Capitation Grants

403. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth to significantly increase the capitation funding for schools in the upcoming budget. [68606/26]

Transport Policy

136. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the establishment of a Strategic Integrated Transportation Office in Cork city. [67327/26]

Social Welfare Eligibility

116. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection to review the qualifying eligibility and the rate of the living alone allowance. [67326/26]

Health Strategies

188. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health her response to a campaign (details supplied). [67442/26]

Departmental Schemes

56. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the 2026 funding allocations from the climate action summer works scheme (details supplied). [67331/26]

Schools Building Projects

65. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the construction phase will commence for a school (details supplied). [67441/26]

34th Dáil debate — 2026-09-30

Deputy Séamus McGrath I highlight the concerns being raised about the curtailment of the domino midwifery service at Cork University Maternity Hospital, CUMH. As the Taoiseach knows, the domino service provides midwife-led, community-based maternity care, with continuity of care from pregnancy through to birth and postnatal, providing care in the community and in the home. It has emerged in recent days that due to staff shortages at CUMH, there is likely to be redeployment of nurses and midwive