81. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans for changes to the assessment of need process to access special education places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27854/26]
Jen Cummins
Oral
23 Apr 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
259. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the position regarding the pay negotiations of community training centre staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19513/26]
386. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to use Section 37A of the Education Act 1998 to progress new special education classes [29472/26]
387. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to keep State exam fees. [29473/26]
388. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to help with the cost of education technology. [29474/26]
389. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a full publication of the parents survey will be available. [29475/26]
401. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his Department's definition of vacant and dereliction for homes. [29329/26]
16. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Climate; Energy and the Environment his plans to educate adults through media, local centres and employers' presentations. [28874/26]
93. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the decision to have autism class hubs is intended as a pilot initiative; and if so, the timelines and evaluation criteria for SEN classes. [28822/26]
97. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeline for when the survivors of industrial school abuse and the hunger strikers will receive the supports offered to them after their protest; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28851/26]
98. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to address the critical shortage of special class placements within the Dublin 10 area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28858/26]
99. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the monies outstanding from the church for redress could be offset in the exchange of property for divestment of school patronage. [28863/26]
109. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to address the outcomes of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment final report on junior cycle reform; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29016/26]
110. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the engagement and outcomes of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment final report on junior cycle reform; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29017/26]
148. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason people receiving the back-to-education allowance cannot earn any other income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28875/26]
217. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health the supports available to a person (details supplied) who is experiencing adverse dental issues as a result of drug addiction recovery. [28857/26]
218. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health her plans to ban vapes from public premises; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28862/26]
Jen Cummins
Written
22 Apr 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
256. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will report on the SUSI thresholds and the availability of SUSI grants for part-time students; if he plans to make SUSI more accessible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28873/26]
261. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the person or body that owns/runs the Walkinstown community centre; the grant, if any, provided to refurbish the centre; the plans open it to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28859/26]
220. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health her plans to increase the number of public health nurses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27853/26]
351. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline all grants available to retrofit homes to become more energy efficient. [28715/26]
352. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the current average wait time for people who apply for retrofitting grants to get approval. [28716/26]
540. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if consideration was given to designing the newly announced special education classes as broader SEN classes rather than restricting enrolment to autism only; if schools were consulted on this model; if so, whether they actively request these classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28717/26]
541. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if this intended as a pilot initiative, and if so, what are the timelines and evaluation criteria for SEN classes. [28718/26]
542. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which the apparent contradiction reconciled between the Minister stating that diagnosis will not be required for primary provision, while simultaneously introducing classes that appear to rely on an autism-specific threshold for access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28719/26]