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Micheál Carrigy Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Enterprise
276. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department, or any agency under its aegis, has procured services from a company (details supplied), including but not limited to internet connectivity, satellite communications, or associated technologies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40545/25]
Ged Nash Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Enterprise
277. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when he plans to sign the draft Employment Regulation Order from the Security JLC which he received in June; when the Order will be laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40621/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Enterprise
278. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has engaged with representative groups for musicians and music producers on how to best legislate for reform of copyright laws and ensure fair remuneration for their work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40641/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Enterprise
279. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department will release a timeline on the publishing of the Government's action plan on the promotion of collective bargaining; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40671/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Enterprise
280. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the supports his Department has provided to SMEs to reduce the impact of tariffs on their businesses; if these supports were financial or non-financial; if they were targeted to particular sectors; and if they were targeted to SMEs or to all businesses, in tabular form. [40675/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Enterprise
281. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps his Department have taken to mitigate job losses, job displacement, and lower levels of new recruitment due to the adoption of artificial intelligence, as reported (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40701/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Enterprise
282. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department is collecting or tracking any data on labour displacement due to artificial intelligence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40702/25]
Jen Cummins Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
283. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether the new doctorate in educational psychology at Maynooth University, scheduled to commence in September 2025, includes mandatory placements in health and social care settings, including primary care, disability services and CAMHS, in line with current Psychological Society of Ireland accreditation standards and expected CORU registration requir…
Jen Cummins Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
284. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the new doctorate in educational psychology at Maynooth University is structured to ensure that graduates are eligible to practice across all public psychology services, and not solely within the National Educational Psychological Service. [40302/25]
Jen Cummins Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
285. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if any assessment has been carried out on the implications of limiting public funding for professional training to psychologists who may be qualified for only one employment context. [40303/25]
Jen Cummins Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
286. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the new doctorate in educational psychology at Maynooth University has received formal approval from PSI and confirmation from CORU that it will meet professional training and registration standards within 18 months. [40304/25]
Jen Cummins Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
287. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will commit to reviewing public funding of educational psychology training to ensure that future cohorts are equipped to work across the full range of educational, health and social care settings, in line with the Taoiseach’s stated objective to break down silos in children’s disability services. [40305/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
288. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth to report on engagements he has had with representatives of school secretaries and caretakers in relation to their demand to be included in civil service pension schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40676/25]
Jen Cummins Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
289. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to pause the reconfiguration of mild general learning disability schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40609/25]
Jen Cummins Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
290. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the work undertaken since youth work came under her remit. [40608/25]
Mary Lou McDonald Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
291. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the provision of improved access to therapeutic services for children with additional needs, regardless of their school setting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40207/25]
Emer Currie Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
292. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department is taking any steps to streamline the application process for the summer programme for parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40215/25]
Jen Cummins Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
293. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the number of teachers allocated in a school (details supplied) for the academic year 2025/2026 has been reduced; and if so, the reason. [40217/25]
Jen Cummins Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
294. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special education teachers and SNA's allocated to a school (details supplied), in tabular form. [40218/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
295. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if he plans to deliver pension parity for school secretaries and caretakers to remedy the current situation of unfair situation under which different rights are extended to different types of employees with the same employer; if he will engage with the trade unions on the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40219/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
296. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department offers senior cycle students talks or workshops from election registration teams about the election voting process, to ensure that children aged 16 are informed of their rights to register to vote; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40165/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
297. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special needs assistants working in all schools, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40234/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
298. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the proposed opening of a new special school in Carrignavar, County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40235/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
299. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on proposed central application system for NCSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40236/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
300. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update as of July 2025 on the roll out, resourcing, and training required to deliver Leaving Certificate reform by September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40237/25]