254. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when the external review of LEO supports will be published; and the changes planned on foot of the review, particularly to the grow digital voucher. [72168/26]
Parliamentary questions
Questions
TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work
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Department names as the record prints them. Some changed in June 2025.
All 20 departments
| Department | Questions | Oral | Written |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 27,342 | 145 | 27,197 |
| Education | 13,896 | 145 | 13,751 |
| Transport | 11,008 | 139 | 10,869 |
| Justice | 9,783 | 135 | 9,648 |
| Housing | 9,020 | 160 | 8,860 |
| Children | 8,676 | 129 | 8,547 |
| Finance | 5,833 | 153 | 5,680 |
| Social | 5,830 | 135 | 5,695 |
| Agriculture | 4,888 | 136 | 4,752 |
| Enterprise | 3,878 | 139 | 3,739 |
| Foreign | 3,856 | 190 | 3,666 |
| Climate | 3,825 | 114 | 3,711 |
| Public Expenditure | 3,685 | 167 | 3,518 |
| Further and Higher Education | 3,394 | 127 | 3,267 |
| Taoiseach | 2,585 | 1,436 | 1,149 |
| Defence | 2,499 | 162 | 2,337 |
| Culture | 2,376 | 147 | 2,229 |
| Rural | 2,331 | 140 | 2,191 |
| Environment | 1,029 | 26 | 1,003 |
| Tourism | 703 | 31 | 672 |
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255. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if additional funding will be provided to local enterprise offices in 2027; and if enhancements are planned to LEO supports, particularly the grow digital voucher. [72167/26]
256. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the mechanisms in place in relation to the €15 million announced in budget 2027 for rural pubs (details supplied); and if there is a timeline for the full details of this scheme to be announced. [72166/26]
257. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to name the Convention Bureau to which the conference bid was transferred in May 2025; the amount of State funding provided to that bureau in 2025 and 2026; whether any support for the conference has been provided or committed through it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72328/26]
258. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the grade or position of the Fáilte Ireland official who approved site inspection funding of €3,024.99 for the 12th International Conference on Degrowth; the written delegated authority and business events programme criteria relied upon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72326/26]
259. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to identify Cork stakeholders that selected a conference as a case study for the Impact and Legacy Training Programme; the staff time and resources Fáilte Ireland committed to it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72333/26]
260. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether Fáilte Ireland or his Department will consider a subvention application for a conference before August 2027; the criteria that would apply; whether his Department was consulted at any stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72331/26]
261. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if Government employment or job-creation projections and targets for 2026 to 2030 have been disaggregated by region; to provide by region and year; and to provide the equivalent regional projections or targets underpinning the national planning framework for comparison, in tabular form. [72358/26]
262. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to his Department's press release, to confirm the timeframe for the publication of the Short-Term Letting and Tourism Bill. [72402/26]
263. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to the note recorded at the meeting of the Road Safety Leadership Group of 15 April 2026 (details supplied), if the meetings referred to took place; the date of each; the bodies represented at each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72416/26]
264. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the mechanisms in place to monitor the pricing of household waste collection services; the number of complaints received regarding household waste collection charges in County Cork in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72387/26]
265. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which existing common enrolment systems for primary schools should operate if a change of ethos results in two linked schools having differing patrons; and if there is a best practice guide for schools undergoing a change of patron in terms of whether they should proceed via a phased transition or a whole-of-school transition to the new…
266. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special classes and special school places available in County Mayo in each of the past five school years and the current school year; the number of additional special classes and special school places planned for the 2027-2028 school year and beyond; the arrangements in place between her Department, the National Council for Special Educ…
267. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth If she will address serious concerns raised by the Board of Management of a large primary school (details supplied) in County Kildare regarding the adequacy of administrative supports; if she accepts that the Board is finding it increasingly difficult to fulfil its remit due to the size and complexity of the school; and if she will meet with repr…
268. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of applicants who were considered eligible for a service (details supplied); the number of concessionary applications made; the number of concessionary tickets provided; and whether a suitable provider has been sourced to facilitate the service. [71395/26]
269. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline plans to fund a panel of 20+ dyslexia support specialists throughout the country to carry out dyslexia assessments and support children with dyslexia in schools across the country; the way in which such specialists with the required credentials and experience can apply for such roles; when such roles will be advertised; and where they wi…
270. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on a school's (details supplied) building project. [71394/26]
271. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of applicants who were considered eligible for a service (details supplied); the number of concessionary applications made; the number of concessionary tickets provided; and whether a suitable provider has been sourced to facilitate the service. [71393/26]
272. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if alternative arrangements can be approved for small schools where existing kitchen facilities do not meet the new requirements for the School Meals Programme; if funding is available to help schools make the necessary adaptations; if the impact of these requirements on small and rural schools has been assessed; and the immediate solution that c…
273. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school (details supplied) will be included on the NDP list of schools to go to tender; whether schools with SEN based projects are being prioritized; to confirm that this school extension is an emergency SEN based project; and whether the projected enrolment of this school is increasing. [71460/26]
274. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a breakdown of funding provided to youth organisations in County Meath from 1 January to date in 2026. [71470/26]
275. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of full-time permanent teaching posts are unfilled in primary and secondary schools across the state, broken down by county, in tabular form. [71469/26]
276. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of primary and secondary school children respectively, avail of the school transport scheme in County Meath for the years 2023 to 2025, and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [71468/26]
277. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the proposed new campus for schools (details supplied); and if she will she make a statement on the matter. [71467/26]
278. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 67955/26, if she will review the case of a person (details supplied). [71462/26]