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Sean Fleming Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Enterprise
401. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if an application for a work permit be re-examined due to the urgent situation of the employer needing to employ this person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73661/25]
James Geoghegan Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Enterprise
402. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will outline any engagement he has had with industry on the subject of new graduates being unable to obtain entry-level jobs in areas most affected by the adoption of artificial intelligence; if his Department has conducted any industry surveys to assess the existence of such a trend; and if he will make a statement on the mat…
James Geoghegan Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Enterprise
403. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he is considering the introduction of supports for new graduates unable to obtain entry-level jobs in areas most affected by the adoption of artificial intelligence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73809/25]
James Geoghegan Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Enterprise
404. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has modelled the number of jobs that might be lost or not created across different AI uptake and adoption scenarios; if he will provide a breakdown of any such analysis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73810/25]
James Geoghegan Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Enterprise
405. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of work permits that have been issued by his Department to people working in artificial intelligence-related fields for each year since 2021; if he will provide a breakdown of this figure, by role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73811/25]
James Geoghegan Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Enterprise
406. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department keeps a record of how much foreign investment was directed towards IDA- and Enterprise Ireland-supported companies in artificial intelligence-related activities; if he will provide a breakdown of these figures for each year since 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73812/25]
James Geoghegan Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Enterprise
407. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has modelled the amount of AI-related investment growth, FDI growth, and employment growth that Ireland will experience across different scenarios; if he will provide a breakdown of any such analysis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73813/25]
James Geoghegan Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Enterprise
408. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of companies that have received funding from the Disruptive Technologies Fund since its inception; the number of these companies that have been acquired since receiving funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73815/25]
James Geoghegan Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Enterprise
409. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of jobs which have been created in AI-related companies each year since 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73825/25]
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Education
410. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of the reasons for the delay with building works for a school (details supplied) a project that was authorised by the Department of Education and Youth to proceed to the tender stage in November 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68635/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Education
411. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 181 of 10 December 2025, if she plans to increase the provision of early intervention ASD classes in line with the increase in children presenting with ASD; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73283/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Education
412. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth her long-term plans in relation to the provision of early intervention ASD classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73284/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Education
413. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if it is her Department's view that the AIM model provides sufficient support to ensure the learning and safety of those with autism diagnoses and their peers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73285/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Education
414. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children who applied for an early intervention class in 24/25 that have received a place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73286/25]
Sean Fleming Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Education
415. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth when funding will be approved for an application for furniture and equipment in the practical rooms in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73291/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Education
416. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department can instruct the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) to provide an eligibility letter for a special school placement in a case with exceptional circumstances (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73292/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Education
417. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has had any engagement with the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) regarding allowing eligibility letters for special school placement to be provided after the October 1st deadline in cases with exceptional circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73293/25]
Eamon Scanlon Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Education
418. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a breakdown of the €69 million investment allocated to strengthen the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73295/25]
Mark Wall Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Education
419. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the provision of a new secondary school in Kildare town (details supplied), including the expected start of construction, completion of the project and opening of the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73302/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Education
420. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73311/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Education
421. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeline for when occupational therapists and speech and language therapists will be recruited from a recruitment drive to service children in several counties (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73312/25]
Máire Devine Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Education
422. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Education and Youth the agreement made in November 2025 between the Government and institutional abuse survivors who had been on hunger strike. [73341/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Education
423. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress on the Programme for Government commitment to increase the number of schools offering physical education as a Leaving Certificate school subject. [73345/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Education
424. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a breakdown of the new teaching posts that will be funded under Budget 2026. [73346/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Education
425. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a breakdown of the new school leadership (deputy principal) posts that will be funded under Budget 2026. [73347/25]