Departmental Data

1044. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the first and full-year cost of hiring a full-time teacher in every local authority area, to provide Irish classes free of charge to members of the public, based on the academic year starting in September 2026. [45301/26]

1045. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total cost of increasing the SUSI maintenance by 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% for students. [45302/26]

1055. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the reason an organisation (details supplied) appears to be discriminated against in the context of distribution and allocation of public funding; and the reason the support appears to be diluted and re-directed to support the set-up of entities with the aim of replacing the organisation. …

1060. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the reason an organisation (details supplied) is not receiving a fair and equal share in the allocation of public funding via his Department; the reason support appears to be diluted and re-directed to support the establishment of other organisations which seek to replace this organisation; and if …

163. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Social Protection the latest data from the Central Statistics Office on trends in income inequality and poverty over the past decade; if the Gini coefficient has fallen from 32 to 27 between 2014 and 2024; whether the income quintile share ratio has declined over the same period; the changes in the at-risk-of-poverty rate and the consistent poverty r…

188. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Taoiseach the estimated number of persons employed within vape and smoke retail outlets in the State in each year since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40872/26]

191. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach if statistics on crimes committed by individuals with international protection status exist. [42197/26]

357. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 55 of 2 December 2025, if she will provide an update on the actual and projected appointments under each stream identified to date in 2026, in tabular form. [42642/26]

417. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Transport to provide a direct regional Oireachtas point of contact for each transport body under the aegis of his Department that operates in the Louth constituency. [42106/26]

474. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details of the number and location of water stations in train and bus stations; if there are plans to roll these out to every station; if he can provide a timeline for this roll out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42882/26]

478. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the process in place for reporting a delayed or a no-show bus; the way these reports are tracked; if this data is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43062/26]

570. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the launch of a child investment account in Taiwan; his views that this would be of benefit in an Irish context; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43040/26]

593. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 269 on the 28 of May 2026, the number of individuals paying capital acquisition tax each year since 2014 of any category. [43315/26]

595. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 453 and 454 of 26 of May 2026, if he can confirm that there is no projected or target annual return on Future Ireland Fund (FIF) and the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund (ICNF). [43317/26]

728. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of teachers with English as an additional language (EAL) employed by her Department in each of the past five years; the costs of an EAL teacher per school; the criteria for a school to be granted an EAL teacher; if the costs of these posts are fully covered by her Department; the projected increase in EAL posts requir…

739. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to list those subjects at second level where there are identified teacher shortages; and the way in which those shortages are quantified. [41488/26]

740. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures in place to hire teachers in subject areas at second level where there are currently teacher shortages. [41489/26]

747. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the number of Gaelscoileanna operating within the country, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41570/26]

748. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the percentage of children attending Gaelscoileanna as a percentage of overall primary school children, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41571/26]

749. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the percentage of children attending Gaelcholáistí as a percentage of overall primary school children, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41572/26]

798. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of available places in special schools for children aged 13 to 15 within the Cork city school planning area; the schools in which these places are available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42053/26]

799. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of available places in special schools for children aged 16 to 18 within the Cork city school planning area; the schools in which these places are available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42054/26]

800. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of general learning disability special classes in Cork city and county; her plans to expand the number of such classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42055/26]

803. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of successful section 29 appeals since 2020 onwards, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42103/26]

812. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total amount sought from religious orders and associated trusts and organisations for statutory compensation schemes in respect of child abuse, including sexual abuse, in tabular form; the total amount pledged by religious orders and associated trusts and organisations; the total amount paid out by religious orders and associat…