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Departmental Expenditure

Peadar Tóibín

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth to set out for each year from 2020 to 2026 all payments made by her Department to Oide, the National Council for Special Education, the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment and any other body under the…
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Departmental Expenditure

Peadar Tóibín

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a breakdown, by programme subhead, of the additional €646 million allocated to her Department in 2026, distinguishing between pay and non-pay; the projected end of 2026 outrun for each subhead; and whether…
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Departmental Expenditure

Peadar Tóibín

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide, for each department, the expenditure levy amount applied from 2027; the specific measures submitted and approved to meet it; the posts to be…
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Departmental Expenditure

Peadar Tóibín

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to list each Department projected as of the end of 2026 to exceed its 2026 current allocation; the amount by which each has exceeded the allocation; if a levy…
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Legislative Measures

Aisling Dempsey

Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if all the provisions of the Critical Infrastructure Act 2026 have been commenced.
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Children's Health Ireland: Statements

Peadar Tóibín

I too welcome the families and campaigners in the Gallery and pay tribute to the work they have done to try to achieve truth and justice. I disagree with an Teachta Ó Murchú's point that there has been a failure in this country to achieve justice. Rather, there is a clear…
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Departmental Reports

Peadar Tóibín

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total amount expended by his Department, the HSE and any other State body on a report (details supplied); the value of the contract awarded; whether any additional consultancy or subcontractor costs were incurred; and if she…
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Disability Services

Peadar Tóibín

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE has decided not to publish a report (details supplied), despite its relevance to planning and delivering disability services nationally; the specific limitations in the underlying data and analysis that the HSE…
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Home Help Service

Peadar Tóibín

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to confirm the rate of the home support workers grant per hour for each of the past ten years.
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Disability Services

Peadar Tóibín

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE has decided not to publish a report (details supplied), despite its relevance to planning and delivering disability services nationally; the specific limitations in the underlying data and analysis that the HSE…
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Hospital Facilities

Peadar Tóibín

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the helicopter pad on the National Children's Hospital (details supplied).
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Hospital Appointments Status

Peadar Tóibín

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of a case (details supplied) at CHI Temple Street, whose necessary surgical procedure has reportedly been cancelled despite advocacy from their treating consultant regarding the severity of their condition and…
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Health Services Staff

Peadar Tóibín

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of undergraduate nursing and midwifery students who undertook clinical placements in HSE and HSE-funded services in each of the past ten years; the total number of placement hours completed by those students in each…
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Health Services Staff

Peadar Tóibín

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing and midwifery graduates from Irish higher education institutions in each of the past ten years; the number who entered employment in the Irish public health service within one year of qualification; and the…
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Health Services Staff

Peadar Tóibín

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing and midwifery graduates who applied for certificates of current professional status, verification of registration, or any equivalent documentation required for overseas employment in each of the past ten…
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Health Services Staff

Peadar Tóibín

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of clinical placement hours provided by student nurses and student midwives within the public health service in each of the past ten years; the number of students involved; the estimated replacement cost had…
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Departmental Data

Peadar Tóibín

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the hourly rate paid under HSE direct payment, individualised funding, personal assistant direct employment, or similar schemes that allow a person with a disability to directly employ their own care…
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Citizenship Applications

Peadar Tóibín

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applications for citizenship granted for the last 15 years for whom there were no checks of financial self sufficiency at all.
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An Garda Síochána

Peadar Tóibín

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of serving Garda members assigned to each Garda division and county at year-end in each of the past five years and to date in 2026; the numerical and percentage change over that period; and…
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An Garda Síochána

Peadar Tóibín

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda members assigned to each Garda division who entered service and who left service in each of the past five years and to date in 2026; and the net gain or loss of members in each…
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Social Welfare Payments

Peadar Tóibín

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who transitioned from disability allowance to either the State pension (contributory) or the State pension (non-contributory) on reaching the age of 66 in each of the past ten years, in tabular…
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Social Welfare Payments

Peadar Tóibín

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons previously in receipt of disability allowance whose weekly social welfare income was reduced, unchanged or increased following their transition to the State pension (contributory) or State pension…
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Departmental Data

Peadar Tóibín

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of residential properties purchased in the State by persons who were not ordinarily resident in Ireland in each of the past five years, by county; the number of such purchases that were…
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Road Safety

Peadar Tóibín

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the number of road deaths that have occurred in each county for each of the last ten years.
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Ukraine War

Peadar Tóibín

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she can detail any step that has been taken by Ireland in its position of EU Presidency to try to facilitate peace between Ukraine and Russia.
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Protected Disclosures

Peadar Tóibín

Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether she met, communicated with or corresponded with former Garda Commissioner Drew Harris in respect to protected disclosure matters; if her staff did so; and if she will detail the files that were…
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Defence (Amendment) Bill 2026: Second Stage

Peadar Tóibín

People around the country are absolutely shocked with what is happening today. This Bill is one of the most shocking attacks on Irish democracy I have ever seen. This Bill puts the Irish Government directly in conflict with the democratic decisions of the people of this country…
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State Apology to the Family of the Late Brian Stack: Statements

Peadar Tóibín

I also welcome the State apology to the family of Brian Stack. Brian Stack was shot in the back of the head by the IRA in 1983. Brian was a loved husband and father of three children. His killing was devastating for his family and friends, and no greater disaster can befall a…
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Non-Binary and Intersex Recognition Bill 2026: Second Stage [Private Members]

Peadar Tóibín

Aontú believes in a compassionate pluralist Republic. All citizens are equal and valued no matter what their identity, ethnicity, religion or orientation. Everyone should be treated on the basis of their own individual character. Gender dysphoria is real and is not easy for…