26. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the Chief State Solicitor’s Office or Kildare County Council provided the OPW with confirmation that they could continue to pursue a renewal of the lease at a location (details supplied); if so, on what date was that provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38169/25]
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27. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the extent to which the OPW sought to establish what portion of a road was owned by Kildare County Council (details supplied); whether that portion of the road could be secured, and at what cost; if discussions took place re same; the actions taken thereafter; and if he will make a statement on …
28. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether he would advance the concept of an enclosed off-leash area for dogs in the Phoenix Park, close to the Ashtown Gate or the Hole in the Wall pedestrian gate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38177/25]
29. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to outline the plans to roof the exposed part of Donegal Town Castle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38317/25]
30. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to outline the plans to roof the exposed part of Donegal Town Castle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38318/25]
31. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation his Department's expenditure on media training in each of the years 2015 to 2025; the firms contracted to provide training; and the position or grade of those availing of training for example minister, secretary general, principal officer and so on. [38343/25]
32. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 448 of 10 June 2025, the position regarding the review of errors made under the increased cost of business grant and Power Up grant; to provide a timeline for when businesses will receive their payment if they were originally miscategorised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37993/25]
33. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the position regarding a timeline for the completion of the departmental review of the administration of the power up grant scheme; the basis for the missed deadline in February 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37998/25]
34. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 311 of 8 May 2025, when outstanding payments will issue in respect of applications under the 2024 scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38042/25]
35. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide a schedule including the total number of notifications of proposed collective redundancies forms (Form CRN1) his Department have received; the total quarterly number of proposed redundancies contained therein on a quarterly basis from Q1 2016 to Q2 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38084/25]
36. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide a schedule of the total number of jobs announcements he and his Department have issued to the press; the job creation numbers to which those relate, on a quarterly basis from Q1 2016 to Q2 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38085/25]
37. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently address an important issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37951/25]
38. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to correspondence received by a teacher (details supplied), if she will clarify the position relating to the provision of incremental credit; if clear guidance will be provided by her Department in respect of whether incremental credit can be awarded in this case, in advance of the teacher having to go back on the Department’s/ETB’s payroll; an…
39. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the SNA allocation for moderate general learning disability classes could be reviewed in order that the allocation is on par with ASD classes, given the complex medical needs in these classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37977/25]
40. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department accepts that the lack of dedicated spaces for young people is contributing to poor mental health outcomes and loneliness, given recent research by the European Union Joint Research Centre which found that Ireland is the loneliest country in Europe; the steps her Department is taking to address this issue; and if she will make a stat…
41. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department accepts the need for a national approach to provide integrated youth hubs in towns-cities across Ireland where young people can access State- and community-based services and have a safe space to congregate with their peers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37979/25]
42. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to respond to reports of children with a diagnosis of autism who, in their autism report, it is stated that they need SNA support, and it is recommended by the SENO, in some cases, and then it is being denied by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37985/25]
43. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department plans to review SNA allocation criteria to include the sensory and emotional regulation needs of children with autism which is crucial to their learning; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37988/25]
44. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will consider a pilot programme to fund the development and operation of State run one-stop-shop youth spaces in partnership with the Department of Health and Social Protection, with a focus on wrap-around supports for young people, such as mental and sexual health, employment, training, and so on. [38001/25]
45. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently address concerns (details supplied) and ensure that multi-grade classroom teacher pupil ratio will be given favourable consideration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38013/25]
46. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of applications for additional special needs assistants submitted to her Department; and the number of these applications approved and refused, in tabular form. [38029/25]
47. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is concerned that SENOs are making recommendations for additional special needs assistants for schools, and these requests are being denied by the NCSE; and if she will examine this. [38031/25]
48. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 407 of 1 July 2025; the number of primary school places available in the Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council area for children with Down syndrome with a general learning disability, not related to ASD; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38077/25]
49. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth ; further to Parliamentary Question No. 407 of 1 July 2025, the number of secondary school places available in the Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council area for children with Down syndrome with a general learning disability, not related to ASD; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38078/25]
50. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 407 of 1 July 2025, if additional school places at both primary and secondary school level will be provided in the Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council area for children with Down syndrome with a general learning disability, not related to ASD; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38079/25]