Questions

40. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding overpayments made by the NSSO to former Government ministers; the number of former Government ministers who have not yet set up a repayment plan with the NSSO; and the number of former Government ministers who have not yet fully repaid their outstanding debts with the N…

41. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will commit to meaningful engagement with trade unions on the concerns they have outlined with respect to a new public service agreement; if he will ensure that this engagement is based on a credible approach to pay based on the cost-of-living challenges identified by the public servic…

42. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether data is collected centrally on the cost of engaging teams for publicly funded construction projects, the average design team cost per square metre and as a percentage of construction costs for school buildings, healthcare facilities and other public capital projects in each of the yea…

43. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if there are plans to treat oncology appointments the same way as maternity leave, whereby if a civil servant with cancer was to exceed their yearly number of sick days attending essential oncology appointments they would still be able to obtain their yearly increment. [74897/26]

44. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the total costs for the AI Summit; whether speakers were paid to speak; and the fee paid to each speaker; whether expenses were paid to speakers; whether any guests were paid fees and/or expenses to attend; the costs of renting the venue; and staff costs and hospitality costs. [74549/26]

45. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the Government's current policy position on the establishment and development of data centres in Ireland. [74648/26]

46. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 72778/26, to specify the number of complaints received by the Workplace Relations Commission portal. [74694/26]

47. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the breakdown of the funding provided to Longford-Westmeath under the regenerative tourism fund, per category. [74865/26]

48. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department will engage with a union (details supplied) on the issues faced by its members in the retail sector. [74921/26]

49. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the proposed special educational needs extension project at a school in County Offaly (details supplied); whether the project remains approved in principle following the completion of planning permission and Stage 2B submissions; the reason it is now subject to a National Development Plan prioritisation review; and when…

50. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeline for the building and completion of a new location for a school building (details supplied); the stage of the process for the project; and the number of classrooms the school will have on completion. [74539/26]

51. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties being experienced by graduates and students of the graduate diploma in physical education at Portobello Institute whose qualifications have reportedly not been accepted by the Teaching Council for the purposes of registration as teachers of physical education; when the Teaching Council first…

52. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of individuals affected by the non-recognition of credits obtained through the graduate diploma in physical education at Portobello Institute; and whether the Teaching Council is considering transitional arrangements, alternative pathways to registration, or other remedies for affected students who relied on assurances that the pro…

53. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether an organisation (details supplied) had at any stage recognised, approved, or otherwise indicated that the Graduate Diploma in Physical Education delivered by an organisation met the curricular subject requirements for registration as a post-primary teacher of physical education; and whether her attention has been drawn to reports that…

54. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether any new Irish-medium schools are planned for Donegal for the period 2026 to 2031; and her plans to keep up with the demand for Irish-medium schools in Donegal. [74557/26]

55. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on her Department's plans for the piece of vacant land adjacent to the primary school in the Hollywoodrath estate, Hollystown, Dublin 15; if she can share a potential timeline for the outcome of discussions within her Department in relation to this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74572/26]

56. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the building project for the school (details supplied). [74666/26]

57. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth the supports available to schools experiencing significant educational disadvantage that do not currently have DEIS status; the options for such schools to access additional supports and resources; and the status of previously approved school building projects. [74656/26]

58. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason incremental credit has been refused to a person (details supplied); and if officials from her Department can meet with the applicant to resolve the issue. [74654/26]

59. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the application for additional accommodation by a primary school (details supplied) in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74669/26]

60. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of a school's additional school accommodation application (details supplied); the reason for the delay in progressing the application; and the expected timeline for a decision, subject to approval and the provision of funding for the proposed extension. [74679/26]

61. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth the work her Department is doing to ensure that school pupils in single-sex schools have access to a range of subject choices, and that subject choices available to pupils are not influenced by gender-stereotypes. [74707/26]

62. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will intervene in the case of a constituent (details supplied) facing an unfair duplicate €440 registration fee from the Teaching Council due to protracted administrative delays; if the council has the power to issue manual fee waivers in such instances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74828/26]

63. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether plans are in place to reduce book wastage in 'iPad schools' (details supplied); and the number of unused books being purchased in relation to same. [74864/26]

64. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth to proactively mandate and fund mainstream schools to open dedicated autism classes ahead of demand, ensuring no child is left without a suitable placement in their local community. [74852/26]