Wednesday, 11 Jun 2025

Written answers

• Written Answers Nos. 1-2
  • Cabinet Committees (Question No. 1)
  • National Security (Question No. 2)
• Written Answers Nos. 3-23
  • Departmental Data (Question No. 3)
  • Departmental Contracts (Question No. 4)
  • Departmental Contracts (Question No. 5)
  • Census of Population (Question No. 6)
  • Departmental Staff (Question No. 7)
  • Departmental Data (Question No. 8)
  • Consular Services (Question No. 9)
  • Consular Services (Question No. 10)
  • Consular Services (Question No. 16)
  • Departmental Data (Question No. 11)
  • Departmental Contracts (Question No. 12)
  • Departmental Contracts (Question No. 13)
  • Passport Services (Question No. 14)
  • Trade Agreements (Question No. 15)
  • Visa Agreements (Question No. 17)
  • Departmental Staff (Question No. 18)
  • Postal Services (Question No. 19)
  • Electricity Generation (Question No. 20)
  • Departmental Funding (Question No. 21)
  • Departmental Funding (Question No. 32)
  • Departmental Funding (Question No. 22)
  • Departmental Funding (Question No. 28)
  • Departmental Funding (Question No. 23)
• Written Answers Nos. 24-45
  • Departmental Data (Question No. 24)
  • Departmental Contracts (Question No. 25)
  • Departmental Contracts (Question No. 26)
  • Departmental Funding (Question No. 27)
  • Departmental Funding (Question No. 29)
  • Departmental Funding (Question No. 30)
  • State Bodies (Question No. 31)
  • EU Agreements (Question No. 33)
  • Bord na Móna (Question No. 34)
  • Departmental Consultations (Question No. 35)
  • Departmental Data (Question No. 36)
  • Departmental Contracts (Question No. 37)
  • Departmental Contracts (Question No. 38)
  • Defence Forces (Question No. 39)
  • Defence Forces (Question No. 40)
  • Defence Forces (Question No. 41)
  • Defence Forces (Question No. 42)
  • Defence Forces (Question No. 43)
  • Departmental Staff (Question No. 44)
  • Driver Test (Question No. 45)
• Written Answers Nos. 46-65
  • Road Safety (Question No. 46)
  • Air Safety (Question No. 47)
  • Departmental Data (Question No. 48)
  • Departmental Contracts (Question No. 49)
  • Departmental Contracts (Question No. 50)
  • Public Sector Pensions (Question No. 51)
  • Bus Services (Question No. 52)
  • Bus Services (Question No. 53)
  • Electric Vehicles (Question No. 54)
  • Air Safety (Question No. 55)
  • Transport Infrastructure Ireland (Question No. 56)
  • Bus Services (Question No. 57)
  • Road Projects (Question No. 58)
  • Road Safety (Question No. 59)
  • Bus Services (Question No. 60)
  • Public Transport (Question No. 61)
  • Public Transport (Question No. 62)
  • Departmental Contracts (Question No. 63)
  • Departmental Contracts (Question No. 64)
  • Departmental Contracts (Question No. 65)
  • Departmental Contracts (Question No. 66)
• Written Answers Nos. 66-85
  • Departmental Contracts (Question No. 67)
  • National Development Plan (Question No. 68)
  • Capital Expenditure Programme (Question No. 69)
  • Electric Vehicles (Question No. 70)
  • Driver Licences (Question No. 71)
  • Driver Licences (Question No. 72)
  • Driver Licences (Question No. 73)
  • Road Traffic Offences (Question No. 74)
  • Departmental Staff (Question No. 75)
  • Local Authorities (Question No. 76)
  • Tax Reliefs (Question No. 77)
  • Departmental Data (Question No. 78)
  • Departmental Contracts (Question No. 79)
  • Departmental Contracts (Question No. 80)
  • Exchequer Deficit (Question No. 81)
  • State Pensions (Question No. 82)
  • Tax Code (Question No. 83)
  • Tax Code (Question No. 84)
  • Tax Code (Question No. 85)
• Written Answers Nos. 86-105
  • Tax Code (Question No. 86)
  • Tax Code (Question No. 87)
  • Tax Code (Question No. 88)
  • Departmental Staff (Question No. 89)
  • Departmental Data (Question No. 90)
  • Departmental Contracts (Question No. 91)
  • Departmental Contracts (Question No. 92)
  • Office of Public Works (Question No. 93)
  • Public Sector Pensions (Question No. 94)
  • Office of Public Works (Question No. 95)
  • Departmental Data (Question No. 96)
  • Capital Expenditure Programme (Question No. 97)
  • Departmental Staff (Question No. 98)
  • Departmental Data (Question No. 99)
  • Cybersecurity Policy (Question No. 100)
  • Redundancy Payments (Question No. 101)
  • Tourism Funding (Question No. 102)
  • Tourism Policy (Question No. 103)
  • Tourism Policy (Question No. 104)
  • Industrial Development (Question No. 105)
  • Industrial Development (Question No. 106)
• Written Answers Nos. 106-125
  • Industrial Development (Question No. 107)
  • Industrial Development (Question No. 108)
  • Departmental Staff (Question No. 109)
  • Employment Support Services (Question No. 110)
  • Industrial Relations (Question No. 111)
  • Departmental Contracts (Question No. 112)
  • Departmental Contracts (Question No. 113)
  • Bus Services (Question No. 114)
  • Schools Building Projects (Question No. 115)
  • Departmental Data (Question No. 116)
  • Departmental Contracts (Question No. 117)
  • Departmental Contracts (Question No. 118)
  • School Staff (Question No. 119)
  • School Funding (Question No. 120)
  • Schools Building Projects (Question No. 121)
  • Schools Building Projects (Question No. 122)
  • Prison Service (Question No. 123)
  • Departmental Correspondence (Question No. 124)
  • Schools Building Projects (Question No. 125)
• Written Answers Nos. 126-145
  • State Examinations (Question No. 126)
  • Schools Building Projects (Question No. 127)
  • School Funding (Question No. 128)
  • School Staff (Question No. 129)
  • School Funding (Question No. 130)
  • School Curriculum (Question No. 131)
  • School Funding (Question No. 132)
  • School Funding (Question No. 133)
  • School Funding (Question No. 134)
  • School Accommodation (Question No. 135)
  • School Funding (Question No. 136)
  • Schools Building Projects (Question No. 137)
  • Schools Building Projects (Question No. 138)
  • School Accommodation (Question No. 139)
  • Schools Building Projects (Question No. 140)
  • Teacher Training (Question No. 141)
  • Special Educational Needs (Question No. 142)
  • Departmental Staff (Question No. 143)
  • School Enrolments (Question No. 144)
  • School Staff (Question No. 145)
• Written Answers Nos. 146-165
  • Post Office Network (Question No. 146)
  • Post Office Network (Question No. 147)
  • Post Office Network (Question No. 157)
  • Post Office Network (Question No. 158)
  • Departmental Data (Question No. 148)
  • Departmental Contracts (Question No. 149)
  • Departmental Contracts (Question No. 150)
  • Small and Medium Enterprises (Question No. 151)
  • Regulatory Bodies (Question No. 152)
  • Regulatory Bodies (Question No. 153)
  • Regulatory Bodies (Question No. 154)
  • Regulatory Bodies (Question No. 155)
  • Artists' Remuneration (Question No. 156)
  • Departmental Staff (Question No. 159)
  • Wildlife Conservation (Question No. 160)
  • Local Authorities (Question No. 161)
  • Departmental Data (Question No. 162)
  • Departmental Contracts (Question No. 163)
  • Departmental Contracts (Question No. 164)
  • Legislative Measures (Question No. 165)
• Written Answers Nos. 166-186
  • Legislative Measures (Question No. 166)
  • Environmental Policy (Question No. 167)
  • Urban Development (Question No. 168)
  • Environmental Policy (Question No. 169)
  • Defective Building Materials (Question No. 170)
  • Defective Building Materials (Question No. 171)
  • Electricity Supply Board (Question No. 172)
  • Departmental Meetings (Question No. 173)
  • Local Authorities (Question No. 174)
  • Local Authorities (Question No. 175)
  • Election Management System (Question No. 176)
  • Election Management System (Question No. 177)
  • Election Management System (Question No. 178)
  • Departmental Staff (Question No. 179)
  • Departmental Schemes (Question No. 180)
  • Departmental Data (Question No. 181)
  • Departmental Contracts (Question No. 182)
  • Departmental Contracts (Question No. 183)
  • Social Welfare Fraud (Question No. 184)
  • Social Welfare Appeals (Question No. 185)
  • Social Welfare Payments (Question No. 186)
• Written Answers Nos. 187-206
  • Social Welfare Code (Question No. 187)
  • Social Welfare Benefits (Question No. 188)
  • Community Employment Schemes (Question No. 189)
  • Departmental Staff (Question No. 190)
  • Departmental Staff (Question No. 191)
  • Social Welfare Benefits (Question No. 192)
  • Social Welfare Rates (Question No. 193)
  • Social Welfare Rates (Question No. 194)
  • Social Welfare Schemes (Question No. 195)
  • Social Welfare Code (Question No. 196)
  • Child Poverty (Question No. 197)
  • Social Welfare Rates (Question No. 198)
  • Social Welfare Rates (Question No. 199)
  • Social Welfare Rates (Question No. 200)
  • Social Welfare Rates (Question No. 201)
  • State Pensions (Question No. 202)
  • Pension Provisions (Question No. 203)
  • Social Welfare Rates (Question No. 204)
  • Departmental Schemes (Question No. 205)
  • Pension Provisions (Question No. 206)
• Written Answers Nos. 207-226
  • Social Welfare Schemes (Question No. 207)
  • Social Welfare Schemes (Question No. 208)
  • Social Workers Register (Question No. 209)
  • Social Welfare Application Forms (Question No. 210)
  • Paternity Leave (Question No. 211)
  • Parental Leave (Question No. 212)
  • Social Welfare Schemes (Question No. 213)
  • Departmental Staff (Question No. 214)
  • Social Welfare Appeals (Question No. 215)
  • Deportation Orders (Question No. 216)
  • Deportation Orders (Question No. 233)
  • Deportation Orders (Question No. 234)
  • An Garda Síochána (Question No. 217)
  • Departmental Bodies (Question No. 218)
  • Information and Communications Technology (Question No. 219)
  • Information and Communications Technology (Question No. 220)
  • Deportation Orders (Question No. 221)
  • Deportation Orders (Question No. 222)
  • Deportation Orders (Question No. 223)
  • Deportation Orders (Question No. 224)
  • Deportation Orders (Question No. 225)
  • Deportation Orders (Question No. 227)
  • Deportation Orders (Question No. 228)
  • Visa Applications (Question No. 226)
• Written Answers Nos. 227-246
  • Cybersecurity Policy (Question No. 229)
  • Road Traffic Offences (Question No. 230)
  • Road Traffic Offences (Question No. 231)
  • An Garda Síochána (Question No. 232)
  • Family Law Cases (Question No. 235)
  • Departmental Reviews (Question No. 236)
  • Departmental Reviews (Question No. 237)
  • Departmental Reviews (Question No. 239)
  • Departmental Reviews (Question No. 240)
  • Departmental Data (Question No. 238)
  • Departmental Inquiries (Question No. 241)
  • Court Procedures (Question No. 242)
  • International Protection (Question No. 243)
  • International Protection (Question No. 244)
  • International Protection (Question No. 245)
  • International Protection (Question No. 246)
• Written Answers Nos. 247-266
  • Ukraine War (Question No. 247)
  • EU Directives (Question No. 248)
  • Departmental Staff (Question No. 249)
  • Departmental Data (Question No. 250)
  • Departmental Data (Question No. 251)
  • Departmental Data (Question No. 252)
  • Departmental Data (Question No. 253)
  • Departmental Data (Question No. 254)
  • Departmental Data (Question No. 255)
  • Departmental Contracts (Question No. 256)
  • Departmental Contracts (Question No. 257)
  • Departmental Schemes (Question No. 258)
  • Departmental Schemes (Question No. 259)
  • Departmental Schemes (Question No. 260)
  • Departmental Inquiries (Question No. 261)
  • Departmental Staff (Question No. 262)
  • Departmental Data (Question No. 263)
  • Departmental Contracts (Question No. 264)
  • Departmental Contracts (Question No. 265)
  • Departmental Staff (Question No. 266)
• Written Answers Nos. 267-286
  • Disability Diagnoses (Question No. 267)
  • Departmental Staff (Question No. 268)
  • Departmental Data (Question No. 269)
  • Departmental Data (Question No. 270)
  • Departmental Data (Question No. 271)
  • Health Services Staff (Question No. 272)
  • Childcare Services (Question No. 273)
  • Departmental Data (Question No. 274)
  • Family Resource Centres (Question No. 275)
  • Care Services (Question No. 276)
  • Departmental Inquiries (Question No. 277)
  • Departmental Inquiries (Question No. 278)
  • Departmental Inquiries (Question No. 279)
  • Departmental Data (Question No. 280)
  • Departmental Inquiries (Question No. 281)
  • Early Childhood Care and Education (Question No. 282)
  • Departmental Data (Question No. 283)
  • Departmental Staff (Question No. 284)
  • Carer's Leave (Question No. 285)
  • Medical Cards (Question No. 286)
• Written Answers Nos. 287-307
  • Hospital Staff (Question No. 287)
  • Hospital Equipment (Question No. 288)
  • Hospital Staff (Question No. 289)
  • Departmental Data (Question No. 290)
  • Departmental Data (Question No. 291)
  • Departmental Data (Question No. 292)
  • Departmental Data (Question No. 293)
  • Departmental Data (Question No. 294)
  • Vaccination Programme (Question No. 295)
  • Departmental Reviews (Question No. 296)
  • Departmental Data (Question No. 297)
  • Departmental Contracts (Question No. 298)
  • Departmental Contracts (Question No. 299)
  • Departmental Policies (Question No. 300)
  • Departmental Policies (Question No. 301)
  • Departmental Policies (Question No. 302)
  • Departmental Policies (Question No. 315)
  • Departmental Policies (Question No. 365)
  • Departmental Data (Question No. 303)
  • Departmental Inquiries (Question No. 304)
  • Hospital Services (Question No. 305)
  • Health Service Executive (Question No. 306)
  • Departmental Programmes (Question No. 307)
  • Departmental Programmes (Question No. 308)
  • Departmental Programmes (Question No. 309)
  • Departmental Programmes (Question No. 310)
• Written Answers Nos. 308-327
  • Ambulance Service (Question No. 311)
  • Ambulance Service (Question No. 316)
  • Health Services Waiting Lists (Question No. 312)
  • Health Service Executive (Question No. 313)
  • Healthcare Policy (Question No. 314)
  • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (Question No. 317)
  • Community Care (Question No. 318)
  • Hospital Facilities (Question No. 319)
  • Hospital Services (Question No. 320)
  • Health Services Staff (Question No. 321)
  • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (Question No. 322)
  • Health Services Staff (Question No. 323)
  • Health Services Staff (Question No. 324)
  • Health Services Staff (Question No. 325)
  • Health Services Staff (Question No. 326)
  • Hospital Services (Question No. 327)
• Written Answers Nos. 328-349
  • Hospital Services (Question No. 328)
  • Departmental Policies (Question No. 329)
  • Departmental Funding (Question No. 330)
  • Departmental Funding (Question No. 331)
  • Departmental Reports (Question No. 332)
  • Departmental Data (Question No. 333)
  • Departmental Data (Question No. 334)
  • Hospital Waiting Lists (Question No. 335)
  • Health Services (Question No. 336)
  • Departmental Data (Question No. 337)
  • Departmental Inquiries (Question No. 338)
  • Hospital Waiting Lists (Question No. 339)
  • Departmental Bodies (Question No. 340)
  • Departmental Bodies (Question No. 341)
  • Departmental Bodies (Question No. 342)
  • Departmental Bodies (Question No. 343)
  • Departmental Investigations (Question No. 344)
  • Departmental Investigations (Question No. 345)
  • Departmental Investigations (Question No. 346)
  • Childcare Services (Question No. 347)
  • Departmental Data (Question No. 348)
  • Childcare Services (Question No. 349)
• Written Answers Nos. 350-370
  • Health Services Staff (Question No. 350)
  • Dental Services (Question No. 351)
  • Dental Services (Question No. 352)
  • Eating Disorders (Question No. 353)
  • Ambulance Service (Question No. 354)
  • Ambulance Service (Question No. 355)
  • Health Services (Question No. 356)
  • Health Services (Question No. 357)
  • Legislative Process (Question No. 358)
  • Health Services (Question No. 359)
  • Health Services (Question No. 360)
  • Hospital Complaints Procedures (Question No. 361)
  • Health Service Executive (Question No. 362)
  • Health Service Executive (Question No. 363)
  • Health Service Executive (Question No. 364)
  • Departmental Policies (Question No. 366)
  • Health Services (Question No. 367)
  • Hospital Investigations (Question No. 368)
  • Hospital Investigations (Question No. 369)
  • Hospital Investigations (Question No. 370)
• Written Answers Nos. 371-392
  • Hospital Investigations (Question No. 371)
  • Hospital Investigations (Question No. 372)
  • Hospital Investigations (Question No. 373)
  • Pharmacy Services (Question No. 374)
  • Pharmacy Services (Question No. 375)
  • Vaccination Programme (Question No. 376)
  • Pharmacy Services (Question No. 377)
  • Hospital Appointments Status (Question No. 378)
  • Residential Institutions (Question No. 379)
  • Departmental Data (Question No. 380)
  • Nursing Homes (Question No. 381)
  • Hospital Complaints Procedures (Question No. 382)
  • Nursing Homes (Question No. 383)
  • Nursing Homes (Question No. 384)
  • Departmental Staff (Question No. 385)
  • Further and Higher Education (Question No. 386)
  • Departmental Data (Question No. 387)
  • Departmental Contracts (Question No. 388)
  • Departmental Contracts (Question No. 389)
  • Artificial Intelligence (Question No. 390)
  • Departmental Staff (Question No. 391)
  • Community Development Projects (Question No. 392)
• Written Answers Nos. 393-399
  • Departmental Data (Question No. 393)
  • Departmental Contracts (Question No. 394)
  • Departmental Contracts (Question No. 395)
  • Community Development Projects (Question No. 396)
  • Community Development Projects (Question No. 397)
  • International Protection (Question No. 398)
  • Departmental Staff (Question No. 399)