76. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to give an update on the National Procurement Strategy, which was due to be published earlier this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40661/26]
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77. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if additional funding will be provided for small scale and large drainage scheme projects in 2026; his proposals for 2027, taking into account the value of smaller scale flood mitigation works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40455/26]
78. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the steps being taken to support small and medium-sized Irish businesses in accessing public procurement opportunities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40690/26]
79. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the current infrastructure he sees as deliverable in Cork before the end of the decade [40325/26]
80. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number of applications made to date to the National Council for Special Education from parents seeking a special class or special school placement for their child; the number of applications made since the deadline of 1 October passed; the status of the roll-out of new special class and special school places to meet that need; the number …
81. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the revised 2014 SNA circular, the workforce development plan and SNA redeployment scheme; when these will be published; the consultation that has taken place in creating these documents; if they will genuinely reflect the reality of the role of an SNA in a modern educational environment; and if she will make a statement on the matter…
82. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the ongoing negotiations with school caretakers and school secretaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40993/26]
83. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to publish the number of children awaiting appropriate school places on a regular basis. [37945/26]
84. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the way in which plans can be advanced for a new school (details supplied) on the new site offered free of charge to the State, within the town boundaries of Milford. [39850/26]
85. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the promised SNA circulars to replace 30/2014 and on redeployment will be released; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40714/26]
86. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the SNA review for a school (details supplied) in north Dublin, recognising the uncertainty families are facing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40716/26]
87. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to provide the funding to allow all school building projects in Carlow and Kilkenny to move to the next phase of the process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40603/26]
88. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth her current views on the availability of special education placements in the east Cork area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40462/26]
89. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth an update on the new build for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40803/26]
90. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) has been excluded from DEIS and DEIS plus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40726/26]
91. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the increasing pressure on schools due to the growing number of students requiring additional care and educational supports; whether her Department is satisfied that current special needs assistant allocations are meeting the needs of students and schools; the steps being taken to increase the number of SNAs available, particularl…
92. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address the impact of the recent Teaching Council circular which changed beauty and related educators in Further Education settings to operate with an educator badge rather than a Teaching Council number; if she will clarify the reason applicants who applied for Teaching Council registration prior to the circular are now being refused; t…
93. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will list the occasions on which she has met with representative groups of SNAs to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39413/26]
94. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure that approval issues at an early date in respect of a building project for a school (details supplied) taking into account the accommodation needs of this school which have been outlined clearly to the Department and that the school is seeking basic accommodation and replacement of a much outdated prefab which was, in effect, a mul…
95. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether the demographic trends used by her Department are adequately reflecting the pace of which housing is developing in Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40799/26]
96. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on schools (details supplied) each losing a teacher for the upcoming year due to enrolment numbers; if this decision can be appealed; if the student teacher ratio is to be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40750/26]
97. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the engagement she has had to date with a group (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40463/26]
98. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Minister for Education and Youth cad iad na céimeanna atá glactha aici chun éileamh ar Ghaelscolaíocht ag an mbunléibhéal a shásamh i mBaile Átha Cliath 10 agus 12, agus an bhfuil sé i gceist aici Gaelscoil/eanna a oscailt chun an t-éileamh sin a shásamh i mbliana nó amach anseo. [40807/26]
99. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide the schools in Drogheda which were excluded from the DEIS plus scheme with an opportunity to discuss the significant concerns they have regarding the impact of this decision and their important feedback on the appeals process. [40627/26]
100. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will provide a list of all the schools in Kildare under the summer works scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40798/26]