84. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on her plans to remove a diagnosis as an eligibility criteria for a special education placement; the extent of engagement with teachers and their representatives in developing her plans to date; the extent to which the impact such a change would have on demand for resources has been assessed and the approach taken to this asses…
88. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount spent on the scheme for the commissioning of psychological assessments, SCPA, in each of the past five school years, broken down by primary and secondary and year, in tabular form. [74817/26]
90. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which she plans to respond to recent school attendance data; and the supports and training her Department has in place for school leaders, home school community liaisons, HSCLs, teachers and SNAs regarding emotionally based school non-attendance, EBSNA. [74815/26]
99. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the increasing use of digital devices in secondary schools from an educational outcome's perspective and a cost to parents/guardians perspective given the move away from digital devices in some countries. [74818/26]
152. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children who applied and paid on time for school transport for 2026-2027 who have not been offered a place, by concessionary/eligible and, by county. [74819/26]
159. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which she is responding to the recent spate of threatening emails to schools which have resulted in some cases to forced school closures. [74820/26]
65. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth given the 31 October deadline for schools, the way in which she plans to support schools that plan to change patron and/or language and/or gender mix. [74848/26]
66. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she plans to reintroduce special allowances for teachers who invest personal time and money to pursue a diploma in special education. [74846/26]
67. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which she plans to address the ongoing costly issue of school uniforms. [74845/26]
68. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of NEPS posts currently filled and unfilled, respectively. [74844/26]
12. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will next meet. [69883/26]
31. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will next meet. [69885/26]
156. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he plans to change the funding model for public service media in light of declining TV licence collections. [73538/26]
178. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his plans to invest in new public swimming pools. [73539/26]
230. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the details of the land use strategy in relation to the use of land for solar energy; and the way in which this will inform Government policy. [74501/26]
231. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the extent to which the solar capacity of roof space, including but not limited to residential, commercial and agricultural, has been assessed as viable for solar; the potential available capacity identified; and the efforts made to realise that potential. [74499/26]
233. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the Government giggawatt, GW, targets for roof-top solar, including residential and commercial; the agricultural and utility scale solar provided on land including privately owned land and State/State-agency owned land, by category; and the way in which these targets have been selected and categorised. [74512/26]
361. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if there is a standard, predictable approach to calculating VRT for vehicles taken in from the North of Ireland; the criteria that apply; and if this approach is consistent between makes, models and engine types and sizes. [73571/26]
393. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is aware of the excessive and disproportionate customs charges and administrative fees being imposed on everyday purchases and deliveries, which are adding to the cost-of-living burden on ordinary families; and whether any review or engagement with relevant bodies is planned to address this situation. [73894/26]
485. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children in Waterford who require specialist placements for September 2027 based on NCSE data. [73775/26]
486. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special class places expected to be available in Waterford for the 2027-2028 school year according to NCSE data. [73776/26]
487. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of additional ASD classes or special school places planned for Waterford for the school year 2027-2028, in the event of a shortfall between available spaces and numbers requiring a specialist placement; and a timeline of the delivery of same. [73777/26]
562. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the policy, legislative framework and standard operating procedures for social housing applicants granted medical priority by one local authority who apply to transfer to another where they reside; whether medical priority points, band placings and accumulated waiting time transfer intact between authorities or if app…
563. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether provisions or standard operating protocols exist to enable social housing applicants granted medical priority status by one local authority to transfer or retain that priority when applying to another local authority where they currently reside. [73408/26]
564. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if an applicant who qualifies for medical priority in one administrative area must undergo an entirely new medical assessment and appeal process under the receiving authority's scheme. [73407/26]