202. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department plans to recognise or legislate for community system operators as referenced in EU microgrid guidance documents; the steps being taken to enable community-managed grid entities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8442/26]
203. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the funding or grant supports which are available or planned for community-scale battery storage projects, such as those proposed for Skerries; his views on the role of such infrastructure in grid stability and decarbonization; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8443/26]
204. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department plans to develop a national framework for community virtual microgrids and virtual power plants; the way in which Ireland’s policy will align with emerging EU guidance and projects such as CityxChange; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8444/26]
205. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the Government plans to develop standards or guidance for smart system design, integrated community energy assets and community energy marketplaces as described in EU city-scale demonstration projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8445/26]
399. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the VAT exemption for solar PV systems to retro-fitted domestic batteries and hybrid inverters, given their increasing affordability, their role in improving grid stability, and the potential resilience benefits for households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8439/26]
400. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider providing a VAT exemption for changeover switches when installed as part of domestic battery storage systems; if his Department has examined the potential fiscal and regulatory implications of extending the existing VAT reliefs for renewable energy equipment to include these safety-critical components; and if he will make a state…
562. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the planning her Department has undertaken or will be undertaking to meet the schooling needs of the Balbriggan community, given the plans for further significant housing development for the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8420/26]
563. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the planning her Department has undertaken or will be undertaking to meet the schooling needs of the Rush community, given the plans for further significant housing development for the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8421/26]
564. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the planning her Department has undertaken or will be undertaking to meet the schooling needs of the Lusk community, given the plans for further significant housing development for the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8422/26]
565. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the planning her Department has undertaken or will be undertaking to meet the schooling needs of the Skerries community, given the plans for further significant housing development for the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8423/26]
566. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the submission made over two years ago by an organisation (details supplied) calling for the inclusion of health literacy and patient empowerment within the secondary school SPHE curriculum; the expected timeline for a decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8429/26]
567. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will consider the inclusion of structured health literacy and patient empowerment content within the redevelopment of the SPHE/wellbeing curriculum at post-primary level; the current work underway between the Department, the NCCA and health sector stakeholders on this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8430/26]
568. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will engage with an organisation (details supplied) and other relevant stakeholders on embedding health literacy and self-advocacy skills in the post-primary curriculum; if she will report on any planned consultations in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8431/26]
573. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the status of a school building project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8484/26]
574. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the status of school building project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8485/26]
575. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the status of school building project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8486/26]
576. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the status of a school building project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8487/26]
577. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the status of school building project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8488/26]
578. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the status of a school building project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8489/26]
579. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the status of a school building project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8490/26]
685. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to introduce requirements for new housing developments to include solar PV, domestic battery storage and provision for community-scale energy storage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8446/26]
933. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if she will review the current HSE recruitment model for senior speech and language therapists, particularly the exclusive use of regional panels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8479/26]
934. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if she will direct the HSE to explore alternative recruitment pathways that would allow experienced speech and language therapists to apply for specific posts or locations rather than being restricted to regional panels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8480/26]
1146. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the status of the proposed national rollout of the iSIMPATHY medication safety programme, which demonstrated improved patient outcomes and cost savings during its HSE pilot; the timeline for national implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8432/26]
1147. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health her plans to strengthen national medication safety initiatives in line with the WHO “Medication Without Harm” programme; if she will report on progress in ensuring that every patient has access to clear medication information, including the medicines list recently incorporated into the Health App; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8433/26]