276. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if any initiatives are being considered to promote hybrid work practices in private businesses in the context of worsening traffic congestion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66787/25]
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277. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to list all funding schemes, grant programmes and any other financial supports that are currently administered by his Department and its agencies; the expected launch and closing dates for applications for each scheme in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66927/25]
278. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the plans which are in place to protect 25 jobs in County Kerry, given the recent announcement that a company (details supplied) is under threat and could be wound up; if all routes to find replacement owners or investors have been investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66967/25]
279. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when the Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025 will become law. [67027/25]
280. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the progress in emission reduction targets in areas that are the responsibility of his Department; which measures are particularly successful and which measures are underperforming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67047/25]
281. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has examined the impact of poor local and regional road conditions on investment, tourism and job creation in rural towns and villages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67130/25]
282. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide a list of the civil society organisations and civil society groups which the Minister or Ministers of State within his Department met regarding the Omnibus Package on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive. [67225/25]
283. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to list the businesses and business groups which he, or Ministers of State within his Department met regarding the omnibus package on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive. [67226/25]
284. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when the second National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights, under development since 2023, will be completed and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67227/25]
285. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the actions his Department is taking to support Irish small and medium enterprises seeking to enter new export markets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66662/25]
286. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she has assessed the role of rural schools as key community hubs; the risks posed by funding pressures; and whether her Department can support initiatives to sustain rural schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67147/25]
287. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will consider expanding water safety education in second-level schools, particularly for coastal counties, including County Kerry, to ensure students receive age-appropriate information on riptides, currents and coastal hazards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66767/25]
288. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding streams available for secondary schools to upgrade/refurbish home economics rooms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66777/25]
289. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth in view of the record number of exemptions from the study of Irish now affecting over 60,000 post-primary students, representing more than 14% of the school population, the number of exemptions granted to DEIS schools; the provision her Department has made to ensure that alternative arrangements have been made to support those schools, to r…
290. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the budgetary provision made by her Department since 2020 to support programmes (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66782/25]
291. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether there will be any additional funding allocated under the summer works scheme for the 2025-2026 term; if not, the reason only five schools in the Wicklow Wexford constituency were successful in their applications under this scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66795/25]
292. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether any additional funding will be allocated under the summer works scheme for the 2025/2026 term; if not, the reason only five schools in the Wicklow-Wexford constituency were successful in their applications under this scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66796/25]
293. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a national school pupil in County Kerry (details supplied) will be provided with assisted technology; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66802/25]
294. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if, under the new SNA review guidelines, an emergent/above-SERC need arises in an autism class and a school requests a review, if the NCSE will conduct its review of the autism class exclusively or will the school have to undergo a whole-school SNA review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66806/25]
295. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if it is determined following an SNA review that additional SNA support is required in an autism class, if schools can be asked to staff above-SERC needs from their mainstream allocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66807/25]
296. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated gross cost of extending State indemnity to all public primary and post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66810/25]
297. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth if extra time will be in place for State exams 2026 for students with dyslexia and dyscalculia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66819/25]
298. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of a school’s application (details supplied) under the additional accommodation scheme; when a decision will issue; whether it will proceed to the next stage, as the works are urgently needed by the school and its pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66858/25]
299. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of a school’s multiple applications (details supplied) under the emergency works scheme; when decisions will be issued in each case as the works are urgently needed by the school and its pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66859/25]
300. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth the annual cost of providing State indemnity to community and comprehensive schools; the cost on a per student basis; the estimated gross cost of the community and comprehensive schools of accessing private insurance prior to the extension of state indemnity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66863/25]