Paul Lawless

415. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total anticipated costs associated with his foreign travel for St Patrick's Day; the delegation size; and if a breakdown can be provided on these costs including on accommodation and flights. [18891/26]

461. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the steps his Department is taking to tackle the financial burden facing households and homeowners seeking home insurance. [20015/26]

462. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department is aware of any reports which suggest that home insurance companies may be overpricing the future cost of a re-build so as to increase the cost of premiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20016/26]

463. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has any plans to introduce regulations around home insurance to ensure that in the event of a home being destroyed the whole amount for which the home is ensured will be paid out, even if it is below the market value or the full cost of rebuilding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20017/26]

512. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total anticipated costs associated with his foreign travel for St Patrick's Day; the delegation size; and if a breakdown can be provided on these costs including on accommodation and flights. [18897/26]

513. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will review the impact of the 2013 public sector single pension scheme on fast-accrual professions, including the Defence Forces, An Garda Síochána, the Prison Service and Fire Brigades, in particular the removal of the supplementary pension which has created a significant financial gap between the fast-accrual retirement age and eligibility for the State Pension; if he will consider amending the scheme to restore access to a supplementary pension for these workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18923/26]

570. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the total anticipated costs associated with his foreign travel for St Patrick's Day; the delegation size; and if a breakdown can be provided on these costs including on accommodation and flights. [18890/26]

710. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total anticipated costs associated with her foreign travel for St Patrick's Day; the delegation size; and if a breakdown can be provided on these costs including on accommodation and flights. [18889/26]

745. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will seek clarification from the State Examinations Commission (SEC) as to why the proposed RACE accommodations for a student (details supplied) do not address their primary access needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19136/26]

863. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way a student with profound visual impairment, whose 2018 functional vision assessment by the National Council for Special Education recommended that Braille be seriously considered as an access method, can remain non proficient in Braille after twelve years in the education system; the oversight mechanisms in place within the Department to ensure that recommended access methods such as Braille are implemented in practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20193/26]

864. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether the Department measures outcomes for students receiving visiting teacher service supports for visual impairment, such as achieving functional Braille literacy or independent access to textbooks, rather than simply recording that supports have been allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20194/26]

865. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify who holds ultimate responsibility for ensuring that students with severe visual impairment can access State examinations in an appropriate and accessible format, in cases where medical reports and functional vision assessments indicate that standard print based accommodations are unsuitable; whether this responsibility lies with the school, the National Council for Special Education, or the State Examinations Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20195/26]

866. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the Department has examined cases in which an assessment of need under the Disability Act found that a child's severe visual impairment did not affect learning, communication or mobility, despite professional reports indicating significant educational access needs; the way in which such discrepancies are reconciled with the educational supports subsequently required by the student; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20196/26]

868. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the training and qualification requirements that apply to visiting teachers supporting students with visual impairment within the National Council for Special Education Visiting Teacher Service; to clarify whether visiting teachers are required to hold qualifications in Braille literacy and tactile instruction; the number of visiting teachers currently employed who hold formal Braille qualifications; whether her Department has assessed whether sufficient Braille expertise exists nationally to support students whose functional vision assessments indicate that Braille should be seriously considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20222/26]

869. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the body responsible for ensuring that students with profound visual impairment can access curriculum materials and State examinations where course content contains diagrams, graphs or other non linear visual materials that cannot be accessed through standard assistive technology; the oversight that exists to ensure such accessibility is implemented consistently in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20223/26]

870. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the formal advisory documentation that is normally provided by the National Council for Special Education Visiting Teacher Service when determining appropriate educational supports for a student with visual impairment; whether such advice is normally recorded in writing and made available to schools and parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20224/26]

871. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the procedures which apply where a student with a disability experiences significant distress or makes a mental health disclosure linked to difficulties accessing the curriculum; the way in which the responsibility is coordinated between schools, the National Council for Special Education and Tusla - Child and Family Agency in such circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20225/26]

931. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the total anticipated costs associated with his foreign travel for St Patricks Day; the delegation size; and if a breakdown can be provided on these costs including on accommodation and flights. [18887/26]

955. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide an explanation for the failure of National Broadband Ireland (NBI) and its contracted partners to deliver a confirmed broadband installation to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo on 20 February 2026, despite the person having received written confirmation from the chosen service provider that installation would occur on that date; and if he will outline what oversight exists to ensure that NBI and its partners meet their stated installation obligations. [19944/26]

956. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will address the continued service failures of NBI, including conflicting information given to customers by NBI, its installation partner (details supplied) and broadband service providers; and if he will confirm whether his Department plans to examine systemic issues in NBI's customer facing processes during the final phase of the State subsidised broadband rollout. [19945/26]

957. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide a justification for the reason County Mayo has been among the last counties to receive National Broadband Ireland services, leaving some communities dependent on 3G mobile broadband for over eight years; and the measures his Department will take to prevent continued delays or miscommunications during the completion of the rollout. [19946/26]

958. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the obligations placed on commercial broadband service providers who operate on the NBI network to ensure reliable communication, accurate installation scheduling, and minimum service standards; and the enforcement mechanisms which exist when providers repeatedly issue incorrect or misleading customer information. [19947/26]

1027. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total anticipated costs associated with his foreign travel for St Patrick's Day; the delegation size; and if a breakdown can be provided on these costs including on accommodation and flights. [18895/26]

1100. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the eligibility rules for State supported home purchase schemes in respect of applicants over seventy years of age; the policy rationale for age based exclusions where applicants are working and in good health; whether an equality impact assessment has been undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20198/26]

1101. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of households in each of the past five years that were within five percent above the social housing income threshold but consequently ineligible for supports; the options available to such households; whether his Department has considered tapered eligibility to reduce cliff edge effects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20199/26]