953. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health the plans to make the shingles vaccine available free of charge to people with compromised immune systems; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39258/25]
Jen Cummins
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15 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1034. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason there are significant discrepancies in how different ETBs are handling the allocation of hours and contracts for adult educators; his plans to ensure fair and consistent treatment of adult educators across all ETBs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39511/25]
242. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what regulations there are for housing above shop and bar fronts to protect the residents from noise pollution. [38375/25]
Jen Cummins
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10 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
396. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science why biomedical science degrees are not registered for CORU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38386/25]
Jen Cummins
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10 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
397. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to ensure that all undergraduate degrees are registered with the appropriate professional body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38387/25]
Jen Cummins
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10 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
398. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware of courses (details supplied) not being registered with CORU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38388/25]
443. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether TUSLA staff have been provided with a practice directive policy or internal guidance concerning the use of physical restraint in Irish schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37863/25]
445. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to support people learning Braille, Irish Sign Language and other ways of communication in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37899/25]
446. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to recruit teachers qualified in Braille, Irish Sign Language and other ways of communication in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37900/25]
447. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to recruit more teachers with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37901/25]
239. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health the number of mental health patients currently receiving treatment in facilities in the United Kingdom funded by the HSE; the length of time each patient has been receiving such treatment; the total cost of these arrangements over the past 12 months; the reasons patients continue to be treated outside the State and whether there are any plans or strategies to repa…
120. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade how young adults who leave State care and have no access to their parents' citizenship documents due to no contact can access passports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35796/25]
131. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade how young adults who leave State care and have no access to their parents' citizenship documents due to no contact can access passports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35790/25]
275. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Finance for his plans to address the current situation in a residential site (details supplied) in accessing home insurance which is preventing people buying the apartments. [35947/25]
330. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the percentage of children in the past five years that have left school before completing the Leaving Certificate or LCA; whether they were in mainstream school, special education, DEIS or private schools, in tabular form. [35209/25]
331. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the percentage of children by age leaving school in the past five years that have left school before completing the Leaving Certificate or LCA, in tabular form. [35210/25]
332. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the percentage of children who left school in the past five years before completing the Leaving cert or LCA; and who continued on to a form of further education pathways. [35211/25]
389. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) have a class of 35 pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35948/25]
390. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she still expects to meet the target of 19 pupils per class as set out in the Programme for Government. [35949/25]
459. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the role of the Land Development Agency in relation to the purchasing of vacant sites and units that have the potential for significant residential development; the arrangements that exist for the purchase of such sites prior to them being placed on the open market in circumstances in which the ownership is under the control of the …
516. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) was denied carer’s allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35593/25]
558. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reasons for non-visa required international students having to show €6,665 in financial support to study in Ireland for an eight-month programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35436/25]
559. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of the new requirement for non-visa required international students to show €6,665 in financial support to study in Ireland for an eight-month programme; the impact it will have on students accessing education here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35437/25]
Jen Cummins
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1 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
865. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware of the current proposal to split Erasmus+ into a standalone mobility programme and a skills chapter of the competitiveness fund; the Irish position on this; the discussions that have taken place on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35205/25]
Jen Cummins
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1 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
884. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the completion percentages in apprenticeship courses at third level, in tabular form. [35974/25]