Questions

444. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when the revised standard I.S. 465 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36732/26]

445. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he is aware of the recent fuel surcharge introduced by a company (details supplied) on customers; whether any oversight or regulatory approval is required before private waste operators impose additional surcharges on domestic consumers; if his Department has engaged with the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission regar…

446. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has any usage policy on or if it sanctions for official purposes the use of messaging apps (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37200/26]

447. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the protections currently available to consumers who pay substantial deposits to contractors, including home retrofit and double glazing companies, where the company subsequently ceases trading, enters insolvency or fails to carry out the contracted works; whether he believes existing protections are adequate; and if he will make a s…

448. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether he will examine the introduction of a mandatory insurance, escrow or bond protection system for deposits paid by consumers to contractors and retrofit providers in order to protect homeowners from significant financial losses where companies collapse or fail to complete works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3…

449. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department has examined the number of complaints or reported cases involving consumers losing deposits following the closure or insolvency of home improvement or retrofit companies; the actions being taken to strengthen consumer protections in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37418/26]

450. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of additional staff employed or that will be employed by his Department directly or under contract for the purposes of Ireland’s presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2026. [37451/26]

451. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the options now available to a company (details supplied) who require a work permit for an employee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37470/26]

452. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide guidance to an employment permit holder in relation to a query relating to their place of employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37615/26]

453. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has engaged with the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission regarding transparency and regulation within the private waste sector in relation to pricing structures and surcharges applied by waste operators (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38524/26]

454. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of updated demographic plans for Mallow being prepared by Cork County Council in relation to the future development needs of a school (details supplied); whether these plans have been finalised and shared with her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36622/26]

455. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason dyslexic assessment of children in Ireland is solely carried out by educational psychologists, when current wait for a dyslexic assessment is reported to be around eighteen months, Dublin College University has a course to train teachers to assess dyslexia, and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's 2025 'Diaspora Strategy' aimed …

456. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department will publish a single consolidated operational guide for survivors of residential institutional abuse setting out all health, education, advocacy, housing and funeral cost supports, including eligibility criteria, application pathways, responsible agencies, appeal mechanisms and expected processing times; and if she will make a …

457. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the date on which the first survivor medical cards under the Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Act 2025 were issued; the number issued to date; the number of applications currently pending; the average processing time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36523/26]

458. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether housing and funeral cost supports provided to survivors of residential institutional abuse are statutory entitlements or discretionary measures; whether binding written guidance has issued to local authorities and Community Welfare Officers [36524/26]

459. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average response time for representations submitted by Oireachtas members through an email address (details supplied) in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, broken down by regional office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36525/26]

460. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of representations submitted through an email address (details supplied) that remained unanswered after 10 working days and 20 working days in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, broken down by regional office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36526/26]

461. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether schools are required to maintain a formal register of external speakers and facilitators engaged with students, including details of the organisation represented, topic delivered, class groups addressed, vetting status where applicable and approving authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36528/26]

462. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department maintains, or intends to establish, a national reporting mechanism for complaints relating to external speakers in schools, including complaints concerning safeguarding, age appropriateness or curriculum suitability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36529/26]

463. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she is satisfied that consistent national safeguarding standards can be assured in circumstances where there is no central register of external speakers and no centralised record of complaints relating to such engagements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36530/26]

464. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether a live national dataset exists recording available special class and special school places by school, year group, county and category of provision; and if not, whether such a system is planned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36531/26]

465. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update regarding an additional accommodation project under the school capital programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36577/26]

466. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on an appeal submitted to the NCSE (details supplied); when the school can expect a decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36594/26]

467. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth for update on a project (details supplied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36614/26]

468. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth the actions she is taking to ensure access to stable employment for newly quality teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36615/26]