525. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department has engaged with representative organisations, farming bodies, clay pigeon shooting organisations and licensed firearms groups regarding proposed EU restrictions on lead ammunition; and if he will detail the engagement undertaken to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35190/26]
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526. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if the Government has assessed the proportion of licensed firearms in Ireland which would be unsuitable or unsafe for use with steel ammunition under proposed EU lead restrictions; to provide the findings of the assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35225/26]
527. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he has reviewed a report (details supplied) and the recommendations relating to future AI jobs planning, enterprise AI adoption, business guidance on EU AI Act compliance, the functions and remit of the proposed AI Office of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35230/26]
528. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of public houses, broken down by county, that applied for and were granted Increased Cost of Business and Power Grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35275/26]
529. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide details on the number of public houses, by county, that applied for and have been granted various Local Enterprise Office Grants in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35276/26]
530. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of grants issued by Local Enterprise Offices, by grant category, by sector for each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35278/26]
531. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his Department's definition of 'full employment' and if Ireland currently could be classified as having full employment. [35311/26]
532. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the strategies his Department has in place to address the current slowdown in recruitment in the global tech sector; the measures available to those workers being offered redundancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35312/26]
533. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a list of all school building, extension, refurbishment and other capital projects delivered under the remit of her Department which have been completed on time and within budget in the Wicklow Wexford constituency in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33961/26]
534. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which her Department will ensure access to structured, evidence-based literacy instruction in all mainstream classrooms for children with dyslexia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33970/26]
535. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which her Department intends to address gaps in initial teacher education and mandatory training in dyslexia and structured literacy for children with dyslexia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33971/26]
536. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason guidance continues to delay identification, contrary to international research for children with dyslexia; whether this will be reviewed; the specific measures that will ensure that inclusion is meaningful, rather than nominal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33972/26]
537. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the proposed building extension for a school (details supplied). [33985/26]
538. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review correspondence (details supplied); and if she can provide an update on this application. [33987/26]
539. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the process for contractors receiving payment from Bus Éireann and the practice of withholding payments from contractors, citing alleged delays or administrative failures on the part of schools for school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34007/26]
540. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a school building project (details supplied) that is part of a school amalgamation of three secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34047/26]
541. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a list of all school building, extension, refurbishment and other capital projects delivered under the remit of her Department which have been completed on time and within budget in Fingal in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34053/26]
542. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm whether the designated email account (details supplied) remains active and monitored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34070/26]
543. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average response time for correspondence received through the designated email account (details supplied) in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026. [34071/26]
544. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether an automatic acknowledgement is issued for emails sent to the designated email account (details supplied); and if not, the reason. [34073/26]
545. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she accepts that failure to respond to queries from Oireachtas members through the designated email account (details supplied) obstructs constituency casework and delays supports for children with additional needs; and the measures being taken to improve response times. [34074/26]
546. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a list of all school building, extension, refurbishment and other capital projects delivered under the remit of her Department which have been completed on time and within budget in Longford in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34082/26]
547. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a list of schools with special classes in Dublin 9 and 11, as this list is not available anywhere on the Department's or the NCSE's website. [34094/26]
548. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1237 of 14 April 2026, if the provision of additional temporary accommodation can be sanctioned for a school (details supplied) ahead of the next school year in light of a sustained increase in enrolment numbers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34097/26]
549. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the portal to register for both school and home based summer provision will open at the same time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34101/26]