204. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education in order to alleviate the shortage of primary school places in Portlaoise, that the transport section of her Department would provide transport by minibus to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16470/25]
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205. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education if her Department has examined initiatives to assist dyslexic students to study Irish at post-primary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17226/25]
206. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Education how the issue of grade inflation in recent years and the potential impact on Leaving Certificate students graduating in 2025 will be addressed by her Department to ensure that no Leaving Certificate 2025 student is disenfranchised by historic grade inflation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17220/25]
207. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the measures she is taking to ensure the full complement of special needs assistant posts are filled in September 2025 in order to adequately staff the 400 promised new special classes and 300 special school places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16934/25]
208. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education if there are plans to increase the capitation grant per child, for each school, to meet the growing demands on schools due to the rising cost of living; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17164/25]
209. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education the training and the type of training that has been provided to senior cycle teachers for senior cycle reform to begin in September of this year; if there has been training provided for the use of AI in the 40% AAC; and the extent of the communication with the teaching unions since January 2025. [17160/25]
210. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education if she intends on expanding the Dublin 15 autism class application trial across Ireland to introduce a centralised application system for autism classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16918/25]
211. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the measures she is taking to ensure fairness in Leaving Certificate 2025, particularly in comparison with previous cohorts, in light of grade inflation in recent years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16933/25]
212. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education for an update on the status of the extension to a school (details supplied); if stage 1 has now completed; the timeline for the delivery of the extension; when the project is expected to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17119/25]
213. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Taoiseach if he can provide the total social insurance contributions in 2021, 2022 and 2023, and total contributions as a percentage of GNI* and GDP (current prices), in all years, in tabular form [16557/25]
214. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure will next meet. [15663/25]
215. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the policing reform implementation programme office in his Department. [15665/25]
216. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee that deals with rural affairs and community development will meet. [16743/25]
217. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Taoiseach the participants at the first meeting of the Strategic Economic Advisory Panel which took place during his recent visit to Washington DC. [16610/25]
218. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach to provide a list with the job titles and salaries of all Ministerial staff, and Department private secretaries. [17063/25]
219. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach to outline the remit of the disability unit at his Department, including whether it will be responsible for specialist community-based disability services; what responsibility it will have for implementation of "mainstream first" disability policy; whether it will be a policy-development unit; whether it will be responsible for driving disability accessibility in m…
220. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Taoiseach 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. [17486/25]
221. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of his engagements with the German government and the German embassy in Ireland regarding the issuing of deportation orders to two Irish citizens in Berlin for legally protected speech (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17294/25]
222. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he plans trade missions to the USA in 2025 and any being planned this year; and if so, when and the location. [16613/25]
223. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade 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; 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 att…
224. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of adult and children's passports that were issued in Q1 2025; and if he will provide the corresponding figure for Q1 2024, in tabular form. [16878/25]
225. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a full list of membership of the recently-formed US-based Strategic Economic Advisory Panel; the number of times this group has convened; the number of occasions that he and or his officials has met with the panel; if the meetings took place in person, by phone and or online; and the dates of same. [16939/25]
226. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Government will support the reappointment of UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine Francesca Albanese; the Government’s position on the Dutch government’s opposition to Ms. Albanese’s reappointment as Special Rapporteur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17005/25]
227. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a list with the job titles and salaries of all Ministerial staff, and Department private secretaries. [17055/25]
228. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagement he had with authorities in Germany regarding the deportation of two Irish citizens [details supplied] in relation to their attendance at pro-Palestine protests despite those citizens not having been found guilty of any crime; if the Minister has liaised with the two Irish citizens or their representatives; and if …