498. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education the number of SNA posts funded in Budget 2025; the level of support this will provide in the planned new special classes and special schools for counties Wexford and Wicklow, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16947/25]
499. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education the steps her Department is taking to address the issue of some schools' SNA applications status currently unknown; the actions that have been taken to ensure that schools receive the necessary SNA support to meet the needs of students with additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16948/25]
500. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education the number of schools in counties Wicklow and Wexford that were approached by the National Council for Special Education to open a specialist class; the percentage of those schools declined; the reasons given for these refusals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16949/25]
501. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education the number of schools in counties Wicklow and Wexford that expressed an interest in opening a special education class in the past two years; the number of applications that were refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16950/25]
814. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the criteria and processes being used to assess a proposed IPAS centre (details supplied); if an impact assessment has been conducted to evaluate the effects of establishing another IPAS centre in County Wicklow, noting that the county has approximately 1,600 IPAS residents to date; when the findings of th…
815. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of IPAS centres approved in counties Wicklow and Wexford, by year, for the past five years; the number of applicants who have resided, or are residing there; if her Department has done an assessment on the impact of establishing IPAS centres in these counties; and if she will make a statement on…
818. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of IPAS centres located in counties Wexford and Wicklow; the number of IPAS centres located in an area of deprivation according to Pobal, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16945/25]
819. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the level of communication his Department has with communities in relation to proposed IPAS centres prior to granting permission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16946/25]
478. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if sufficient funding has been provided to Wicklow and Wexford County Councils for refurbishment of properties that are purchased under the tenant-in-situ scheme; if so, the amount allocated to each local authority, in tabular form; where no funding has been provided the details of same; and if he will make a statement o…
570. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Justice to confirm when part 3 of the Policing Security and Community Safety Act 2024 will commence in order to allow community safety partnership committees to form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15612/25]
646. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth regarding a childcare centre (details supplied), the reason only six days’ notice was given to notify the service of the decision to remove food provision at this facility; if the core funding can be adjusted to facilitate food services; what supports are available to childcare facilities facing financial …
274. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Transport what progress has been made to date regarding the procurement of a new site to construct a fit-for-purpose Coast Guard station in Courtown, County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10695/25]
275. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the crisis situation regarding the condition of County Wexford’s local, secondary and tertiary roads network, which are among the worst in the country; if he acknowledges County Wexford’s poor position in relation to other counties, as documented in recent and historic National Oversight and Audit Commission road condition surveys …
445. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Finance the status of the committed extension of the help-to-buy scheme to second-hand homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12776/25]
490. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the total amount invested in the OPW’s projects nationally for the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12224/25]
648. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education for an update on the provision a new building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11549/25]
709. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education for an update on progress to date in the provision of a new building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12057/25]
710. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education if she will open a special education school in the premises where a school (details supplied) is vacating in Gorey, County Wexford; the funds available to support special education schools for 2025; the number of special education places for the catchment area of Gorey, County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12058/25]
711. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education for the number of primary and secondary school students who have received an Irish exemption each year for the past five years; the number in each category of grounds for qualification for an exemption, for all schools across the State, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12060/25]
712. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education if she is aware that many secondary schools are actively encouraging some parents of primary school students preparing to start second level education to apply for a Gaeilge exemption so that they may receive other educational supports during Gaeilge teaching time; that this has become a standard practise for secondary schools who are under resource…
815. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of water service stations in Ireland that have access to a back-up generator; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12221/25]
820. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he can seek emergency funding for the National Parks and Wildlife Service and meet with them to address the urgent and ongoing problem of coastal erosion that is damaging walking trails in Courtown Woods, County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10694/25]
821. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider reviewing the Government criteria for the local authority affordable housing schemes, which stipulates that just 30% of new homes in such schemes are ring-fenced for local applicants, with a view to substantially increasing this figure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10697/25]
930. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of compulsory purchase orders made by the local authorities in counties Wexford and Wicklow, from January 2020 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12053/25]
931. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of purchases made under the tenant-in-situ scheme for County Wexford and County Wicklow in 2023 and 2024; in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12056/25]