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Vol. 1074 No. 2

Nuashonraithe go deireanach: 6 DFómh 2026, 09:55

Showing 28 Oral Questions and 390 Written Answers

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Written Answers Nos. 1-33
- Student Accommodation (Ceist Uimh. 14)
- Student Accommodation (Ceist Uimh. 15)
- Student Accommodation (Ceist Uimh. 16)
- Third Level Fees (Ceist Uimh. 17)
- Capital Expenditure Programme (Ceist Uimh. 18)
- Further and Higher Education (Ceist Uimh. 19)
- Apprenticeship Programmes (Ceist Uimh. 20)
- Irish Language (Ceist Uimh. 21)
- Further and Higher Education (Ceist Uimh. 22)
- Further and Higher Education (Ceist Uimh. 23)
- Apprenticeship Programmes (Ceist Uimh. 24)
- Further and Higher Education (Ceist Uimh. 26)
- Artificial Intelligence (Ceist Uimh. 27)
- Budget 2026 (Ceist Uimh. 28)
- Further and Higher Education (Ceist Uimh. 29)
- Third Level Costs (Ceist Uimh. 30)
- Further and Higher Education (Ceist Uimh. 31)
- Further and Higher Education (Ceist Uimh. 32)
- Gender Balance (Ceist Uimh. 33)
Written Answers Nos. 34-53
- Apprenticeship Programmes (Ceist Uimh. 34)
- Adult Education Provision (Ceist Uimh. 35)
- Apprenticeship Programmes (Ceist Uimh. 36)
- Student Accommodation (Ceist Uimh. 37)
- Equality Issues (Ceist Uimh. 38)
- Further and Higher Education (Ceist Uimh. 39)
- Further and Higher Education (Ceist Uimh. 40)
- Apprenticeship Programmes (Ceist Uimh. 41)
- Grant Payments (Ceist Uimh. 42)
- Apprenticeship Programmes (Ceist Uimh. 43)
- Apprenticeship Programmes (Ceist Uimh. 44)
- Apprenticeship Programmes (Ceist Uimh. 45)
- Grant Payments (Ceist Uimh. 46)
- Education and Training Provision (Ceist Uimh. 47)
- Apprenticeship Programmes (Ceist Uimh. 48)
- Apprenticeship Programmes (Ceist Uimh. 49)
- Student Accommodation (Ceist Uimh. 50)
- Education and Training Provision (Ceist Uimh. 51)
- Third Level Fees (Ceist Uimh. 52)
- Community Training Centres (Ceist Uimh. 53)
Written Answers Nos. 54-73
- Apprenticeship Programmes (Ceist Uimh. 54)
- Apprenticeship Programmes (Ceist Uimh. 55)
- Cross-Border Co-operation (Ceist Uimh. 56)
- Student Accommodation (Ceist Uimh. 57)
- Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (Ceist Uimh. 58)
- Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (Ceist Uimh. 64)
- Third Level Costs (Ceist Uimh. 59)
- An Teanga Gaeilge (Ceist Uimh. 60)
- Third Level Costs (Ceist Uimh. 61)
- Mental Health Services (Ceist Uimh. 62)
- Further and Higher Education (Ceist Uimh. 63)
- Further and Higher Education (Ceist Uimh. 65)
- Grant Payments (Ceist Uimh. 66)
- Education and Training Boards (Ceist Uimh. 67)
- Education and Training Provision (Ceist Uimh. 68)
- Education and Training Boards (Ceist Uimh. 69)
- Research Funding (Ceist Uimh. 70)
- Apprenticeship Programmes (Ceist Uimh. 71)
- Student Accommodation (Ceist Uimh. 72)
- Education and Training Provision (Ceist Uimh. 73)
Written Answers Nos. 74-92
- Apprenticeship Programmes (Ceist Uimh. 74)
- Apprenticeship Programmes (Ceist Uimh. 75)
- Grant Payments (Ceist Uimh. 76)
- Tidy Towns (Ceist Uimh. 78)
- Broadband Infrastructure (Ceist Uimh. 83)
- Regional Development (Ceist Uimh. 88)
- Library Services (Ceist Uimh. 92)
Written Answers Nos. 93-112
- Flexible Work Practices (Ceist Uimh. 94)
- Rural Schemes (Ceist Uimh. 95)
- Sport and Recreational Development (Ceist Uimh. 97)
- Sport and Recreational Development (Ceist Uimh. 110)
- Departmental Meetings (Ceist Uimh. 98)
- Regional Development (Ceist Uimh. 99)
- Planning Issues (Ceist Uimh. 100)
- Community Development Projects (Ceist Uimh. 101)
- Meals-on-Wheels Services (Ceist Uimh. 102)
- Gaeltacht Policy (Ceist Uimh. 103)
- Gaeltacht Policy (Ceist Uimh. 104)
- Foras na Gaeilge (Ceist Uimh. 105)
- Rural Schemes (Ceist Uimh. 106)
- Rural Schemes (Ceist Uimh. 109)
- Rural Schemes (Ceist Uimh. 132)
- Rural Schemes (Ceist Uimh. 107)
- Regional Development (Ceist Uimh. 108)
- Rural Schemes (Ceist Uimh. 111)
- Regeneration Projects (Ceist Uimh. 112)
- Regeneration Projects (Ceist Uimh. 134)
Written Answers Nos. 113-127
- Rural Schemes (Ceist Uimh. 113)
- Community Development Projects (Ceist Uimh. 114)
- Departmental Schemes (Ceist Uimh. 115)
- Departmental Policies (Ceist Uimh. 116)
- Rural Schemes (Ceist Uimh. 117)
- Rural Schemes (Ceist Uimh. 118)
- Community Development Projects (Ceist Uimh. 119)
- Irish Language (Ceist Uimh. 120)
- Departmental Funding (Ceist Uimh. 121)
- Social Isolation (Ceist Uimh. 122)
- Rural Schemes (Ceist Uimh. 123)
- Rural Schemes (Ceist Uimh. 136)
- Departmental Funding (Ceist Uimh. 124)
- Regeneration Projects (Ceist Uimh. 125)
- Regeneration Projects (Ceist Uimh. 127)
- Rural Schemes (Ceist Uimh. 126)
Written Answers Nos. 128-137
- Rural Schemes (Ceist Uimh. 128)
- Rural Schemes (Ceist Uimh. 129)
- Water Safety (Ceist Uimh. 130)
- Rural Schemes (Ceist Uimh. 131)
- Irish Language (Ceist Uimh. 133)
- Community Welfare Services (Ceist Uimh. 135)
- An Teanga Gaeilge (Ceist Uimh. 137)
Written Answers Nos. 138-150
- Middle East (Ceist Uimh. 138)
- Middle East (Ceist Uimh. 143)
- Foreign Birth Registration (Ceist Uimh. 139)
- Trade Relations (Ceist Uimh. 140)
- Budget 2026 (Ceist Uimh. 141)
- Budget 2026 (Ceist Uimh. 142)
- European Union (Ceist Uimh. 144)
- EU Funding (Ceist Uimh. 145)
- Recycling Policy (Ceist Uimh. 146)
- Recycling Policy (Ceist Uimh. 149)
- Recycling Policy (Ceist Uimh. 161)
- Recycling Policy (Ceist Uimh. 164)
- Recycling Policy (Ceist Uimh. 147)
- Recycling Policy (Ceist Uimh. 148)
- Recycling Policy (Ceist Uimh. 163)
- Recycling Policy (Ceist Uimh. 150)
- Recycling Policy (Ceist Uimh. 165)
- Recycling Policy (Ceist Uimh. 168)
- Recycling Policy (Ceist Uimh. 169)
Written Answers Nos. 151-171
- Energy Prices (Ceist Uimh. 151)
- Energy Policy (Ceist Uimh. 152)
- Energy Policy (Ceist Uimh. 154)
- Recycling Policy (Ceist Uimh. 153)
- Energy Prices (Ceist Uimh. 155)
- Energy Policy (Ceist Uimh. 156)
- Energy Prices (Ceist Uimh. 157)
- Energy Prices (Ceist Uimh. 158)
- Energy Prices (Ceist Uimh. 159)
- Flood Risk Management (Ceist Uimh. 160)
- Recycling Policy (Ceist Uimh. 162)
- Recycling Policy (Ceist Uimh. 166)
- Recycling Policy (Ceist Uimh. 167)
- Recycling Policy (Ceist Uimh. 170)
- EU Funding (Ceist Uimh. 171)
Written Answers Nos. 172-191
- EU Funding (Ceist Uimh. 172)
- Legislative Measures (Ceist Uimh. 173)
- Córas Iompair Éireann (Ceist Uimh. 174)
- Driver Test (Ceist Uimh. 175)
- Bus Services (Ceist Uimh. 176)
- Driver Licences (Ceist Uimh. 177)
- Driver Licences (Ceist Uimh. 178)
- Driver Licences (Ceist Uimh. 179)
- Driver Licences (Ceist Uimh. 181)
- Driver Licences (Ceist Uimh. 182)
- Driver Licences (Ceist Uimh. 183)
- Driver Licences (Ceist Uimh. 184)
- Rail Network (Ceist Uimh. 180)
- Service Level Agreements (Ceist Uimh. 185)
- Rail Network (Ceist Uimh. 186)
- Road Projects (Ceist Uimh. 187)
- Road Traffic Accidents (Ceist Uimh. 188)
- EU Funding (Ceist Uimh. 189)
- Budget 2026 (Ceist Uimh. 190)
- Budget 2026 (Ceist Uimh. 191)
- Budget 2026 (Ceist Uimh. 192)
Written Answers Nos. 192-211
- Medical Aids and Appliances (Ceist Uimh. 193)
- Tax Code (Ceist Uimh. 194)
- Tax Code (Ceist Uimh. 197)
- Tax Rebates (Ceist Uimh. 195)
- Tax Code (Ceist Uimh. 196)
- Tax Code (Ceist Uimh. 204)
- Revenue Commissioners (Ceist Uimh. 198)
- Recycling Policy (Ceist Uimh. 199)
- Recycling Policy (Ceist Uimh. 200)
- Recycling Policy (Ceist Uimh. 201)
- Recycling Policy (Ceist Uimh. 202)
- Recycling Policy (Ceist Uimh. 203)
- Housing Schemes (Ceist Uimh. 205)
- Tax Credits (Ceist Uimh. 206)
- Redundancy Payments (Ceist Uimh. 207)
- Pension Provisions (Ceist Uimh. 208)
- Tax Reliefs (Ceist Uimh. 209)
- EU Funding (Ceist Uimh. 210)
- Departmental Expenditure (Ceist Uimh. 211)
Written Answers Nos. 212-233
- Budget 2026 (Ceist Uimh. 212)
- Budget 2026 (Ceist Uimh. 213)
- Budget 2026 (Ceist Uimh. 214)
- Budget 2026 (Ceist Uimh. 215)
- Revenue Commissioners (Ceist Uimh. 216)
- Brexit Supports (Ceist Uimh. 217)
- Budget 2026 (Ceist Uimh. 218)
- EU Funding (Ceist Uimh. 219)
- Foreign Direct Investment (Ceist Uimh. 220)
- EU Funding (Ceist Uimh. 221)
- Budget 2026 (Ceist Uimh. 222)
- Teaching Council of Ireland (Ceist Uimh. 223)
- Special Educational Needs (Ceist Uimh. 224)
- Special Educational Needs (Ceist Uimh. 225)
- Schools Building Projects (Ceist Uimh. 226)
- Schools Building Projects (Ceist Uimh. 227)
- School Enrolments (Ceist Uimh. 228)
- Special Educational Needs (Ceist Uimh. 229)
- Schools Building Projects (Ceist Uimh. 230)
- School Admissions (Ceist Uimh. 231)
- Special Educational Needs (Ceist Uimh. 232)
- School Staff (Ceist Uimh. 233)
Written Answers Nos. 234-248
- Special Educational Needs (Ceist Uimh. 234)
- School Curriculum (Ceist Uimh. 235)
- Schools Building Projects (Ceist Uimh. 236)
- Schools Building Projects (Ceist Uimh. 237)
- Schools Building Projects (Ceist Uimh. 238)
- Residential Institutions (Ceist Uimh. 239)
- Schools Building Projects (Ceist Uimh. 240)
- EU Funding (Ceist Uimh. 241)
- Departmental Staff (Ceist Uimh. 242)
- Budget 2026 (Ceist Uimh. 243)
- Television Licence Fee (Ceist Uimh. 244)
- Television Licence Fee (Ceist Uimh. 245)
- Television Licence Fee (Ceist Uimh. 246)
- EU Funding (Ceist Uimh. 247)
- Sports Funding (Ceist Uimh. 248)
Written Answers Nos. 249-258
- Housing Schemes (Ceist Uimh. 249)
- Housing Schemes (Ceist Uimh. 250)
- Budget 2026 (Ceist Uimh. 251)
- Rental Sector (Ceist Uimh. 252)
- Rental Sector (Ceist Uimh. 253)
- Housing Provision (Ceist Uimh. 254)
- Budget 2026 (Ceist Uimh. 255)
- Rental Sector (Ceist Uimh. 256)
- EU Funding (Ceist Uimh. 257)
- Defective Building Materials (Ceist Uimh. 258)
Written Answers Nos. 259-278
- Social Welfare Benefits (Ceist Uimh. 259)
- Cost of Living Issues (Ceist Uimh. 260)
- Social Welfare Benefits (Ceist Uimh. 261)
- Gender Recognition (Ceist Uimh. 262)
- Social Welfare Benefits (Ceist Uimh. 263)
- Budget 2026 (Ceist Uimh. 264)
- Social Welfare Benefits (Ceist Uimh. 265)
- Social Welfare Benefits (Ceist Uimh. 267)
- Social Welfare Benefits (Ceist Uimh. 266)
- Social Welfare Benefits (Ceist Uimh. 268)
- Social Welfare Benefits (Ceist Uimh. 269)
- Budget 2026 (Ceist Uimh. 270)
- Social Welfare Benefits (Ceist Uimh. 271)
- Social Welfare Benefits (Ceist Uimh. 272)
- Social Welfare Benefits (Ceist Uimh. 273)
- Social Welfare Benefits (Ceist Uimh. 274)
- EU Funding (Ceist Uimh. 275)
- Social Welfare Appeals (Ceist Uimh. 276)
- An Garda Síochána (Ceist Uimh. 277)
- An Garda Síochána (Ceist Uimh. 278)
Written Answers Nos. 279-298
- Budget 2026 (Ceist Uimh. 279)
- Departmental Policies (Ceist Uimh. 280)
- An Garda Síochána (Ceist Uimh. 281)
- An Garda Síochána (Ceist Uimh. 290)
- Alcohol Sales (Ceist Uimh. 282)
- Alcohol Sales (Ceist Uimh. 283)
- International Protection (Ceist Uimh. 284)
- Human Rights (Ceist Uimh. 285)
- An Garda Síochána (Ceist Uimh. 286)
- International Protection (Ceist Uimh. 287)
- Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (Ceist Uimh. 288)
- Departmental Policies (Ceist Uimh. 289)
- Court Judgments (Ceist Uimh. 291)
- EU Agreements (Ceist Uimh. 292)
- EU Agreements (Ceist Uimh. 293)
- EU Agreements (Ceist Uimh. 294)
- EU Agreements (Ceist Uimh. 295)
- EU Agreements (Ceist Uimh. 296)
- EU Agreements (Ceist Uimh. 299)
- EU Bodies (Ceist Uimh. 297)
- EU Bodies (Ceist Uimh. 298)
- EU Bodies (Ceist Uimh. 301)
- EU Bodies (Ceist Uimh. 302)
- EU Bodies (Ceist Uimh. 303)
- EU Bodies (Ceist Uimh. 304)
- EU Bodies (Ceist Uimh. 305)
- EU Bodies (Ceist Uimh. 306)
- EU Bodies (Ceist Uimh. 307)
- EU Bodies (Ceist Uimh. 308)
- EU Bodies (Ceist Uimh. 309)
Written Answers Nos. 299-319
- Departmental Data (Ceist Uimh. 300)
- EU Funding (Ceist Uimh. 310)
- Budget 2026 (Ceist Uimh. 311)
- Water Quality (Ceist Uimh. 312)
- EU Funding (Ceist Uimh. 313)
- Parental Leave (Ceist Uimh. 314)
- Detention Centres (Ceist Uimh. 315)
- Disability Services (Ceist Uimh. 316)
- Social Welfare Benefits (Ceist Uimh. 317)
- Early Childhood Care and Education (Ceist Uimh. 318)
- Budget 2026 (Ceist Uimh. 319)
Written Answers Nos. 320-335
- Childcare Services (Ceist Uimh. 320)
- Childcare Services (Ceist Uimh. 324)
- Budget 2026 (Ceist Uimh. 321)
- Family Resource Centres (Ceist Uimh. 322)
- Childcare Services (Ceist Uimh. 323)
- Budget 2026 (Ceist Uimh. 325)
- Child and Family Agency (Ceist Uimh. 326)
- Childcare Services (Ceist Uimh. 327)
- EU Funding (Ceist Uimh. 328)
- Hospital Services (Ceist Uimh. 329)
- Medicinal Products (Ceist Uimh. 330)
- Emergency Departments (Ceist Uimh. 331)
- Hospital Appointments Status (Ceist Uimh. 332)
- Nursing Homes (Ceist Uimh. 333)
- Social Welfare Payments (Ceist Uimh. 334)
- Medical Aids and Appliances (Ceist Uimh. 335)
Written Answers Nos. 336-353
- Mental Health Services (Ceist Uimh. 336)
- Mental Health Services (Ceist Uimh. 338)
- Departmental Expenditure (Ceist Uimh. 337)
- Mental Health Services (Ceist Uimh. 339)
- Mental Health Services (Ceist Uimh. 340)
- Mental Health Services (Ceist Uimh. 341)
- Mental Health Services (Ceist Uimh. 342)
- Mental Health Services (Ceist Uimh. 343)
- Mental Health Services (Ceist Uimh. 344)
- Mental Health Services (Ceist Uimh. 345)
- Mental Health Services (Ceist Uimh. 346)
- Mental Health Services (Ceist Uimh. 347)
- Mental Health Services (Ceist Uimh. 348)
- Mental Health Services (Ceist Uimh. 349)
- Mental Health Services (Ceist Uimh. 350)
- Mental Health Services (Ceist Uimh. 351)
- Mental Health Services (Ceist Uimh. 352)
- Mental Health Services (Ceist Uimh. 353)
Written Answers Nos. 354-370
- Emergency Departments (Ceist Uimh. 354)
- Mental Health Services (Ceist Uimh. 355)
- Mental Health Services (Ceist Uimh. 356)
- Mental Health Services (Ceist Uimh. 357)
- Health Services Waiting Lists (Ceist Uimh. 358)
- Mental Health Services (Ceist Uimh. 359)
- Mental Health Services (Ceist Uimh. 360)
- Mental Health Services (Ceist Uimh. 361)
- Gender Recognition (Ceist Uimh. 362)
- Abortion Services (Ceist Uimh. 363)
- Hospital Services (Ceist Uimh. 364)
- Mental Health Services (Ceist Uimh. 365)
- Mental Health Services (Ceist Uimh. 366)
- Mental Health Services (Ceist Uimh. 367)
- Mental Health Services (Ceist Uimh. 368)
- Mental Health Services (Ceist Uimh. 369)
- Mental Health Services (Ceist Uimh. 370)
Written Answers Nos. 371-390
- Mental Health Services (Ceist Uimh. 371)
- Mental Health Services (Ceist Uimh. 372)
- Mental Health Services (Ceist Uimh. 373)
- Mental Health Services (Ceist Uimh. 374)
- Mental Health Services (Ceist Uimh. 375)
- Mental Health Services (Ceist Uimh. 376)
- Mental Health Services (Ceist Uimh. 377)
- Departmental Programmes (Ceist Uimh. 378)
- Hospital Facilities (Ceist Uimh. 379)
- Defibrillators Provision (Ceist Uimh. 380)
- Defibrillators Provision (Ceist Uimh. 381)
- Defibrillators Provision (Ceist Uimh. 382)
- Health Service Executive (Ceist Uimh. 383)
- Health Service Executive (Ceist Uimh. 384)
- Health Service Executive (Ceist Uimh. 385)
- Health Service Executive (Ceist Uimh. 386)
- Health Service Executive (Ceist Uimh. 387)
- Health Service Executive (Ceist Uimh. 388)
- Health Service Executive (Ceist Uimh. 389)
- Emergency Departments (Ceist Uimh. 390)
Written Answers Nos. 391-410
- Patient Transport (Ceist Uimh. 391)
- Patient Transport (Ceist Uimh. 392)
- Patient Transport (Ceist Uimh. 393)
- Patient Transport (Ceist Uimh. 394)
- Patient Transport (Ceist Uimh. 395)
- EU Funding (Ceist Uimh. 396)
- Health Strategies (Ceist Uimh. 397)
- Health Strategies (Ceist Uimh. 398)
- Health Strategies (Ceist Uimh. 399)
- Technological Universities (Ceist Uimh. 400)
- Apprenticeship Programmes (Ceist Uimh. 401)
- Further and Higher Education (Ceist Uimh. 402)
- Further and Higher Education (Ceist Uimh. 403)
- Student Accommodation (Ceist Uimh. 404)
- Student Accommodation (Ceist Uimh. 405)
- Third Level Fees (Ceist Uimh. 406)
- Traveller Community (Ceist Uimh. 407)
- Third Level Admissions (Ceist Uimh. 408)
- EU Funding (Ceist Uimh. 409)
- Rural Schemes (Ceist Uimh. 410)
Written Answers Nos. 411-418
- Budget 2026 (Ceist Uimh. 411)
- Budget 2026 (Ceist Uimh. 412)
- Childcare Services (Ceist Uimh. 413)
- Budget 2026 (Ceist Uimh. 414)
- Men's Sheds (Ceist Uimh. 415)
- Mental Health Services (Ceist Uimh. 416)
- EU Funding (Ceist Uimh. 417)
- Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (Ceist Uimh. 418)