Eoin Ó Broin

Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the NDP review of school building projects relating to Dublin mid-west.

Shane Moynihan

Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status and progress of school building projects at four schools in Dublin mid-west (details supplied).

Shane Moynihan

Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department’s plans to improve the provision of educational supports and accommodations for children with dyspraxia or childhood apraxia of speech across primary and post-primary school.

Mark Ward

Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the development of the new school buildings for schools (details supplied).

Eoin Ó Broin

Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the Programme for Government commitment regarding the teacher to pupil ratio target of 19:1; and if schools in Dublin mid-west who lost a teacher from their allocation for this school year (details…

Mark Ward

This is a very important piece of work carried out by the committee. I thank the members of the committee and the committee Cathaoirleach, Deputy Carthy, for the work on this report. I also thank the staff and clerks for their tireless work, which does not go unnoticed…

Paul Nicholas Gogarty

I listened to the Minister's speech. To be clear, what she and the Government are offering does not meet the core demands of the families who are still living with trauma or those who have suffered in the past, including those who have lost loved ones. In fact, it is dangerously…

Mark Ward

I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to make provisions for the offence of spiking to be considered a standalone offence; to establish toxicology pathways for victims of this offence; and to provide for related matters. Along with my colleague Máire…

Mark Ward

Earlier this month in Britain, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency announced that new safety measures were being implemented for all patients taking antidepressant medications. This follows the completion of a detailed review involving patients and their…

Emer Higgins

Funding for the AsIAm AAC Support Programme is provided by the HSE. I have asked my officials to arrange for the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.

Emer Higgins

As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Emer Higgins

A personalised budget is a payment made in lieu of specialist disability services that would otherwise be arranged or provided on an individual's behalf. Personalised budgets enable individuals to organise and manage support arrangements in a manner that best reflects their…

Paul Nicholas Gogarty

Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if consideration is being given to extending the revised childcare fee cap, or introducing alternative cost-reduction measures, for families using childcare services operating within Band F (50+…

Emer Higgins

Minister of State Higgins and the Tánaiste previously met with this organisation in June 2026. At that meeting, Minister Higgins committed to a further meeting. A meeting was scheduled for October 2026, however due to unforeseen circumstances the meeting was postponed at short…

Paul Nicholas Gogarty

Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the extent to which the potential reduction in ECCE capacity influenced the decision to restrict maintenance of reduced ratio arrangements to one per room; whether consideration was given to…

Paul Nicholas Gogarty

Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the date on which the decision was made to introduce a restriction limiting preschool rooms to one maintenance of reduced ratio arrangement; when the decision was approved by the Department…

Paul Nicholas Gogarty

Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether she has considered extending statutory paid paternity leave from the current entitlement of two weeks to at least eight weeks; if her Department has undertaken any assessment of the…

Emer Higgins

As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Paul Nicholas Gogarty

Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the application by a person (details supplied) to be appointed as a peace commissioner; whether it is still being processed; whether it is likely to be approved; and if he…

Paul Nicholas Gogarty

Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will clarify the eligibility criteria for the €500 cost of disability payment announced in Budget 2027; whether persons who were formerly in receipt of disability allowance but who were required to…

Paul Nicholas Gogarty

Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has engaged with the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications regarding the financial position of low-income households and family carers who borrowed funds to install solar PV systems…

Eoin Ó Broin

Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the interim fire safety scheme, the fire detection and alarm safety scheme and the retrospective payments scheme for people living with defects including applicant numbers…

Eoin Ó Broin

Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to set out the rules for the allocation of cost-rental tenancies for both new schemes and for individual properties in existing schemes where tenancies are terminated.

Paul Nicholas Gogarty

Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties being experienced by graduates and students of the graduate diploma in physical education at Portobello Institute whose qualifications have reportedly not…

Paul Nicholas Gogarty

Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of individuals affected by the non-recognition of credits obtained through the graduate diploma in physical education at Portobello Institute; and whether the Teaching Council is considering…

Paul Nicholas Gogarty

Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the pathways that exist for students at relevant third level courses in Ireland to secure an internship with her Department or related agency in order to gain experience in diplomacy, international…

Mark Ward

The manner in which these motions are being brought before the House is wholly unsatisfactory. Once again Members have been given just two days' notice to consider measures arising from significant EU instruments. Once again, we are told they must be dealt with as a matter of…

Paul Nicholas Gogarty

Like others, I value our neutrality, and insofar as it is reflected in our Constitution, we have a number of checks and balances. Article 29 commits Ireland to peace, international justice and the peaceful settlement of disputes. Following the Lisbon Treaty, it also explicitly…

Paul Nicholas Gogarty

I have raised this multiple times and am flagging it with the Taoiseach again. New figures from EirGrid show that more than 13% of available wind and solar electricity could not be used in the first nine months of this year. That is enough energy to power almost 500,000 homes. It…

Paul Nicholas Gogarty

This is not a debate on the intricacies of what defines trans. I support the principles of the Bill. I am paired with Deputy James Lawless so I will not be voting today but were I voting on Second Stage, I would vote in favour of the Bill. I want to put this on the record. It is…