101. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she or any of her officials have used artificial intelligence to write speeches, produce social media content for her Department, or to issue responses to parliamentary questions, since she took office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4591/26]
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102. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has a paid subscription with a social media company (details supplied). [4609/26]
103. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 345 of 11 June 2024, the reason there has been a delay of almost four years for the delivery of the approved extension to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4628/26]
104. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there is a contingency fund available for schools whose enrolment increases by more than 20% within a single academic year in relation the Capitation Grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4629/26]
105. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason schools are paid capitation on the previous enrolment from 18 months ago (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4630/26]
106. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will expedite the transition to September 2025 enrolment figures for a school (details supplied) to immediately prevent a deficit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4631/26]
107. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) regarding pension schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4649/26]
108. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth , further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1200 and 1201 of 13 January, if he will explain the reason a report is being insisted upon when a letter from the children's disability network team, CDNT, has always sufficed in the past; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4704/26]
109. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if provision will be made similar to section 3 of the Local Government (No. 2) Act 2003 to oblige educational training boards to engage with Oireachtas Members in a similar manner as local authorities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4707/26]
110. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reasons an additional ASD special class was not sanctioned in a post-primary school (details supplied); the criteria applied in determining that the class could not be sanctioned at this time; whether the availability of a modest capital grant to facilitate the fit-out of an additional classroom was considered as part of this decision; and if s…
111. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review correspondence (details supplied); if she will address the funding concerns outlined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4722/26]
112. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures being taken by her Department to upgrade the building energy rating, BER, rating of all school buildings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4727/26]
113. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if consideration will be given to the request for changes to the system of calculating capitation payments in respect of primary schools with particular reference to increased enrolments as outlined in correspondence (details supplied) highlighting the pressures on a school with a considerable increase in enrolment and no additional capitation for t…
114. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth the proposals, if any, she has to amend the system for calculating capitation payments, taking into account the additional pressures on schools where there have been increases in enrolments but no additional payments; if she accepts that the present system needs to be updated considering population increase and population movement; and if she will m…
115. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the details of new school buildings completed in 2025. [4760/26]
116. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the details of school extensions completed in 2025. [4761/26]
117. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a list of the routes added to the school transport scheme in 2025 for primary, secondary and special schools. [4762/26]
118. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if any existing school transport scheme routes (primary, secondary and special schools) saw increased capacity in 2025; and if so, if she will provide the details of same. [4763/26]
119. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of new special classes which were delivered 2025, by county. [4764/26]
120. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of new special class places that were delivered in 2025, by county. [4765/26]
121. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if new special schools were delivered in 2025; and the details of same. [4766/26]
122. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of new special school places that were delivered in 2025, by county. [4767/26]
123. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth how she ensures that all websites operated by her Department are accessible to the visually impaired. [4814/26]
124. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth if any website or other platform operated by her Department uses an AI-enabled chatbot; if there are plans to use chatbots; in what circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4832/26]
125. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total sums spent for each year from 2016 to 2025, inclusive of advertising, by her Department on social media or online platforms, including separately identifying payments to influencers on such platforms; and to set out the annual totals for that period to each specific platform, including but not limited to major platforms (details supplied).…