 826asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
826. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health whether Budget 2027 includes increased funding for the HSE’s counselling in primary care service; and if so, the expected number of additional service users that will be supported in 2027. [72008/26]
Question· writtenPQ 823asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
823. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide current vacancy rates for psychologists in public mental health services, by RHA; and the measures being taken under Budget 2027 to fill these posts. [72011/26]
Question· writtenPQ 819asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
819. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide a full breakdown of the €108 million allocated to mental health in Budget 2027, including the amount for each initiative announced; and whether it is new development funding or the cost of maintaining existing level of service. [71990/26]
Question· writtenPQ 817asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
817. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the amount of the Budget 2027 mental health allocation represents new additional funding for CAMHS and eating disorder services, as opposed to carryover or maintenance of ELS. [71988/26]
Question· writtenPQ 816asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
816. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide a full breakdown of the funding allocation for CAMHS and for eating disorder services under Budget 2027, distinguishing between current and capital spending. [71987/26]
Question· writtenPQ 815asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
815. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the way in which the 2026 mental health allocations align with Sláintecare’s objective of having mental health represent 10 per cent of the health budget by 2030; and the projected path to reach that benchmark under current plans. [71986/26]
Question· writtenPQ 814asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
814. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the amount of the 2027 mental health budget allocated to digital mental health services, remote therapy, tele-mental health, apps or other innovations; and the expected cost per user/session for those services. [71985/26]
Question· writtenPQ 813asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
813. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the new services or expansions (e.g. crisis teams, early intervention, mother and baby units) that are funded in Budget 2027; and the level of funding being committed to each. [71984/26]
Question· writtenPQ 812asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
812. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent staff that are planned to be recruited or funded under the 2027 mental health budget, disaggregated by role (psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, social workers, OTs, and so on). [71983/26]
Question· writtenPQ 810asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
810. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the amount of the Budget 2027 mental health allocation that is for new service developments; the amount for pay and pricing pressures on existing services; and the planned date of commencement for each new measure. [71993/26]
Question· writtenPQ 809asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
809. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the funding allocated in Budget 2027 to expand early intervention youth mental health services; the locations and number of young people expected to benefit; and the staffing and WTE posts to be recruited. [71994/26]
Question· writtenPQ 807asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
807. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the locations of the six new Solace crisis cafés announced in Budget 2027; the capital and annual revenue funding for each; the staffing complement for each; and the timeline for opening, including confirmation that recruitment is under way and that the posts are funded and sanctioned. [72000/26]
Question· writtenPQ 805asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
805. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the provisions that have been made in Budget 2027 to support transition pathways for young people moving from CAMHS to adult mental health services; and whether any specific funding has been allocated for transitional support or continuity of care. [72003/26]
Question· writtenPQ 801asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
801. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the funding and number of posts allocated in Budget 2027 to create new ADHD pathways in CAMHS and to expand CAMHS clinical capacity for mental health intellectual disability services; the current waiting lists for each; and the expected impact on waiting times. [72012/26]
Question· writtenPQ 675asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
675. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the €550 cap on childcare fees as announced in Budget 2027; and if it will apply to all childcare bands, including Band F. [72468/26]
Question· writtenPQ 674asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
674. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of the 100 planned residential disability places funded in Budget 2027 that will be allocated to HSE south west; the number in Cork specifically; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72401/26]
Question· writtenPQ 660asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
660. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the portion of her Department's budget for 2027 which is intended for disability residential services, and in particular residential services for disabled people currently in the care of older family members. [72210/26]
Question· writtenPQ 654asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
654. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of parents that will benefit and from September 2027 pay €550 per month for childcare as announced in Budget 2027. [72031/26]
Question· writtenPQ 651asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
651. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding families with children in childcare centres that are not part of the core funding scheme; if they will benefit from the €550 cap per month as announced in Budget 2027. [72164/26]
Question· writtenPQ 639asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
639. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children who availed of the early childhood care and education programme and the National Childcare Scheme in 2025 and in 2026 to date; the reason the Budget 2027 expenditure report projects almost 100,000 ECCE children compared with over 105,000 in Budget 2026; and how the projection of 293,000 NCS children, described as an increase of 16,000, compares with the 286,000 projected in Budget 2026. [71857/26]
Question· writtenPQ 624asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
624. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total annual budget allocated to residential disability services in the HSE north west region in each of the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026 to date; and if she will provide a breakdown by service provider. [71557/26]
Question· writtenPQ 499asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
499. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding any engagement he has had with an organisation (details supplied) in relation to providing for a cost of disability payment; and if this is under consideration within his Department. [72154/26]
Question· writtenPQ 498asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
498. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if he will clarify the eligibility criteria for the cost of disability payment announced in Budget 2027; if persons with a permanent disability who are in full-time employment and not in receipt of a social welfare payment will qualify. [72068/26]
Question· writtenPQ 497asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
497. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated real-terms change in the value of core weekly social welfare rates in 2027, following the €10 increase announced in Budget 2027, given HICP inflation of 3.2 per cent in 2026 and forecast inflation of 3.0 per cent in 2027 as set out in the Budget 2027 expenditure report. [71858/26]
Question· writtenPQ 155asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
155. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 339 of 16 December 2025, to provide a list of each new service that was delivered in each of the years 2020 to date in 2026 (details supplied); to provide a list of each service that was enhanced in each of the years 2020 to date in 2026; the counties it serves broken down by whether it is new or enhanced; the services that were in the NTAs submission for Budget 2027 broken down by whether they are new or enhanced, in tabular form. [72437/26]
Question· writtenPQ 799asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
799. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the provision made in Budget 2027 for expanding postgraduate training places for clinical and counselling psychologists; and if financial supports or bursaries are being introduced to address recruitment and retention challenges in the sector. [72013/26]
Question· writtenPQ 798asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
798. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant psychiatrist posts that are currently filled, vacant, and approved across the HSE; and the number of new or replacement posts funded in Budget 2027. [72015/26]
Question· writtenPQ 796asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
796. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the funding allocated in Budget 2027 to continue establishing community-based specialist mental health services; the specific services to be developed; and their locations. [72014/26]
Question· writtenPQ 795asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
795. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of psychiatry training places that are available under the HSE’s postgraduate schemes; and whether Budget 2027 provides for an expansion of these to meet projected service demand. [72016/26]
Question· writtenPQ 793asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
793. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the €108 million allocated to mental health in Budget 2027, including the amount for each initiative announced; and if it is new development funding or the cost of maintaining existing levels of service. [71948/26]
Question· writtenPQ 789asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
789. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of additional acute and community beds opened in 2026 compared with the 220 to 265 acute beds and 280 to 290 community beds set out in the Budget 2026 expenditure report; and the number of additional beds to be opened in 2027, by HSE health region. [71831/26]
Question· writtenPQ 786asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
786. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the projected 2026 outturn for current expenditure on the Health Vote compared with the 2026 allocation of €25,790 million shown in the Budget 2027 Expenditure Report; the projected overrun in each HSE health region, in tabular form; and the way in which the 2027 allocation of €27,390 million provides for any 2026 overrun. [71828/26]
Question· writtenPQ 785asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
785. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason the staffing ceiling for the Health Vote remains at 139,744 in 2027, unchanged from 2026, as set out in the Budget 2027 Expenditure Report; the number of whole-time equivalents employed at the latest date compared with that ceiling, by HSE health region, in tabular form. [71829/26]
Question· writtenPQ 615asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
615. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the rationale for increasing State funding to the greyhound racing industry in Budget 2027. [72472/26]
Question· writtenPQ 611asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
611. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the decrease in current expenditure in the farm safety budget from €3 million to €2.3 million for 2027. [72394/26]
Question· writtenPQ 608asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
608. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific recommendations of the report of the independent chair of the Food Vision Seafood Sector Group that the additional €20 million provided in Budget 2027 will implement; the schemes through which the funding will be delivered; the proportion intended for vessels under 12 metres and for vessels based on the offshore islands; the expected opening dates; and whether any measure requires State aid notification. [72336/26]
Question· writtenPQ 607asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
607. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether the fishing and aquaculture registered vessel fuel support scheme will be extended for the same further five-month period as the fuel income support scheme for farmers and contractors announced in Budget 2027; the amount paid out under the scheme to date; and the number of vessels under 12 metres that received payment. [72337/26]
Question· writtenPQ 604asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
604. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total allocation for the bovine TB eradication programme in 2027 compared with 2026, given that the Budget 2026 expenditure report provided over €157 million and the Budget 2027 expenditure report lists €142.4 million; the cost of increasing reactor compensation ceilings by €500. [71844/26]
Question· writtenPQ 603asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
603. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether Budget 2027 includes a dedicated support for farmers facing fodder deficits following the 2026 drought, including a fodder transport support scheme, further to the Tánaiste's indication on 24 September 2026 that Budget 2027 would include fodder support; and the amount allocated. [71843/26]
Question· writtenPQ 573asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
573. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if funding for a €1 million safe fund will be provided in 2027; if not, the reason for the exclusion of the measure in budget 2027; and his views on the need for immediate non-means tested financial assistance for persons fleeing a violent home. [72338/26]
Question· writtenPQ 545asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
545. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total allocation for international protection and Ukraine accommodation in 2027, given that the Budget 2027 expenditure report refers both to €946 million in contingency funding and to €1,106 million for accommodation under Programme C; a reconciliation of the two figures. [71835/26]
Question· writtenPQ 544asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
544. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for a breakdown of the additional €5.3 million provided in Budget 2027 for domestic, sexual and gender-based violence initiatives and for Cuan, by initiative, compared with the additional €11.5 million for DSGBV initiatives and €0.7 million for Cuan provided in Budget 2026. [71834/26]
Question· writtenPQ 456asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
456. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to clarify which programme A subheads are included in the €1.01 billion allocation referred to on p122 of the budget book; and to provide a breakdown of the funding allocation and units to be delivered under each of these programme A subheads. [72185/26]
Question· writtenPQ 455asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
455. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to clarify which programme A subheads are included in the €750 million allocation referred to on p122 of the budget book; and to provide a breakdown of the funding allocation and units to be impacted under each of these programme A subheads. [72187/26]
Question· writtenPQ 454asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
454. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to clarify which programme A subheads are included in the €586 million allocation referred to on p122 of the budget book; and to provide a breakdown of the funding allocation and units to be impacted under each of these programme A subheads. [72188/26]
Question· writtenPQ 453asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
453. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to clarify which programme A subheads are included in the €3.016 billion allocation referred to on p122 of the budget book; and to provide a breakdown of the funding allocation and units to be delivered under each of these programme A subheads. [72189/26]
Question· writtenPQ 451asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
451. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to clarify which programme A subheads are included in the €1,010 billion allocation referred to on p128 of the budget book; and to provide a breakdown of the funding allocation and units to be delivered under each of these programme A subheads. [72196/26]
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