101. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number and grade of ongoing general civil service hiring competitions currently ongoing; the number of applications received; the number of applications which have progressed through the competition stages; the number of people currently on live panels; the number of people hired as par…
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102. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to clarify the stage of public sector hiring competitions for general civil service grades submitted applications are reviewed; how PublicJobs take into account applicants relevant job experience; how this is weighted against progression in other stages such as aptitude tests or interviews;…
103. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of applications that have been received for the general civil service administrative officer competition; the number of stages there are; the number of applicants that have passed through the stages to date; how long the competition will run for; approximately how many people wil…
104. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation will he provide additional funding or assistance to a group (details supplied) for them to be able to source and purchase a suitable replacement for the Celtic Mist research vessel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15596/26]
105. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to set out the policy in his Department regarding the use of artificial intelligence; whether AI is used or permitted in drawing up policy documents, speeches, answers to parliamentary questions, press releases or for other official documents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15623/2…
106. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide details of all occasions in which he or his predecessors exercised the power conferred on them under Section 15(3) of the Climate Action & Low Carbon Development Act (2015), which states that ‘the relevant Minister may, from time to time, give a direction to a relevant body requiring it to adopt such measures as are spec…
107. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of jobs in IDA-backed companies in each county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15283/26]
108. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of female WTE accounts executive and senior accounts executive posts employed by IDA Ireland as of 17 February 2026, in tabular form. [15340/26]
109. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of female WTE accounts executive and senior accounts executive posts employed by Enterprise Ireland as of 17 February 2026, in tabular form. [15341/26]
110. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to set out the policy in his Department regarding the use of artificial intelligence; whether AI is used or permitted in drawing up policy documents, speeches, answers to parliamentary questions, press releases or for other official documents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15616/26]
111. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has received an offer from the HSE for a building beside a school (details supplied); and whether it will accept this offer, given the school's need for additional space. [15220/26]
112. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth given the pause on the review of SNA's, if this will lead to a change in outcome for the review of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15231/26]
113. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) was refused additional SNA support given an increase in the needs profile of the school. [15232/26]
114. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a list of the 194 schools set to have their SNA provision cut under the SNA Review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15234/26]
115. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide details of all occasions in which she or her predecessors exercised the power conferred on them under Section 15(3) of the Climate Action & Low Carbon Development Act (2015), which states that ‘the relevant Minister may, from time to time, give a direction to a relevant body requiring it to adopt such measures as are specified in the d…
116. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department's position regarding reduced school hours for children attending special schools; if this is regular practice in such school settings; if parental consent is sought for a reduced school day; the resolution mechanisms in place in cases where consent is not provided by the parent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15253/26…
117. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department's position regarding periods of suspension imposed on students attending special schools; if this is regular practice in such school settings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15254/26]
118. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an additional ASD class for a school and family (details supplied) will be considered, given that the school want another ASD class, and has the space for an ASD class;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15270/26]
119. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of incidents reported arising from behaviours of concern for each of the past five years in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15282/26]
120. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of appeals by individual schools at either primary, secondary or special school level in each of the past three years to the National Council for Special Education in relation to SNA allocation to schools; the number of appeals which succeeded in increased provision; the number which were unsuccessful, by year, in tabular form; and if she …
121. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm following the pause on the review of the allocation of SNA resources when further clarity will be provided to schools for the next school year, if she will confirm if schools that have been allocated increased resourcing will receive those; the steps she will take to address the serious concerns for schools that have been told they are los…
122. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a list of schools that have been informed they are losing SNAs in the next school year; the number they will lose; to provide a list of all schools informed of the allocation of increased resources for the next school year; the additional support provided, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15318/26]
123. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures in place to ensure that the most experienced SETs are working with the children with the highest level of need in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15344/26]
124. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the expected timeline for processing and approving an application for a Special Transport Grant for a child; the average duration from submission to decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15360/26]
125. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth when her Department will publish the results of the primary school survey, which was open from 4 November to 16 December 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15373/26]