377. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the average time over the past six years it has taken to produce a stamped final bill in his Department from the time when his Department has received government approval for the general scheme and the heads of a bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70271/25]
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378. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide a schedule of all funding and grant aid provided by heading and subhead to Kildare, Wicklow and Meath local authorities in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the amount returned and or not expended over the same period. [70307/25]
379. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide a schedule to include the IDA, Enterprise Ireland, Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland to include the amount expended by event in respect of venue hire, food, drinks and alcohol in 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will provide same for events hosted within this jurisdiction to include event. [70351/25]
380. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide a schedule to include the IDA, Enterprise Ireland, Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland of the amounts expended by event in respect of the engagement of an external events management company, in the years 2024 and 2025 [70352/25]
381. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider lifting the complete ban on persons over 70 providing school transport under the free school transport scheme, and allowing persons to participate provided they pass appropriate health checks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70230/25]
382. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the ongoing dispute involving school secretaries and caretakers; the current status of engagement between her Department, Fórsa and other stakeholders; the steps being taken to resolve outstanding issues relating to pay, conditions and the implementation of prior agreements; and if she will make a statement on the m…
383. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children nationwide who sought a letter of eligibility for a place in a special class or special school through the parents notify portal, before the deadline of 1 October 2025, with a breakdown of each county; the number seeking a letter of eligibility for a place in a special class and special school in South Tipperary; the number o…
384. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of an additional needs application from a school (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69065/25]
385. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to an issue caused by the lack of a late application process for notifying the NCSE of a child’s requirement for a place in a special class or school, and that parents who were not aware of the notification process or had a children born after the 30 September deadline are being left without a way to enrol their child in s…
386. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on her Department’s progress in establishing a school (details supplied) whose application was lodged in November 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69118/25]
387. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures her Department is taking to address the increase in Irish language exemptions and to ensure that the operation of the exemption system remains consistent with national policy objectives for Irish language learning, in view of the ongoing implementation of the Action Plan for the Irish Language; and if she will make a statement on the m…
388. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school that meets all of the nationally established criteria for inclusion in a School Completion Programme (SCP) cluster (details supplied) continues to be excluded from an SCP cluster; the process by which such schools can be admitted to an existing SCP cluster; the reason that schools with demonstrably high levels of need are repeate…
389. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on future expansion and admission plans for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69134/25]
390. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a decision will be made regarding a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69179/25]
391. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of a case (details supplied); if a review of the case can be undertaken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69212/25]
392. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools that have applied for retrofitting under the REPowerEU pathfinder programme to date; the number of these applications from Dublin; the current stage of these schools in the process; when the next round of announcements for retrofitting projects under the programme will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6…
393. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which schools can apply for retrofitting under the REPowerEU pathfinder programme; the way in which applications are assessed; the criteria used in determining eligibility and priority; the way in which schools are ultimately selected for inclusion in the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69215/25]
394. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69296/25]
395. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the emergency works application of a school (details supplied), to enable the numerous leaks in the school roof be repaired; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69298/25]
396. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the recent decision of the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) to close the early intervention (EI) class in a school (details supplied) for the 2026-2027 school year; the rationale provided by the NCSE for refusing the school’s request to retain its existing EI class in addition to establishing a new junior ASD class…
397. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of early intervention Early Intervention classes in place across the country from 2020–2025; to provide a breakdown of classes operational by county during this period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69303/25]
398. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a letter of eligibility can be provided from the NCSE to a person (details provided), as they need to move to a special school setting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69313/25]
399. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the new build for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69327/25]
400. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students currently receiving their education through the medium of Irish, compared with the number receiving their education through the medium of English, at primary and post primary levels. [69329/25]
401. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans to formally integrate SunSmart education, as developed by the HSE national cancer control programme, into the primary school curriculum; the timeline for reviewing and updating the curriculum to include structured, age-appropriate sun-safety education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69376/25]