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Joanna Byrne Written 28 May 2026 · to Education
176. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the avenues now available to Drogheda schools who were excluded from the DEIS plus scheme to pursue this designation (details supplied). [40626/26]
Claire Kerrane Written 28 May 2026 · to Education
177. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline her plans to expand capacity on school bus transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39682/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 28 May 2026 · to Education
178. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth the appeals process for schools that failed to receive categorisation as Deis Plus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40804/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 28 May 2026 · to Education
179. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the introduction of digital devices in schools is placing a severe financial burden on families; if she will provide updated guidance to boards of management in this area; if she will consider a pause on the introduction of digital devices in schools until she commissions an independent review of th…
Grace Boland Written 28 May 2026 · to Education
180. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of the implementation of the school transport review; and specifically, the steps taken to date to reduce the distance criteria for eligibility under the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40724/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 28 May 2026 · to Education
181. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on whether a centralised application system should be created within her Department and operated by the NCSE, similar to the system they use in the Education Authority in Northern Ireland for the allocation of school places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39846/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 28 May 2026 · to Education
182. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Mairéad Farrell den Minister for Education and Youth an dtabharfaidh sí an t-eolas is déanaí maidir le hoibreacha atá á ndéanamh ar scoil an Tuairín i mBéal an Daingin; an bhfuil cead ann ón Roinn Oideachais chun an post a fhógairt; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [40786/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 28 May 2026 · to Education
183. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a clear and immediate timeline for when the new building works at a school (details supplied) will commence; and any direct support from her Department to ensure there are no further delays in progressing this project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40815/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 28 May 2026 · to Education
184. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a detailed breakdown of children without an appropriate school place for September 2026, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40713/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 28 May 2026 · to Education
185. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth to report on capital investment in the provision of additional needs education supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40387/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 28 May 2026 · to Education
186. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the new circular being drafted outlining the role of the SNA; the consultations that have taken place to date to inform the contents of the circular; if she will meet with an organisation (details supplied) in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40771/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 28 May 2026 · to Foreign
187. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when she expects to bring forward the Israeli Settlements (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025 to the Houses of the Oireachtas; if she will consider including a ban on services in the Bill to ensure maximum effectiveness of the sanctions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40932/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 28 May 2026 · to Foreign
188. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the situation of Irish activists detained by Israel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40933/26]
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin Written 28 May 2026 · to Foreign
189. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will follow the example of France and other countries in banning Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from Ireland (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41289/26]
Cormac Devlin Written 28 May 2026 · to Foreign
190. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will provide a report on the progress made implementing the Programme for Government commitments within her remit and on the achievements since the formation of the Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41386/26]
John Paul O'Shea Written 28 May 2026 · to Climate
191. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps being taken to ensure that the expansion of the electricity grid keeps pace with increased demand from housing development and renewable energy projects in rural Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40856/26]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 28 May 2026 · to Climate
192. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to consider increasing the grant for solar panels given their increasing popularity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40896/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 28 May 2026 · to Climate
193. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the annual spend on grants for domestic solar installation over the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40977/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 28 May 2026 · to Climate
194. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the annual spend on the non-domestic microgeneration grant over the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40979/26]
Paul Murphy Written 28 May 2026 · to Climate
195. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if electricity credits will be included in Budget 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39411/26]
Pa Daly Written 28 May 2026 · to Climate
196. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the percentage of Ireland's electricity that is imported; and the cost to import this electricity, in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form. [41359/26]
Pa Daly Written 28 May 2026 · to Climate
197. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the costs incurred by his Department and bodies under its aegis from contracts awarded to communications and PR firms in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form; the name of the contractor, and a description of the work undertaken in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41360/26]
Pa Daly Written 28 May 2026 · to Climate
198. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of retired officials that were re-engaged by his Department on a consultancy basis in each of the years 2015 and to date in 2025; the reason for engaging them; the costs incurred in respect of their engagement; and if his Department requires consultants to declare conflicts of interest in advance of utilising their services. [41…
Pa Daly Written 28 May 2026 · to Climate
199. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his Department's expenditure on IT consultancy; to provide a breakdown of all IT consultants engaged by his Department; the dates of their engagement; the nature of their work; and the costs associated with their services, in each of the years 2015 to 2025. [41362/26]
Pa Daly Written 28 May 2026 · to Climate
200. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the climate action plan 2026 will be published; the reasons for the delay; if it will be published within Q2; and if he anticipates it will be published before the summer recess. [41364/26]