444. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No. 61402/26, to provide an update on his meeting with the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration on 19 July 2026 to discuss the new Garda station at Northern Cross; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65329/26]
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445. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of WTE staff, by job title employed by OPW currently working at Portumna Castle and Gardens. [65309/26]
446. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total amount allocated and amount expended to date across all votes in respect of Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65398/26]
447. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation in cases in which a building under his control is not wheelchair accessible, the reason for this; his plans to remedy this; and the timeline for measures to be completed. [65352/26]
448. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the Government has assessed the effectiveness of the current protected disclosures framework where a safeguarding or operational concern involves more than one public body, including Tusla, the HSE, and An Garda Síochána; and the mechanism that exists to ensure that a cross-agency disclosu…
449. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the wheelchair accessibility of all buildings under his control; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65322/26]
450. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on the Claregalway flood relief scheme; the current stage of the project; the works completed to date; the expected commencement date for further works; and the projected timeline for delivery of the scheme. [65630/26]
451. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide an update on the progress made to date with the implementation of a scheme (details supplied). [65763/26]
452. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department will explore the possibility of installing a river level gauge at a location (details supplied). [65944/26]
453. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the engagement there has been with Aer Lingus and an organisation (details supplied) over recent announcements on staff cuts. [64152/26]
454. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department is considering the development of new supports, grants, or advisory services to assist SMEs in adopting artificial intelligence technologies; the measures currently under consideration; and the timeline for their introduction. [64243/26]
472. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the reason the new right to repair law does not apply to hobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65615/26]
473. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the latest update on an application for additional school accommodation for a school (details supplied). [64167/26]
474. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a breakdown of the amount of funding allocated to youth organisations in each county in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026, by county and year, in tabular form. [64181/26]
475. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the basis upon which there is a limitation on the ability of teachers who job-share to participate in substitute teaching; and if her Department has given consideration to reforming this. [64180/26]
476. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of reports that a number of students residing in Bohernabreena, Dublin 24, have been unable to secure a place on school bus services due to capacity constraints; the number of applications received, approved and refused for the area for the current school year; and if additional services are being considered [64216/26]
477. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has a representative on the cross-departmental working group on young carers; if so, whether the working group has yet met; and, if not, the expected timeframe for such a meeting. [64224/26]
478. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department collects data on the number of special needs assistants and other school-based support staff who subsequently enter initial teacher education programmes; and if she will provide such data for the past five years. [64148/26]
479. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she has considered directing the Teaching Council and higher education institutions to examine flexible, part-time or employment-based initial teacher education programmes for individuals already employed within schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64147/26]
480. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to undertake a review of barriers faced by experienced (para)professionals working in special education settings who wish to qualify as teachers; and the timeframe for such a review. [64146/26]
481. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether consideration has been given to the introduction of accelerated or postgraduate teacher training routes for persons that have relevant qualifications and substantial professional experience in special education settings. [64145/26]
482. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of vacancies for special education teachers currently recorded across primary and post-primary schools; and the measures being taken to address recruitment challenges in this area. [64144/26]
483. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department is considering expanding the use of recognition of prior learning mechanisms for persons with significant professional experience working with children with additional educational needs who wish to pursue a teaching qualification. [64143/26]
484. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has examined the feasibility of developing alternative qualification pathways for experienced education professionals, including special needs assistants, therapists and other specialists, who wish to become special education teachers. [64142/26]
485. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether caring responsibility will be included within the DEIS strategy (details supplied); and, if not, the way in which her Department will determine whether the recognition of children “caring for others” in the strategy has led to any practical change. [64228/26]