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Health Screening Programmes

Eamon Scanlon

Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if she will introduce a fully funded DEXA screening programme for women over 50 years of age to support the early detection and treatment of osteoporosis and reduce the incidence of preventable fractures.
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Education Schemes

Eamon Scanlon

Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria used to select schools for the rollout of the new dyslexia and literacy intervention programme; and whether a school (details supplied) will be considered for inclusion.
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Broadband Infrastructure

Eamon Scanlon

Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the commitment previously given regarding the provision of broadband connectivity from the Broadband Connection Point at a location (details supplied) to the local Men’s…
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Defence (Amendment) Bill 2026: Second Stage

Martin Kenny

The United Nations is a vital international body that so many countries around the world pay such respect to. It was founded after the two World Wars to try to ensure we would never be in that place again. It is so important that we remain part of that and continue to be an…

Eamon Scanlon

I am regularly contacted regarding the triple lock and fully recognise that strongly held beliefs exist on all sides of this debate. I have met members of the Defence Forces who strongly support the proposed changes and I have heard firmly held opposition from others. In my view…
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Voluntary Sector

Eamon Scanlon

Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 1590 of 20 March 2024, if the BDO report commissioned by his Department in 2023 on the cost and availability of public liability insurance for the…
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Hospital Waiting Lists

Martin Kenny

Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of the number of people waiting for orthopaedic surgery in Sligo University Hospital; the length of time; and procedure that they are waiting for.
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Gambling Sector

Frankie Feighan

Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is considering raising the current prize winnings threshold from the current €365,000 under the current lotteries Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Visa Applications

Frankie Feighan

Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason the system is taking so long to process an EU Treaty Rights application by an Italian national (details supplied) to be assessed by the application submission function section; and if he…
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Postal Services

Frankie Feighan

Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will acknowledge that there is currently a long delay in applications for new houses and commercial buildings for an allocation of an Eircode; and the steps he will take to expedite matters as…
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School Transport

Eamon Scanlon

Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth the evidence, safety data and recommendations arising from the Road Safety Authority review of upper age limits for school transport drivers that informed Bus Éireann's decision to retain the maximum age of 70 years…
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School Transport

Eamon Scanlon

Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of school transport drivers who ceased operating services upon reaching the age of 70 years in each of the past five years; whether Bus Éireann has assessed the impact of these retirements on the…
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Work Permits

Eamon Scanlon

Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether a person (details supplied) who transferred from employment under a critical skills employment permit to a position with an organisation in 2025 required a new employment permit; and the…