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Ged Nash Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Enterprise
251. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the value and nature of all State-sponsored grants provided to a company (details supplied) in 2022, 2023 and 2024, by the relevant State employment agency of which the company is a client; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4640/25]
Paul Murphy Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Enterprise
252. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the power-up grant will be examined to allow previously non-eligible businesses to apply (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4678/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Enterprise
253. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence, AI, within the Department; if any section of his Department currently makes use of AI; the purposes it is utilised for and costs associated with same; if he has consulted with any consultancy firms in respect of the use of AI.; and if he will make a sta…
Sinéad Gibney Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Enterprise
254. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of complaints lodged with the WRC regarding remote and flexible working in the past 12 months, broken down by month, in tabular form. [4816/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Education
255. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education if it is a requirement that a child leaving primary school with a diagnosis requires another assessment of need to enter second level education. [4040/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Education
256. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education the Cabinet Minister with responsibility for policy regarding postgraduate teaching qualifications, in particular for the postgraduate master's in education. [4620/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Education
257. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that a school (details supplied) will be upgraded under the Pathfinder Retrofit Programme this summer, as agreed, even though there are delays in the development of the special education needs classrooms, also overseen by her Department. [3951/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Education
258. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update in respect of the delivery of ASD classrooms at a school (details supplied); the date on which officials in the Department communicated with the school; the local authority in respect of the matter; and the steps she can take to expedite the processing of the transfer of deeds. [3984/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Education
259. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education what options a school in Donegal (details supplied) has to carry out essential repairs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3996/25]
Séamus McGrath Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Education
260. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education if a scheme will open this year for schools to apply for funding to replace equipment in practical rooms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4023/25]
Ciarán Ahern Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Education
261. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education for an update in relation to the very serious health and safety issues identified with the current building used by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4024/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Education
262. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if the summer works scheme will operate this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4025/25]
John Paul O'Shea Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Education
263. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education if she will expedite a phase two meeting with her Department and key stakeholders on the development of an extension to a school (details supplied), which includes very much sought after special education accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4031/25]
John Paul O'Shea Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Education
264. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education if any consultation has taken place with the Department of Housing, Planning & Local Government regarding planning guidelines for local authorities on the installation of modular accommodation for schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4032/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Education
265. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education her views on the recognition of experience for teachers who obtained their qualifications outside of Ireland; and the measures being taken to recognise such qualifications. [4041/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Education
266. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education the current number of full-time equivalent educational welfare officer positions in Waterford city and county; the number of these positions currently vacant; the timeline for filling these vacancies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4073/25]
Carol Nolan Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Education
267. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education if she will address concerns raised by a number of parents with respect to the inappropriate targeting of children by commercial skin product companies with products known to irritate children’s skin; if she will engage with an organisation (details supplied) in an effort to explore how it may assist in implementing an awareness programme in schools to educate …
Claire Kerrane Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Education
268. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on when the minor works grant for 2025 will be made available to schools. [4082/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Education
269. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education if the summer works scheme for schools will be re-introduced this year. [4083/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Education
270. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education to publish the ministerial brief she received on commencing her role; and when and by what means it will be published. [4088/25]
Martin Daly Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Education
271. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Education to urgently review the decision to deny the provision of a second SEN classroom at a school (details supplied) considering the immediate need and the impact on the five children on the waiting list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4122/25]
Martin Daly Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Education
272. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Education what steps her Department will take to ensure that a school (details supplied) receives the necessary classroom space to accommodate the new teacher arriving in September 2025, given that there is currently no additional space available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4123/25]
Martin Daly Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Education
273. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Education to provide clarity on the criteria for approving prefab replacements and additional accommodation for visiting teachers; what support can be offered to a school (details supplied) in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4124/25]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Education
274. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education to address as a matter of extreme urgency the pension calculation information in respect of a person (details supplied) that contains very significant discrepancies and inconsistencies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4141/25]
Carol Nolan Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Education
275. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education if there has been a change in her Department’s approach to the assessment process for home schooling; if it is now the case that meetings are now requested with the child for whom home schooling is being sought by a parent or guardian; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4144/25]