306. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason children who are educated at home were not included in the free schoolbook scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21350/26]
95. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 249 of 3 March 2026, if his attention has been drawn to the longest extended period of below average rainfall on the Boyne system since 1975 which took place across 2024/2025 and has displayed a system weakness in the fry counting system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19524/26]
96. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that no public consultation took place in relation to the proposed closure of salmon angling on the river Boyne in 2026; his views on whether this is fair to anglers in Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19525/26]
97. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures that will be taken to ensure anglers who have already purchased their licence will be compensated for the closure if the proposed closure of salmon angling on the river Boyne is implemented. [19526/26]
98. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the length of time he would expect a closure of the river Boyne for salmon anglers to take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19528/26]
361. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport whether the Government has received any communication from the United States Government, the US Department of Transportation, Airlines for America, or the US Ambassador to Ireland regarding the Dublin Airport (Passenger Capacity) Bill 2026 or the 32 million passenger cap at Dublin Airport; and if so, to provide details of those communications. [20019/26]
362. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department is aware that a formal complaint (ID:91249) was filed with the European Commission on 2 March 2026 alleging that Ireland is in breach of six EU instruments at Dublin Airport, including Regulation 598/2014; and whether the Government intends to proceed with the Dublin Airport (Passenger Capacity) Bill 2026 in advance of any response fr…
363. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport whether the DAA has issued a formal instruction to a company (details supplied) to conduct a review of the North runway departure routes; and if so, to provide the date of the instruction; the terms of reference; the expected completion date; and if no instruction has been issued, to explain the reason, given that the DAA has been indicating since June 2023…
440. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 260 of 19 February 2026, to clarify if a payment break is registered as a missed payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19455/26]
535. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to confirm the security resistance classification and glazing classification which apply for windows installed or to be installed under the National Cell Refurbishment Programme; if EN 14019 is deemed sufficient for high-security detention cells; and if he will make a statement on the matter…
611. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of new schools building projects and extensions currently underway in Kerry, by stage and date the project entered that stage, including the number of pupils currently in the school, in tabular form. [18309/26]
612. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of primary and post primary schools in County Donegal that received funding for works under the emergency works scheme in 2024-2025 ;and so far during the 2025-2026 school year, in tabular form. [18310/26]
613. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of new school development projects in County Wexford currently in stage 3 of the development process; the date each project entered stage 3, in tabular form. [18311/26]
627. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a county-by-county breakdown of each special class funded and approved to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18373/26]
628. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of SNAs are projected to be employed within the education system by Quarter 3 of this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18374/26]
648. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No's 538, 539, 540 and 541 of 10 February 2026 (details supplied), the measures her Department is taking to ensure that home-educated students are still permitted to uphold their right to be home educated and have their exam (AAC) assessed in an appropriate, fair and equal manner; and if she will make a statement …
773. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the National Youth Work Advisory Committee as prescribed under Section 17 of the Youth Work Act 2001 will be reconstituted; if plans for its reconstitution will be part of the implementation of Opportunities for Youth: National Strategy for Youth Work and Related Services 2024 - 2028; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19375/26]
797. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to any issues within Education Training Boards providing employees with a contract of employment due to uncertainty of applying changes to current and new employee contracts following an agreement after industrial action taken some time ago; if she will outline the standard employment terms and conditions of employe…
798. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 339 and 341 of 5 March 2026, to provide a breakdown of the ‘Social Inclusion Miscellaneous’ for each year from 2020 to 2025 and to-date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19541/26]
822. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that a school (details supplied) has been waiting for a permanent school building for 15 years despite progress such as her Department approving the plan for the building and planning permission notices going up, this project was not selected in the 105 priority list for school buildings; if she will consider funding this project t…
859. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider including a school (details supplied) in County Meath in DEIS Band 1; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20104/26]
873. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if long term substitute SNAs have been given consideration and formally recognised within the SNA redeployment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20233/26]
880. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No’s 487, 489 and 490 of 3 March 2026, the number of early intervention preschool classes for autistic children in mainstream and special schools that have been redesignated to primary autism classes/other special classes for the 2026/2027 school year. [20437/26]
1008. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will revise the Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011, amended in June 2016, to account for the cost-of-living crisis and the development of residential areas in Bands 2 and 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18528/26]
1241. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 748 of 4 February 2026, if he has received the relevant information from Garda Authorities to answer this question. [18312/26]