Grace Boland

212. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm whether early learning and care providers delivering the Early Childhood Care and Education Programme exclusively from their own private property are exempt from liability for commercial rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16946/26]

242. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether guidance has issued to the Valuation Office and to local authorities to ensure a consistent national approach to the rateability of early childhood care and education providers operating from private property; if so, to provide details of such guidance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16947/26]

169. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the current status of the age verification pilot being undertaken to restrict access to social media; when the pilot will commence; the bodies and platforms participating in the pilot; the criteria being used to assess its effectiveness; the timeline for completion and evaluation; and when he expects to make decisions on national implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16938/26]

174. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the measures in place to support the development of ladies’ Gaelic football; the actions being taken to improve access to high quality training and playing facilities for female athletes; the way in which his Department is working with Sport Ireland and the GAA and their affiliate organisations to ensure equal treatment and resourcing for women’s Gaelic games; the funding allocated for this purpose in 2025 and 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16939/26]

377. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to confirm that Section 10 of the template employment contract for Chief Executives of commercial semi State bodies is applicable only in circumstances involving complaints or legal actions initiated by external parties; to confirm that this clause has always been interpreted in that manner by his Department and commercial semi State bodies; to set out whether he is satisfied that the current wording provides sufficient clarity to prevent its misapplication in internal grievance or disciplinary matters; and to indicate if he will update or revise the clause to ensure that its intended scope is explicit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17117/26]

21. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of men, and number of women, who applied for parent’s benefit in the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14193/26]

38. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of men who applied for paternity benefit, and the number of women who applied for maternity benefit, in the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14192/26]

157. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport given of evidence that zonal fares for Skerries and Balbriggan are disproportionately higher on a per kilometre basis than for nearby stations such as Rush and Lusk, whether he accepts that this creates an unfair burden on commuters in Skerries and Balbriggan; whether his Department or the National Transport Authority has examined the impact of this disparity on travel behaviour, including increased driving to neighbouring stations and pressure on parking and local roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14235/26]

161. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the measures in place to ensure that passengers receive clear, accurate and up-to-date information in real time across all public transport services, in particular, during service disruptions; how consistency of information is ensured across operators and the National Transport Authority; the standards that apply to customer communications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14234/26]

168. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the actions his Department is promoting or funding to support sustainable and ethical fashion, including incentives for repair, reuse and recycling of clothing, regulatory proposals for extended producer responsibility for textiles, and public awareness measures to reduce overconsumption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14237/26]

189. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the specific measures his Department is taking to address the environmental impacts of the fashion industry, including textile waste and micro-plastic pollution; how these measures align with Ireland's climate and circular economy obligations under European Union law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14236/26]

303. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport when the 47 electric buses for Galway and 65 electric buses for the Dublin area were received; the measures being taken to maintain the battery health of electric buses; the battery maintenance protocols applied by Bus Éireann, Dublin Bus and the National Transport Authority to prevent degradation if these buses are not in regular operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14493/26]

304. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the maintenance arrangements and associated costs for the electric buses delivered for Galway and Dublin; whether maintenance and warranty management differs for buses in storage compared with those in active service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14494/26]

305. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the expected timeline for completing the required charging infrastructure for the Galway buses; the reasons for the delay; and whether interim charging options were considered to avoid the continued idling of 47 buses in Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14495/26]

537. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth current level of dyslexia-specific supports available in primary and post-primary schools; and whether her Department plans to expand evidence-based interventions for students with dyslexia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14642/26]

538. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will review the Special Education Teaching allocation model to ensure it adequately reflects the number of students with dyslexia in each school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14643/26]

539. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of teachers who have completed dyslexia-specific training through her Department or NCSE in the past three years; and whether further mandatory training is planned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14644/26]

540. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average waiting time for an educational psychological assessment for suspected dyslexia through the NEPS system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14645/26]

541. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated number of students currently diagnosed with dyslexia in primary and post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14646/26]

542. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department or the NCSE maintains a dyslexia national prevalence database; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14647/26]

543. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she could provide the number of children diagnosed with dyslexia in each of the past five academic years, broken down by constituency, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14648/26]

544. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department’s current policy on the provision of assistive technology for students with special educational needs, including dyslexia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14649/26]

545. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of applications received by the National Council for Special Education for assistive technology supports in each of the last five years; the number approved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14650/26]

546. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current average processing time for assistive technology applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14651/26]

944. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the measures currently in place across health services to support women who have experienced traumatic childbirth and who are presenting with post-natal mental health difficulties, including community-based specialist perinatal mental health services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14158/26]