76. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding Ireland’s competitiveness relative to other EU countries; his views on whether our competitiveness is sufficient in that context; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24713/25]
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77. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated median hourly wage used by the Low Pay Commission each year since 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24831/25]
78. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to "examine ways to facilitate people who are on work permits to move jobs more easily and legally, while protecting the integrity of the immigration system”; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24894/25]
79. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an additional class (details supplied) in time for the September 2025 intake. [24674/25]
80. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 384 of 25 February 2025, if the application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24523/25]
81. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application for the emergency works grant by a school (details supplied), that plans to open a new autism class in September 2025 which is contingent on the success of the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24532/25]
82. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will assist in securing a placement for a child in a school in County Offaly (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24552/25]
83. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to incorporate Irish Sign Language into the national curriculum, particularly at the Junior and Leaving Certificate levels (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24570/25]
84. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department sources IT equipment from companies named on the official boycott, divestment and sanctions list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24578/25]
85. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently address the significant barriers in progressing to the Professional Master of Education (PME) program due to the Teaching Council's current lack of recognition of Irish Sign Language as an eligible qualification (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24594/25]
86. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the latest update on the rollout of the home-based programme for summer 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24620/25]
87. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the issue surrounding the use of nicotine pouches during school hours by school students on school property; if she has had any discussions with the Minister for Health in relation to this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24622/25]
88. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she supports the call by an organisation (details supplied) for health advisory guidelines to be issued to schools related to nicotine pouches; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24623/25]
89. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she has considered sending out guidelines from her Department to provide advisory support to schools related to nicotine pouches; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24624/25]
90. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a decision can be reversed to remove a teacher from the allocation to a school (details supplied), which is forcing the school to merge two classes, with a resultant class size of more than 30 students, including children with autism, which is significantly higher than the stated aim of this Government to reduce the pupil teacher ratio to 19:1; and…
91. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for an extra class to accommodate children on the waiting list for a school place for September; the intended size of that class; the timeline for completion of that class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24745/25]
92. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will meet with an organisation (details supplied). [24753/25]
93. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify the procedure regarding appeals of appeals in relation to the provision of augmentative and alternative communication (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24754/25]
94. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that, according to the Healthy Ireland Survey 2022, 63% of men and 50% of women in Ireland were classified as overweight or obese; if she will consider introducing or expanding nutritional and health education in schools to address these disparities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24792/25]
95. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide a full list of all houses and gardens that are available for public view as a condition for an exemption from capital acquisitions tax on a heritage basis, including the address, the days and times each is open to the public, any price payable for public access and the year each was opened to the public, as …
96. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of individual submissions to Fáilte Ireland each year for which data is available with information in relation to public viewing of heritage items required in capital acquisitions tax legislation for the owner to benefit from a tax exemption, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. […
97. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will outline various sources of agility funding available to artists. [24530/25]
98. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will provide an update on the artist pilot scheme; and if it will open up for new entrants. [24531/25]
99. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will provide an update on the progress made under the Memorandum of Understanding between his Department and an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the reform of grassroots football league structures; if his Department has engaged with the organisation regarding the impact of league instability; the…
100. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if his Department sources IT equipment from companies named on the official boycott, divestment and sanctions list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24591/25]