76. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he is aware of the layoffs at a company (details supplied); the steps being taken to engage and protect workers from said layoffs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35746/26]
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77. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the protections the State will put in place for workers who are losing their jobs and being replaced with artificial intelligence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35747/26]
78. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of funding for an additional ASD unit at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35379/26]
79. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth when decisions will be made by the Primary Staffing Appeals Board in relation to schools' staffing appeals for 2026/2027 teaching allocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35389/26]
80. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether a 'comprehensive assessment of behavioural function' is a mandated requirement in special schools and ASD units when addressing high-risk behaviours of concern; the specific personnel or clinical professionals tasked with carrying out these assessments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35452/26]
81. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the specific professional qualifications and clinical experience required for National Council for Special Education personnel and school staff who hold responsibility for managing and understanding 'behaviours of concern'; if these requirements are equivalent to the behaviour specialist standards mandated in the adult intellectual disability sector (…
82. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of primary- and post-primary schools that require students to have a digital device for learning instead of traditional textbooks; the number of these that are DEIS schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35455/26]
83. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35457/26]
84. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the practice of schools terminating teachers contracts just as they are about to become eligible for a contract of indefinite duration; the actions her Department undertaking to reduce this practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35469/26]
85. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if mental health services and supports are provided in secondary schools; if this includes provision of counsellors in schools; how these resources are allocated between schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35473/26]
86. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on a matter regarding a school (details supplied) [35510/26]
87. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a decision on an application for assistive technology can be reviewed (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35511/26]
88. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth how the findings from the AI pilot projects (DALI4US, AI4T, FACTaL, ACT AI, AI DL), and the work of the AI External Advisory Taskforce, will be integrated into future versions of the AI guidance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35518/26]
89. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department have taken to address concerns raised by parents regarding recent reports at (details supplied); if her Department will commit to engaging with the Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board to address these concerns; if she will commit to meeting with the parents concerned; and if she will make a statement on t…
90. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether in light of a new report (details supplied), which shows that only 40% of children living in Dublin’s south-west inner city attend secondary school locally, the lowest proportion of any urban LEA in the country, the commitments she and her Department will make towards the establishment of a new secondary school, as has been requested by many f…
91. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether in light of a new report (details supplied), which shows that children in Dublin's south-west inner city (SWIC) are far less likely than children in other areas to attend third-level education, the investment in secondary education she and her Department will make to improve access to third level for children in SWIC; and if she will make a st…
92. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education and Youth the options available to a person (details supplied) to ensure her 13-year-old child gets access to a school.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35594/26]
93. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth in light of ongoing concerns about school transport access, to provide a county-by-county breakdown for 2025 of the number of primary and post-primary pupils unable to secure school transport; the number of concessionary tickets issued; the number of children in IPAS accommodation provided with school transport; the number of vacant seats on services…
94. Deputy Peter Roche 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 Galway in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35652/26]
95. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the emergency works grant being provided for a school (details supplied), given the state of the roof there; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35762/26]
96. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps being taken to reduce the waiting lists for students in primary and secondary schools in North Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35763/26]
97. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth when decisions will be made by the Primary Staffing Appeals Board in relation to schools’ staffing appeals for 2026/27 teaching allocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35803/26]
98. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the details of the legacy programme being developed in relation to EURO 2028; the specific long-term benefits envisaged for football and local communities; the projects, initiatives and funding streams currently under consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35728/26]
99. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the agreed increase to An Post pensions will be approved and paid to members of the scheme; if this will be prioritised in light of the current cost-of-living crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35458/26]
100. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide a list of all capital projects, including sports, cultural and communications infrastructure projects, funded under the remit of his Department, including under the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme and the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund, which have been completed on time and within budget in Galway in each…