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| TD | Party |
|---|---|
 Grace Boland | Fine Gael |
 Robert O'Donoghue | Labour Party |
 Louise O'Reilly | Sinn Féin |
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Grace Boland
Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health whether her Department and the HSE take account of the differing mental health needs of girls and boys in the planning and delivery of youth mental health services, the measures being taken to address higher reported levels of…
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Grace Boland
Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the actions being taken by her Department and the HSE to improve help-seeking behaviour among teenage boys and increase their engagement with mental health services; and whether any targeted initiatives have been developed through…
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Grace Boland
Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken by her Department and the HSE to ensure mental health supports for young people are accessible at an early stage and do not rely solely on young people seeking help themselves and whether there are plans…
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Grace Boland
Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the actions being taken by her Department and the HSE during World Mental Health Day week 2026 to support the mental wellbeing of children and young people; and her views on findings in a report (details supplied).
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Grace Boland
Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she is satisfied that the reading support available in mainstream schools is meeting the needs of pupils with dyslexia; the number of reading classes currently available at primary level and the number of…
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Grace Boland
Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of pupils in mainstream classes of more than 30 given the impact of these class sizes on pupils’ learning and the ability of teachers to meet individual needs.
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Grace Boland
Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the gaps in specialist expertise across the civil service and wider public service, including in policy development and evaluation, economics, engineering…
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Grace Boland
Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to his announcement in Budget 2027 of a Public Spending Efficiency Taskforce, when its terms of reference will be published; the way in which will its…
Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions ›
Robert O'Donoghue
I would like to back my constituency colleague Deputy O'Reilly. We stood on the picket lines with teachers last week and it struck me that the refrain over and over again was pressure, pressure, pressure. Pressure is coming from every direction. St. Patrick's school is at…
Louise O'Reilly
I raised this with the Minister of State three weeks ago and then, following that, I corresponded with the Minister for education's office. I got correspondence back on 8 October asking for an agenda and a list of attendees at the meeting, which we provided. We have not had any…
Grace Boland
When we have the Department of climate and energy in could we also get the SEAI in? I am conscious it has a huge responsibility in administering substantial grant programmes. Given the Comptroller and Auditor General's recent findings, it would be an opportune time to speak to…
Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions ›
Grace Boland
I very much welcome all those reforms. When I look at our generalist model, and our Civil Service has been built around such a model, I wonder whether it is still fit for purpose in particular policy areas. For example, you could be a civil servant who has developed a huge…