476. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special classes and special school places allocated to schools in each county at the end of 2023, 2024 and 2025; and the number on a per capita basis, in tabular form. [73758/25]
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477. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a breakdown of the number of schools that have availed of the scheme to install solar panels on their roof; the number of completed installations; the number that applied and are on a waiting list; the number that applied and were unsuccessful, broken down by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73786/25]
478. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the widespread disappointment for many schools whose applications were not approved under the climate action summer works scheme, taking into account the substantial costs involved in preparing applications, the delays in processing these applications, the urgency for many schools in having these necessary improvement works carrie…
479. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the next summer works scheme will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73817/25]
480. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a breakdown of the number of SNA vacancies, by county, in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [73837/25]
481. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a breakdown of the school teacher vacancies in schools, by primary and secondary education and by county, in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [73838/25]
482. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a breakdown of the number of special education classes, by county and by primary or secondary education, in each of the years 2020 to 2025. [73839/25]
483. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide details on the delay in having broadband installed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73563/25]
484. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to outline progress on the programme for Government commitment to provide affordable spaces for artists to work and collaborate. [73330/25]
485. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an update on plans outlined in the Programme for Government to improve the Touring of Works Scheme; and the incentives in place for artistic groups and theatre companies to tour regional venues in Ireland. [73331/25]
486. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to outline progress on developing the night-time economy, including his views on reforming licensing laws; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73333/25]
487. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the measures currently in place, and the measures that are being planned, to encourage philanthropic donations to arts, cultural, community and sporting organisations at local or national level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73334/25]
488. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to outline progress on the development of a National Counter Disinformation Strategy. [73335/25]
489. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the options that exist for independent media, such as a media outlet (details supplied) and local and community radio, to access public funding for the development and broadcasting of public service programming; if he has future plans to expand such programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73336/25]
490. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide his definition of 'public service broadcasting'. [73337/25]
491. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the dates the final payments were made to an organisation (details supplied) in respect of sports capital grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73396/25]
492. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the final payments in respect of sports capital grants will be paid to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73398/25]
493. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if consideration will be given to officially recognising Darts as a sport; the procedure to have games officially recognised as a sport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73456/25]
494. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if the planned nationwide survey of children about their online experiences will include questions on gambling and gambling-related harm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73587/25]
495. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the new criteria for executive engineers could be amended (details supplied). [73280/25]
496. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans in place to improve the pre-application engagement process for renewable energy projects under the implementation of the RED III directive; if he intends to increase resources or staffing within the National Parks and Wildlife Service, National Monuments Service or other relevant bodies to enable developers to submit mo…
497. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to introduce measures to ensure greater consistency across local authorities in their approach to assessing and issuing certificates of completeness for renewable energy planning applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73520/25]
498. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration is being given to maintaining the current system whereby renewable energy developers may choose to submit their planning applications either to local authorities or to An Coimisiún Pleanála; the rationale for any proposed changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73521/25]
499. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a builder can be compelled to carry out remedial works on the roof of a home at no cost to the homeowner where breaches of NSAI S.R.82:2017 – Slating & Tiling: Code of Practice have been found; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73278/25]
500. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage under the new tenancy legislation from March 2026, where a rental property is split into two tenancies, if one tenant decides to leave before the lease ends after four years and a new tenant is also entitled to a six-year lease, whether this six-year tenancy will roll into a possible ten-year lease; how the property owner will then …