Questions

1079. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to help mitigate the impact on the distribution of college places offered to applicants sitting the Leaving Certificate in 2025 of changes to the grading system between those who will sit the Leaving Certificate in 2025 compared to those who sat the Leaving Certificate in years previous; and if he …

1080. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will outline those adult education courses which were either postponed or cancelled in the 2024-2025 academic year; those which have since recommenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17512/25]

1081. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if any consideration has been given in his Department towards the provision of funding for the establishment of a further cycle of the Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17526/25]

1082. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the proportion of applicants to the CAO for 2025 completed the Leaving Certificate between 2020 and 2024; the efforts he is making to ensure equity in the CAO application process for Leaving Certificate candidates of 2025 who will not benefit from the same level of grade inflation as candidates who sat the…

1083. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has been in communication with the Department for Social Protection as part of the interdepartmental working group tasked with assessing the impact of a new, non-binary, category of gender on existing legislation; when he is planning the next meeting with the representatives from the Departmen…

1084. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are plans to amend the grade inflation for the Leaving Certificate from the pre-pandemic era, which unfairly puts 2025 Leaving cert students in competition for university places against previous years students who have benefitted from more generous grading; and if he will make a statement on th…

1085. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development noting that his Department is listed as a co-lead for Action 4.1 of the 2019-2024 Department of Rural and Community Development five-year strategy (details supplied), to provide updates on this action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17624/25]

1086. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason a community council company (details supplied) was unsuccessful in the recent Community Centre Investment Fund allocations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16517/25]

1087. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will provide a schedule of all capital projects being delivered or which have been completed by his Department and organisations under the aegis of his Department since 1 January 2020; and the total project cost of projects in excess of €500,000, or of any other capital projects below this that have come to his Department's atten…

1088. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding allocated to Kildare in r 2024 under community grants, in tabular form. [16730/25]

1089. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding allocated to Kildare to date in 2025 under community grants, in tabular form. [16731/25]

1090. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if any assistance or funding is available to support the repair of headstones and grave markers that were damaged during recent storms, particularly in cases where no surviving relatives remain to carry out the repairs; and if consideration will be given to establishing a scheme to support local authorities or community groups in maintai…

1091. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of vacancies at each grade of higher executive officer and above currently within his Department; and the estimated timeframe to fill each of those vacancies, in tabular form. [16865/25]

1092. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there has been any engagement between his Department and the Department of Health in respect of adopting a joint approach about the management and maintenance of burial grounds which are under the management or control of the Department of Health or HSE, with a view to adopting a joint approach as to how these burial grounds would be be…

1093. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide a list with the job titles and salaries of all Ministerial staff, and Department private secretaries. [17061/25]

1094. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his Department has any vacant or derelict buildings in Dublin-Rathdown; to provide the addresses of these buildings and details on the length of time they have been derelict, in tabular form; and his plans to bring any vacant or derelict buildings back into use. [17484/25]

1095. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the programmes within his Department that support community groups to employ staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17524/25]

1096. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on Action 4.1 of the 2019-2024 Department's five-year strategy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17623/25]