452. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average time over the past six years it has taken to produce a stamped final bill in her Department from the time when her Department has received government approval for the general scheme and the heads of a bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70270/25]
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453. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she 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. [70306/25]
454. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will publish a single, transparent national dataset (details supplied) on teacher recruitment and retention; and the way in which her Department will respond concretely to evidence from organisations that current measures are failing to reduce vacancies or reliance on unqualified personnel; and if she will make a statement on the ma…
455. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Education and Youth the specific, costed measure on pay progression, contract security, workload, housing and location supports; if her Department will introduce in the course of this Government to make teaching a viable long-term career and especially in high-cost areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70329/25]
456. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which her Department will provide targeted recruitment and retention incentives and mechanisms to ensure that no school is forced to drop subjects or redeploy special education staff in ways that undermine equity of access for students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70330/25]
457. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Education and Youth the date that she and her Departmental officials will visit a school site (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70331/25]
458. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of pupils enrolled in junior infants in primary schools in County Laois for the school years 2021-2022 to 2025-2026 inclusive, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70332/25]
459. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to give public sector status to all secretaries and caretakers working in schools, to be given access to the same rights, the same certainty of a pension on retirement and salaries as the teachers and SNAs that they work alongside; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70334/25]
460. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the implementation of the ‘Opportunities for Youth: National Strategy for Youth Work and Related Services 2024-2028’; which of the 18 priority actions have been commenced; the budgetary allocation; the way in which youth services are being increased in underserved/rural areas; the way in which young people are being engaged in shaping d…
461. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which her Department is tracking progress on the more than 100 actions in Education Plan 2025, particularly those involving the Education Therapy Service and strengthening school transport; the benchmarks which are being used; whether there have been delays; the way in which her Department plans to ensure that resource constraints do not h…
462. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures her Department is taking to address the current shortage of qualified teachers, particularly in DEIS, special education, and Gaeltacht schools; the incentives or supports which are under consideration to improve teacher retention; when her Department expects to see a reduction in unfilled teaching positions; and if she will make a statem…
463. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the investment in PE halls and GE rooms in schools; the way in which this aligns with embedding physical activity in daily teaching practices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70354/25]
464. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reforms being introduced to address staffing shortages and recruitment bottlenecks in frontline public services for education; the way in which these reforms will improve service delivery in counties such as Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70965/25]
465. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will consider organising a commemoration to mark the 2026 150th anniversary of the Catalpa Six Rescue; if he has liaised with his Australian counterparts on this historic event; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69936/25]
466. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will recognise the heritage value of draft net fishing, which dates back to licences granted in the 1800s in estuaries such as those in County Mayo. [69999/25]
467. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69049/25]
468. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the promised pension increases for An Post pensioners of 6% increase with effect January 2025 and 1% increase with effect June 2025 will be paid to all those in receipt of an An Post pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69119/25]
469. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when his Department will approve pension increases for An Post pensioners. [69127/25]
470. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will investigate through National Broadband Ireland (NBI) the reason a series of properties (details supplied) were excluded from the NBI rollout scheme in a village. [69433/25]
471. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the status of the An Post pension increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69677/25]
472. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if the in-depth analysis of swimming pool provision in Ireland being carried out under the National Swimming Strategy will assess gaps in individual towns over a certain population level, as well overall regional levels; the rationale for this approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69756/25]
473. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the way in which his Department plans to support Dublin City Council’s passed motion to seek UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage designation for the culture of The Liberties, Dublin 8, to hold and protect the characteristics and memories of our city’s working-class traditions in addition to our industrial, historical and social heritage…
474. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 483 of 25 November 2025, his plans in relation to the future of core of the Dublin’s Digital Hub Development Agency (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69977/25]
475. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport further to the recommendation included in the European Commission's 2025 Rule of Law Report for Ireland (details supplied), the steps taken to address this recommendation; the expected timeline for the completion of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69988/25]
476. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether contributions from the State or from employers towards the My Future Fund pension scheme will be reckonable as income for the purposes of assessing the eligibility of an individual or household for any means-tested services or schemes operated by his Department. [70017/25]