Questions

276. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether any review has been carried out since 2020 of the adequacy of Service Level Agreements used by Departments and Offices when providing public funding to non-statutory bodies. [36329/26]

277. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department has issued guidance to Accounting Officers on minimum governance standards for non-statutory bodies receiving majority State funding. [36330/26]

278. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department has considered requiring all bodies receiving majority public funding to publish annual information on board membership, executive remuneration, audit arrangements, risk registers and compliance with applicable governance codes. [36331/26]

279. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department has undertaken any cross-Government review of public funding to companies limited by guarantee that are legally independent of Government but substantially funded by the State. [36332/26]

280. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department has identified any risk arising from the absence of a single central register linking public funding, governance obligations and audit arrangements for non-statutory bodies. [36333/26]

281. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether he intends to update Circular 13/2014 to reflect current public governance expectations, including transparency, audit, value-for-money and board accountability requirements. [36334/26]

282. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department has examined international models for central reporting of public funding to non-statutory bodies; and if so, which jurisdictions were reviewed. [36335/26]

283. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide a copy of the recent correspondence issued by the Minister for Public Expenditure; National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to his Department referred to in media reports (details supplied); if he will provide details of the percentage reduction(s) in spending in his Department refe…

284. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update in respect of the use of a premises (details supplied); if any public body has requested use of it in past five years to date; and the annual cost of its upkeep since it went into non occupancy. [36460/26]

285. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide a breakdown of spending on advertising which was funded or overseen by his Department, and bodies under its aegis, in each of the past five, including a breakdown by medium that is radio, television, social media, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the mat…

286. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department or any bodies and agencies under its aegis use, or have in the past used, software and or products from a company (details supplied); the duration and cost of the contract; and the services they avail of from the company. [35864/26]

287. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will outline Ireland's position at recent meetings of the EU REACH Committee regarding restrictions on use of lead ammunition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35953/26]

288. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his views on the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021; if he will advance this bill or a version of this bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35957/26]

289. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to urgently consider a waiver in respect of planning permission for short-term lets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36087/26]

290. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide a copy of the recent correspondence issued by the Minister for Public Expenditure; National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to his Department referred to in media reports (details supplied); if he will provide details of the percentage reduction(s) in spending in his Department referenced in the correspondence; and if he wi…

291. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether an application for designation of a venue or an event under the Sale of Tickets Act 2021 has been received from either the venue operator or the event organiser in respect of (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36480/26]

292. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether consideration will be given to a legislative review of an Act (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36481/26]

293. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide a breakdown of spending on advertising which was funded or overseen by his Department, and bodies under its aegis, in each of the past five, including a breakdown by medium that is radio, television, social media, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36488/26]

294. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children in Dublin South West that are currently without a special class place; the way this shortage is influencing the Department’s prioritisation of the rebuild of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35853/26]

295. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline the current Department policy and design guidance relating to the provision of unisex or gender-neutral toilet facilities in primary and post-primary schools; whether her Department requires the provision of single-sex toilets in all schools; whether unisex facilities may be provided in addition to single-sex toilets; and if she will provid…

296. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated average cost for insurance per pupil in both primary and post-primary schools excluding community and comprehensive schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35833/26]

297. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Youth when immediate interim safety measures will be implemented at a school (details supplied) given the deteriorating roof structure and the risks identified to pupils and staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35855/26]

298. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth to explain comprehensively the rationale of the decision to omit one school out of a cluster of eight local schools, from the extension of HSCL provision (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35856/26]

299. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department or any bodies and agencies under its aegis use, or have in the past used, software and or products from a company (details supplied); the duration and cost of the contract; and the services they avail of from the company. [35863/26]

300. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a proposal can be examined (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35891/26]