Paula Butterly

345. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if interim modular accommodation will be approved for a school (details supplied) as an urgent measure ahead of September 2026, in light of projected enrolment growth and the school’s current lack of adequate teaching space. [17954/26]

346. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason NCSE withdrew its October 2023 commitment to provide modular accommodation for two autism classes at a school (details supplied); and if she will address the discrepancy between the NCSE’s stated position of “no demand” locally and the recent sanctioning of a special class in a neighbouring school. [17955/26]

347. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is satisfied that the current accommodation at a school (details supplied) complies with her Department’s technical guidance documents, including TGD-022, TGD-020 and TGD-026; and if not, the immediate actions which will be taken to ensure compliance and safeguard pupil and staff welfare. [17956/26]

348. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a school (details supplied) last received capital investment from her Department; if she is aware that the 2000 extension is now affected by damp, leaks and mould; and the remedial works which will be undertaken to address these issues. [17957/26]

541. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health if she will consider introducing full State funding for the shingles (herpes zoster) vaccine for all adults aged 60 and over, in light of the current out-of-pocket cost of approximately €500, which places it beyond the reach of many older people; and to outline her Department's assessment of international models, including the United Kingdom and Australia, where the vaccine is provided free-of-charge to eligible age groups. [17962/26]

137. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will consider establishing and funding a dedicated Irish town of culture programme to support local creative initiatives and community-based cultural development in Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16277/26]

412. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures in place to ensure that smaller schools (details supplied) including those in rural and isolated areas, have equitable access to capital and operational funding opportunities; the supports available to assist such schools in applying for and securing funding. [16320/26]

413. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the supports and funding options available to a post-primary school in Drogheda, County Louth (details supplied) whose gymnasium is now in serious disrepair despite significant recent investment in other sports facilities; noting that an application for refurbishment is already with the Department; and if she will outline the next steps for progressing this project and advise on any further funding streams that may be accessed. [16321/26]

414. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department will take to address ongoing delays and inaccuracies in the assessment of a school building project (details supplied) ; noting that despite the submission of the Stage A Report in November 2022 and further documentation in 2023, feedback has contained errors, and that the school urgently requires a displaced classroom, an expanded staffroom to accommodate significant staff growth, and an accessible WC to meet mobility and care needs; and if she will outline how this project can be progressed as the school moves to developing school status. [16322/26]

415. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the supports available to assist a school (details supplied) to establish two new classrooms; noting that the Department has been reluctant to progress the school’s application due to its small size and has indicated a preference to explore larger schools first; and if she will outline how the school’s expression of interest can be advanced. [16323/26]

416. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the proposed school extension for a school in Drogheda (details supplied); if the project has been included for consideration under the National Development Plan (NPD), as indicated in correspondence issued by her Department in October 2025; the current stage of the project within the Department’s capital appraisal process; and the expected timeline for full sanction and progression to the next phase of development. [16324/26]

27. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will conduct a full review of the CE scheme to ensure that placement processes are efficient, responsive, and supportive of participants seeking to return to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14229/26]

502. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health the measures her Department intends to take to support healthcare workers who continue to suffer ongoing health complications as a result of contracting Covid-19 in the workplace during the pandemic; if she will consider recognising long-term post-Covid illness among affected healthcare staff as an occupational illness; and if she will reinstate the special leave with pay scheme, which ended on 31 December, in order to provide appropriate financial and employment protection for those who remain unwell and unable to return to work through no fault of their own. [15766/26]

176. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the Government plans to develop a single, integrated national energy strategy; if he will address existing frameworks such as the National Energy and Climate Plan, the Climate Action Plan, and the National Energy Demand Strategy addressing a cohesive long-term roadmap for energy security, renewable generation, grid development and storage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12387/26]

488. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of voluntary redeployment within the ETB sector, including any planned reforms to Appendix 2 of the redeployment scheme; the extent of engagement with teacher unions on developing a system that would allow teachers to relocate while retaining permanent/CID status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14190/26]

489. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if steps are being taken to facilitate inter-ETB redeployment or transfer opportunities for permanent/CID staff, given ongoing the reluctance among ETBs to release staff even where over-allocation exists; if she will engage with ETBs such as CDETB to clarify their position on external transfers; whether her Department has assessed the impact of limited mobility on teacher retention and regional supply challenges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14191/26]

70. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on progress in the development of a new national life sciences strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13198/26]

111. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider establishing a cross-Border assessment-of-needs scheme, similar to the existing cross-Border dental and surgical treatment schemes, to allow patients particularly children to access timely assessments outside the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3419/26]

157. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will examine the feasibility of establishing a cross-border pathway for timely assessments for children with disabilities, in light of ongoing delays in the assessment-of-needs process; if her Department would engage with the Department of Health and the HSE on this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12386/26]

264. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the most recent official controls or inspections carried out by the NEHS or FSAI on multi-store retailers selling unregulated food products without English-language labelling; to provide the findings, results, and conclusions of these inspections; the actions being taken to prevent the sale of unregulated food products without English-language labelling in retail outlets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12977/26]

763. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider introducing a requirement that all new-build residential properties be fitted with solar panels as standard. [11645/26]

764. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current stage of the Wind Turbine Regulation Bill 2025; the progress made to date; and the expected timeline for its next legislative steps. [11650/26]

13. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide an update on the legislative and non-legislative progress being made to implement the measures recommended in the accelerating infrastructure action plan. [9939/26]

70. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation in line with the National Tourism Strategy and the promotion of sustainable heritage tourism, whether his Department will engage with the Office of Public Works to establish a dedicated preservation and visitor-management programme for key historical structures such as Monasterboice high crosses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1716/26]

134. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the publishing of the new DEIS strategy; and outline the planned process for implementing the DEIS Plus scheme. [9918/26]