280. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 841 of 18 March 2026, which was unanswered in the reply provided, when a NEPS assessment will be made available to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23418/26]
308. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average length of time it took SHIP construction projects to complete the four-stage approval process for those projects that were delivered in 2025; and the breakdown of the average length of time it took to pass through stage 1 approval, planning, design approval, cost appraisal, procurement and construction. [23315/26]
309. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of SHIP construction single stage social housing applications that have been received to date; and the breakdown by local authority area, number schemes and number of units per scheme. [23316/26]
310. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the proposed changes to procurement SHIP, CALF and CAS turnkey approvals as part of the shift from forward purchasing to forward funding models for delivering social housing. [23317/26]
311. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the changes he is currently bringing forward or intends to bring forward arising from the approved housing body strategic review, in tabular form. [23318/26]
312. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the methodology currently being used to determine the social housing targets for each local authority area; the data sources used; the assumptions underpinning the methodology; and the rational for the targets that are to be set. [23319/26]
82. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether the recently revised assessment of need framework limits or reduces access to cognitive assessment for children, including in cases where intellectual disability is not suspected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22563/26]
83. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which the revised assessment of need framework ensures that children with uneven developmental profiles, including those who may be gifted or twice-exceptional (details supplied) will be appropriately identified within the system; whether her Department has conducted any impact assessment on the way in which the revised model may affect the…
84. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will clarify if access to cognitive or psychological assessment remains available where there is evidence of significant intra-individual discrepancy, asynchronous development, or unexplained underachievement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22567/26]
85. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether consideration has been given to the potential for increased reliance on private assessments arising from any restriction in public access to cognitive assessment; the implications this may have for equity of access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22569/26]
86. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the training or guidance being provided to assessment officers and multidisciplinary teams to ensure that complex presentations, including masking and twice-exceptionality, are recognised under the revised model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22571/26]
87. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Departments plans to review the implementation of the revised assessment of need framework to ensure that no cohort of children is excluded from identification due to the streamlining of assessment processes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22573/26]
90. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the tender for a long-awaited school project (details supplied) collapsed prior to works commencing in 2025. [22614/26]
91. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth when sign off for previously agreed phases and refurbishments regarding a school building project will be forthcoming (details supplied); the current timeline for the commencement and completion of the project; if commitments are available regarding timelines, given the desperate need for further capacity and upgraded facilities and the lengthy wait o…
138. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 363 of 12 February 2026, if the required documents have been received from Tailte Éireann; and if a further timeline is available for conclusion of this long outstanding matter. [22983/26]
164. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of funding applications submitted by Laois County Council under the Housing Infrastructure Investment Fund (HIIF) for the proposed roundabout at the junction of Dublin Road and Collier's Lane, Portlaoise, and the Borris Road to Dublin Road Urban Distributor Road; the total funding sought for these projects; the timeline …
272. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the recently revised assessment of need framework limits or reduces access to cognitive assessment for children, including in cases where intellectual disability is not suspected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22562/26]
273. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way in which the revised assessment of need framework ensures that children with uneven developmental profiles, including those who may be gifted or twice-exceptional (details supplied) will be appropriately identified within the system; whether her Department has conducted any impact assessment on the way in which the revised model…
274. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will clarify if access to cognitive or psychological assessment remains available where there is evidence of significant intra-individual discrepancy, asynchronous development, or unexplained underachievement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22566/26]
275. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether consideration has been given to the potential for increased reliance on private assessments arising from any restriction in public access to cognitive assessment; the implications this may have for equity of access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22568/26]
276. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the training or guidance being provided to assessment officers and multidisciplinary teams to ensure that complex presentations, including masking and twice-exceptionality, are recognised under the revised model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22570/26]
277. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her Departments plans to review the implementation of the revised assessment of need framework to ensure that no cohort of children is excluded from identification due to the streamlining of assessment processes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22572/26]
521. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide guidance to the parent of children (details supplied) who cannot secure a second class school placement in their locality; the supports available in the case a school place cannot be obtained; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22158/26]
563. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the reason fibre broadband has not yet been provided to an area under the National Broadband Plan (details supplied); the reason the indicated anticipated date has been pushed back by six to 12 months on several occasions; if conformation is available that the connection point is in place; if the works will be prioritised; and if he wil…
585. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of UDZ designation requests received by his Department since he invited applications in June 2025; to provide a list of each request including location and size of the land in question; and to provide an update on each request. [21619/26]