Questions

227. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether there are plans to introduce a system whereby teachers working abroad can have their experience assessed for salary scale purposes in advance of returning to take up a position in the State; and if she will consider introducing such a mechanism. [27807/26]

228. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth ; if her Department has assessed the impact of current rules regarding recognition of overseas teaching experience on the ability of qualified teachers to return to Ireland; and if any reforms are planned in light of ongoing teacher shortages. [27808/26]

229. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of applications for recognition of overseas teaching experience have been made in each of the past five years; the number that were approved in full, in part, or refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27809/26]

230. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth the SET hours provided to each primary school in Dublin 15 under circular 0011/2026 for the 2026-2027 school year; if this represents an increase or decrease in the number of SET hours provided in each school, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27811/26]

231. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently intervene, examine and address issues raised in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27812/26]

232. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider recognising years of teaching experience abroad, in terms of the teachers’ pay scale, as an incentive for teachers living abroad to return home to Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27845/26]

233. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an update on each of the nine commitments outlined in the National Counter Disinformation Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27727/26]

234. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to clarify the policy position of National Broadband Ireland ( whereby only one broadband order or line may be allocated per Eircode or associated postal point; the rationale for this restriction, particularly in cases where a single domestic property contains a separate home office or workspace requiring an additional broadband connect…

235. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the process by which a second postal point or commercial postal point may be created through GeoDirectory in order to facilitate an additional NBI connection, including the criteria which must be met (such as physical separation, separate driveway, or supporting photographic evidence); to indicate whether this process is considered prop…

236. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether his Department has considered or intends to review the interaction between Eircode, GeoDirectory and NBI systems to ensure that households are not unduly prevented from accessing multiple fibre connections where there is legitimate dual residential and home office usage; whether any flexibility exists within the National Broadba…

237. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress being made to support the development of battery power through national planning guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27696/26]

238. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if projects can apply for funding under both the Historic Structures Fund and under the built heritage investment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27712/26]

239. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the remediation scheme for social housing with defective concrete blocks. [27728/26]

240. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the interim fire safety remediation scheme for buildings with celtic tiger era defects. [27729/26]

241. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the pilot scheme for retrospective payments for OMCs who have undertaken remediation of celtic tiger era building defects. [27730/26]

242. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the legislation for the remediation scheme for buildings with celtic tiger era defects will be published. [27731/26]

243. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the NPWS is investigating the reported use of an acoustic deterrent device in a bay in County Clare inhabited by a resident dolphin; whether any licence has been sought or granted for its use; the protections and guidance in place regarding the deployment of such devices in Irish coastal waters; and if he will make a s…

244. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether consideration has been given to developing a single national platform or framework for parking rules, information and payment systems to improve clarity and ease of use for the public and visitors (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27761/26]

245. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of emergency accommodation facilities currently in use nationwide; the proportion of these facilities that have been inspected in the past 12 months; the body or bodies responsible for carrying out such inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27835/26]

246. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the standards and regulations governing emergency accommodation; the mechanisms in place to ensure compliance with these standards; the number of facilities found to be non-compliant in the past two years; the nature of such non-compliance; the actions taken in response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27836/26…

247. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the frequency with which emergency accommodation facilities are inspected; whether inspections are announced or unannounced; the number of inspections carried out in each of the past three years; the outcomes of these inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27837/26]

248. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the procedures in place for residents of emergency accommodation to make complaints; the bodies responsible for handling such complaints; the number of complaints received in each of the past three years; the average time taken to resolve such complaints. [27838/26]

249. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the oversight mechanisms in place to monitor the quality of emergency accommodation; whether independent audits are conducted; the steps being taken to improve transparency and accountability in the provision of such accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27839/26]

250. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the enforcement actions available where emergency accommodation providers fail to meet required standards; whether any providers have had contracts suspended or terminated due to non-compliance; the details of such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27840/26]

251. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authorities that have a dedicated ‘Local Authority Renewable Strategy or Wind Energy Strategy’ as part of their County Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27091/26]