533. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress made on each of the individual Programme for Government commitments assigned to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28655/26]
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534. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason schools (details supplied) were not included in the list of DEIS Plus schools; if there is a mechanism for the schools to appeal this exclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28682/26]
535. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number and percentage of parents of preschool children who expressed support for multi-denominational education in the National Parent Survey, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28688/26]
536. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number and percentage of parents of children currently attending multi-denominational schools who expressed support for multi-denominational education in the National Parent Survey, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28689/26]
537. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number of submissions received to the National Parent Survey; the number and percentage of those which expressed support for multi-denominational education, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28690/26]
538. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reasons the published outcomes of the National Parent Survey focused on the preferences of parents of children attending denominational schools rather than presenting the preferences of all parents surveyed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28692/26]
539. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will publish the full dataset of valid responses from the National Parent Survey, including a breakdown by school type and parental cohort, in order to ensure transparency and maintain public confidence in the consultation process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28693/26]
540. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if consideration was given to designing the newly announced special education classes as broader SEN classes rather than restricting enrolment to autism only; if schools were consulted on this model; if so, whether they actively request these classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28717/26]
541. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if this intended as a pilot initiative, and if so, what are the timelines and evaluation criteria for SEN classes. [28718/26]
542. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which the apparent contradiction reconciled between the Minister stating that diagnosis will not be required for primary provision, while simultaneously introducing classes that appear to rely on an autism-specific threshold for access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28719/26]
543. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has identified problems with the implementation of primary teacher supply panels; the measures being taken to enhance effectiveness of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28721/26]
544. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to expand training opportunities for teachers working with children with additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28722/26]
545. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) whose children have been deemed ineligible for school transport; if she will clarify the criteria used to determine the nearest school for the purposes of eligibility; the reason concessionary tickets issued cannot be used in conjunction with medical cards; and if she will make a statement on …
546. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if an artist who is in receipt of a disability support payment is also eligible for the basic income for the arts scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27958/26]
547. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if an artist who is in receipt of a disability support payment is also eligible for the basic income for the arts scheme [27959/26]
548. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if a person who has a full-time job outside of the arts and practices as an artist on a part-time basis is eligible for the same support under the basic income for the arts scheme as a full time artist; if so, to consider differentiating these applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27960/26]
549. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his plans to include an organisation (details supplied) in the basic income for the arts eligible organisations. [27962/26]
550. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport further to the turning of the sod on the National Velodrome Project at the Sport Ireland Campus, Blanchardstown in November 2025, to provide an update on the progress of construction; the expected completion date; the current estimated total cost of the project and whether this has changed since approval; the funding profile for the p…
551. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he, or his Department had any involvement in the booking process of an event (details supplied) at the national concert hall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28208/26]
552. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if a new round of broadband connection point applications will be opened in the coming months; and if not, if a similar scheme to provide free broadband access for community buildings in rural areas will be launched. [28269/26]
553. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when a sports club (details supplied) will be given permission to proceed with their application work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28271/26]
554. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will consider undertaking a needs assessment of community infrastructure, including sports and recreational spaces, across the Drogheda region and its environs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28313/26]
555. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the status of the Bill to repeal the Censorship of Publications Acts; the reasons for the delays after Government approved the drafting of the Heads of a Bill in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28502/26]
556. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether a report was ever written on the stakeholder forum for the film industry held in Dublin in February 2024, in line with commitments at the time; and if so, if it has been published and where it can be accessed. [28523/26]
557. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to examine when a location (details supplied) will get access to full fibre broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28556/26]