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Malcolm Byrne Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Enterprise
439. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the value of trade and tourism respectively, between Ireland and the states visited by him and by Ministers of State in his Department for the St Patrick's Day engagements overseas this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21954/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Enterprise
440. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of vacant WTE staff, by job title, at the Workplace Relations Commission; and the estimated timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form. [22138/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Enterprise
441. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures contained within the Government's Digital and AI Strategy to address the misuse of artificial intelligence technologies for intimidation, harassment or other harmful online behaviour; whether further legislative or regulatory measures are under consideration in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2…
John Brady Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Enterprise
442. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on the development of a campus (details supplied) which was to be developed on IDA land in Greystones; if he will provide details of any penalties for not delivering the project and if any have been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22249/26]
James O'Connor Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Enterprise
443. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment her Department's plans for a site in County Cork (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22250/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Enterprise
444. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he is aware that non-EU post-primary and secondary school teachers are unable to meet the criteria for a general employment permit, owing to the requirement for job advertisements to be posted on multiple platforms while teaching roles are advertised only on specific education recruitment platforms; the steps he will take to reduce …
Louis O'Hara Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Enterprise
445. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has engaged with the Department of Transport in relation to the future of Dunguaire Castle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22384/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Enterprise
446. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for a breakdown of financial support provided under the humanitarian assistance scheme in the aftermath of storm Éowyn; the number of applications made; the number of successful applications; the amount of financial support paid to successful applicants; the amount of financial support denied to unsuccessful applicants; and if he wi…
Brian Stanley Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Education
447. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Youth the date he expects the portal for school bus transport to open and the closing date, as the timeframe is short; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22386/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Education
448. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the construction timeline and amount of funding approved for the permanent building recently approved for a school (details supplied). [21384/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Education
449. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students attending Irish medium post primary schools over the last 25 years, by year, in tabular form. [21385/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Education
450. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students attending Irish medium primary schools over the last 25 years, by year, in tabular form. [21386/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Education
451. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of new primary school teachers registering with the Teaching Council over the last 15 years, by year, in tabular form. [21390/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Education
452. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of new post primary school teachers registering with the Teaching Council over the last 15 years, by year, in tabular form. [21391/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Education
453. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of new post primary school teachers funded by her Department over the last 15 years, by year, in tabular form. [21392/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Education
454. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of new primary school teachers funded by her Department over the last 15 years, by year, in tabular form. [21393/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Education
455. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth when construction will begin on a new school building (details supplied); the timeline for completion of the works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21396/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Education
456. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason for shutting down a particular school during term time to facilitate a move to a building (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21398/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Education
457. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she can confirm that for mainstream placements under section67(2)(f), the NCSE must consider the school’s ability ‘including that ability when resources are made available’, and that oversubscription or year-group caps do not extinguish this obligation; and if her Department has considered sanctioning the additional resources needed to allow a …
Mark Ward Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Education
458. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on funding for the development of a new school campus (details supplied); the reason the special education classrooms will not be delivered; if this decision can be reconsidered; the contact she has had with the schools on this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21400/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Education
459. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will urgently sanction a modular classroom to accommodate a mainstream class at a school in County Clare (details supplied) for the start of the 2026/2027 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21408/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Education
460. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 525, 526 and 527 of 14 October 2025, whether her Department has advised schools and ETBs that it is a matter for themselves to decide the type of phone storage solution which they use, and which is most appropriate for their school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21419/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Education
461. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the person or body responsible for a school site (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21431/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Education
462. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an emergency funding application made by a school (details supplied) can be expedited and approved given the dangerous and unsanitary conditions on the school site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21432/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Education
463. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children currently without an appropriate primary and secondary school placement in the constituency of Fingal, for the upcoming school year; the number of those children who have been diagnosed with mixed disability needs; the steps her Department is taking to ensure that every child requiring a special school or special class pla…