151. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education the number of additional places that will be created in special schools in the Dublin west area for September 2025; how many extra places are being provided in each school, in tabular form. [8434/25]
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152. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education for an update on the work of the Dublin 15 schools taskforce; and if she will state with confidence that all children in Dublin west will be able to avail of an appropriate school placement, be it in a special class attached to main stream primary or secondary schools, or in special schools, in September 2025. [8435/25]
153. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education the status for funding for outdoor playing facilities at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8517/25]
154. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education the status of funding for playing facilities at a school (details supplied); her Department’s plans for further funding for playing facilities at the same school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8518/25]
155. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education the reason the Professional Masters of Education refund scheme is not available to those who graduated from the course prior to 2024; if consideration would be given to including this cohort; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8557/25]
156. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education to outline the options available to a school (details supplied) for the provision of a new PE hall and ASD unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8565/25]
157. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on resources for special education classes (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8571/25]
158. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of the waiting list for classes for dyslexia in the greater Dublin area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8573/25]
159. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education her plan to increase the provision of classes for dyslexia in the greater Dublin area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8574/25]
160. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education whether it is her policy not to have specific classes for dyslexia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8575/25]
161. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education for an update and clarity regarding the provision of an ASD class and a general assembly for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8576/25]
162. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education when a school (details supplied) will be divested to Meath County Council. [8585/25]
163. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education the status of the temporary accommodation units from one school to another (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8611/25]
164. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education if additional accommodation will be provided for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8612/25]
165. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to instances of the practice of schools requiring a non-refundable payment to accompany completed letters of acceptance to secondary schools; if the description of these payments as an ‘administration fee’ or ‘processing fee’ is in keeping with section 64 of the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; and the action she wi…
166. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if consideration has been given to community/sporting/private companies seeking to develop new or ancient attractions along the blueways around the State; if so, the type of grant is envisaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8325/25]
167. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the funding directed to arts centres in each county from 2022 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8196/25]
168. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he or his Department have carried out any surveys on the use of the various blueways currently in place here; if he intends to publish any such surveys; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8324/25]
169. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will address the ever deteriorating mobile phone coverage in many parts of County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8391/25]
170. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media whether the review that is taking place into governance within his Department will be external and time-bound; the scope of the review; who is to conduct the review; the timeframe he intends for the review to complete; and if he will commit to publishing the review in full once it is concluded. [8592/25]
171. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he agrees that Foras na Gaeilge’s funding system has been broken (with the cross-Border organisation having a budget value of 40%, 20% less 20 years later) and that at least €20 million more of the work of the Irish language outside the Gaeltacht, as set out in the Growth Plan 2024-2029, should be made available th…
172. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of spoiled ballots, specifically with no stamp or official mark on them from the returning officer, that were recorded at the last local election in 2024; the number of such votes recorded per county and local area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8297/25]
173. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the text for the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (Amendment) Bill will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8214/25]
174. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if retrospective payments for homeowners will be included in the remediation of dwellings damaged under the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (Amendment) Act 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8217/25]
175. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of void houses in each local authority area for the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8251/25]