129. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the plans there are to reduce the number of quangos and strip out the amassed red tape and bureaucracy that exists, in order to allow the delivery of projects under his Department’s remit in a more timely, efficient and customer-friendly manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68377/25]
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130. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if the significant increases in airline ticket prices to Prague following the Irish men’s national football team’s World Cup qualifying round draw is in line with consumer protection laws; if he will instruct the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to investigate same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68445/25…
131. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will instruct the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to investigate airline ticket price hikes for major events in advance of the UEFA club football qualifying draws next July, which could see four Irish clubs travelling abroad for crucial games, given recent increase in prices for tickets to Prague following the Iris…
132. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 2148 of 4 November 2025 to the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in which he confirmed that, although not required by statute, his Department voluntarily publishes its annual consultancy spending online in the interest of transparency and accessibility, if …
133. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress made by an organisation (details supplied) regarding the pension entitlements and employment conditions of school secretaries and caretakers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68516/25]
134. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of land available and owned by Cork City Council for new school buildings (details supplied) in Ballincollig, County Cork; whether officials have engaged with the council in respect of acquiring the land; and the status of new school buildings for both projects. [68175/25]
135. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of new school building projects and extensions currently underway in Cork, by stage and date the project entered that stage, including the number of pupils currently in the school, in tabular form. [68176/25]
136. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the current assault leave guidelines for teachers in schools across the State. [68217/25]
137. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of teachers in primary, post primary and special schools who took assault leave for the years 2020 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and the number which never returned to the school they worked in. [68218/25]
138. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to review the parameters of assault leave for teachers given in some cases the time period of six months assault leave is insufficient for recovery from an injury. [68219/25]
139. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the financial support available to teachers who leave work on assault leave to compensate them for their medical expenses; and her plans to introduce new compensation measures for medical expenses. [68220/25]
140. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth if he will provide an update on the pension parity claim by school secretaries and caretakers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68253/25]
141. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if assistance will be granted to parents who missed an application deadline for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68268/25]
142. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if figures provided by her Department, to a newspaper are accurate (details supplied); the methodology her Department used to classify a special class place as vacant; if places counted as vacant are fully operational, and appropriately staffed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68311/25]
143. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of parents who have submitted a notification to the NCSE, by the 1 October deadline, requesting a special school place for the 2026-2027 school year in Dublin, broken down by postcode, in tabular form. [68312/25]
144. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans there are to reduce the number of quangos and strip out the amassed red tape and bureaucracy that exists, in order to allow the delivery of projects under her Department’s remit in a more timely, efficient and customer-friendly manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68370/25]
145. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for data relating to an area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68393/25]
146. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for data relating to the Castleknock Dublin15 school planning area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68394/25]
147. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for data relating to the Castleknock Dublin15 school planning area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68395/25]
148. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of applications for the climate action summer works scheme, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68412/25]
149. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason that no DEIS Band 1 school in Galway was included in CASWS funding for 2026; if there are any other funding opportunities this year for DEIS schools to make upgrades to improve energy efficiency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68422/25]
150. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 2148 of 4 November 2025 to the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in which he confirmed that, although not required by statute, her Department voluntarily publishes its annual consultancy spending online in the interest of transparency and accessibility, if her Department …
151. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the plans there are to reduce the number of quangos and strip out the amassed red tape and bureaucracy that exists, in order to allow the delivery of projects under his Department’s remit in a more timely, efficient and customer-friendly manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68378/25]
152. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 2148 of 4 November 2025 to the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in which he confirmed that, although not required by statute, his Department voluntarily publishes its annual consultancy spending online in the interest of transparency and accessibility, if h…
153. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in view of the ongoing uncertainty faced by homeowners affected by the defective block scheme; if Fingal County Council is to be included in the scheme; to provide details on the expected timeline, administrative arrangements, and any forthcoming guidance for local authorities and applicants; and if he will make a statement on…