Parliamentary questions

Primary Medical Certificates

Richard Bruton

189. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance if he has set a deadline for when the final proposals on the review of the primary medical certificate for motor and fuel tax concessions will be brought to Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25272/24]

Overseas Development Aid

Rose Conway-Walsh

190. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance to outline the level of both voted and non-voted overseas development aid contained within the SPU projections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25280/24]

Revenue Commissioners

Michael Lowry

191. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Finance his response to concerns from a company (details supplied) that were refused a refund on VAT items that previously qualified; when an updated guidance document will issue on all outstanding information and VAT claims received by the Revenue Commissioners; will the Revenue Commission now process a VAT refund for the attached claim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25282/24]

Tax Exemptions

Michael Lowry

192. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider raising the tax exemption for persons of pension age to account for inflation and the rising cost of living (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25283/24]

Revenue Commissioners

Louise O'Reilly

193. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 237 of 14 May 2024 and 220 of 21 May 2024, how many companies had failed to engage with the Revenue Commissioners as of 31 May 2024 to date under the debt warehousing scheme; the total tax debt owed by this cohort; the breakdown of this information, by division and by NACE economic sector, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25295/24]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

194. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the projected revenue raised from legislated increases in the carbon tax in each year from 2025 to 2030 relative to the rate of €56 per tonne in 2024, for example, the revenue raised from the new rate of carbon tax in 2026 relative to a rate of €56 per tonne. [25313/24]

Departmental Programmes

Jennifer Whitmore

195. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Finance to provide details of the ISIF funding for the Greystones media campus; what safeguards were put in place to ensure that the development progressed in line with commitments; what conditions were placed on the allocation of these funds; if he has had contact with the developers in relation to the delays in construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25336/24]

Departmental Data

Richard Bruton

196. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline the number of payments made under the Help to Buy Scheme and their average value to date for each county, in tabular form. [25420/24]

Housing Schemes

Niall Collins

197. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 183 of 7 December 2023, if any further consideration has been given to this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25436/24]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

198. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a schedule of all contracts they have and/or had with a company in the past 25 years to date (details supplied); the agreed contract cost; the ultimate contract cost including extras, design changes, conciliation, claims etc; project name/title; and the name of the body responsible for the delivery of projects where responsibility has been devolved. [25474/24]

Universal Social Charge

Jackie Cahill

199. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance if a person is in receipt of a medical card, do they pay a lower rate of universal social charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25496/24]

Tax Code

Seán Canney

200. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance the reason recycled plastic water drinking troughs are not included in the list of components that a farmer can reclaim VAT on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25508/24]

Tax Code

Bernard Durkan

201. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the status of any debt for local property tax owed in the case of a person (details supplied) given there was a delay in her receiving a PPS number following the death of her spouse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25515/24]

Tax Data

Pearse Doherty

202. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if the residential premises rental income relief is in the tax base, under the stability programme update, in each of the years 2025, 2026 and 2027, respectively; and the amount in the base for each of those years. [25520/24]

Tax Data

Catherine Murphy

203. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the amount of income received from the betting levy in 2023 and for the first five months of 2024, in tabular form. [25530/24]

Tax Credits

Catherine Murphy

204. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the full-year cost if the single person child carer credit increased by €200. [25531/24]

Office of Public Works

Alan Kelly

205. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when the Garda mounted unit stables were refurbished. [24885/24]

Insurance Coverage

Catherine Murphy

206. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the status of State indemnity for public liability insurance in an instance where a lease would be signed by the OPW with a landowner (details supplied); how the State insurance would indemnify the area covered by the lease or licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24640/24]

Departmental Data

Carol Nolan

207. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide details of any anti-racism or unconscious bias training and presentations made available to staff in his Department during the period 2021 to date; the content of such training and presentations; the provider of any such training and presentations and the costs incurred for each event; if attendance at such training and presentations is mandatory or voluntary for staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24675/24]

Legislative Measures

Carol Nolan

208. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department will be prioritising the progression of any specific pieces of legislation prior to the Dáil summer recess; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24707/24]

Flood Risk Management

Pat Buckley

209. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update from his recent visit to east Cork in Castlemartyr, Killeagh, Mogeely and with the residents of an area (details supplied) regarding the ongoing flood defence proposals for east Cork; if the issues at Moore's Bridge, Midleton are going to be resolved quickly, including the removal of the bridge in the Owenacurra River; if the riverbed further down from the bridge will have the excess gravel removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24742/24]

Flood Risk Management

Pat Buckley

210. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he or his Department has seen the proposals from the residents of an estate (details supplied) to introduce immediate flood prevention measures with the help of the local landowner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24743/24]

Public Sector Staff

Cathal Crowe

211. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the status of plans for prison officers (details supplied) to increase the mandatory retirement age for An Garda Síochána, the Prison Service and the Army. [24781/24]

Flood Risk Management

Pat Buckley

212. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on the current status of the proposed flood defence projects for the east Cork region. [24782/24]

Office of Public Works

Cathal Crowe

213. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide an update on preparatory works being undertaken by the Office of Public Works in order that a new building for a school (details supplied) can progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24826/24]

Office of Public Works

Alan Kelly

214. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the estimated full-year cost to recruit two additional full-time executive chefs and two additional full-time head chefs for the OPW; and the civil service grades in which these posts are filled by, in tabular form. [24878/24]

Court Accommodation

Jennifer Whitmore

215. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform what works or proposed works have been undertaken on the Wicklow Town courthouse; what the future plans are for this premises, whether he has been in discussion with the Courts Service regarding the reinstatement of this building for the purposes of courts services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25072/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jennifer Whitmore

216. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when upgrade works, including the creation of suitable female staff welfare facilities, improved safety measures and space for staff, and improved access for the public, will commence at Greystones Garda station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25073/24]

Coast Guard Service

Jennifer Whitmore

217. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if a renewed tender process has begun for the coastguard station in Greystones; when he expects that to be completed; when it is intended that works will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25074/24]

State Properties

Jennifer Whitmore

218. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department is the owner of the Civil Defence building to the rear of the courts building in Wicklow Town; what plans he has for that vacant premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25075/24]

Office of Public Works

Catherine Murphy

219. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the OPW intends to put a tender out for a café/restaurant service in Dublin Castle before the end of the year. [25093/24]

Public Sector Pensions

David Stanton

220. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he is aware of the implications of the taking of "term time" by public servants on the value of pensions when these workers reach retirement age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25193/24]

Public Sector Pensions

David Stanton

221. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform NDP Delivery and Reform; if his Department has carried out any study on the impact of the taking of "term time" by public servants on their final pension payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25195/24]

Office of Public Works

Bernard Durkan

222. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he is aware of any agreement, tacit, inferred, implied or otherwise which might prevent the Office of Public Works for asserting its rights to travel to and from Castletown House, Celbridge, County Kildare; if he will endeavour to ensure that the access previously enjoyed under contract from the N4 to the car park leading to Castletown House is restored (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25406/24]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

223. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide a schedule of all contracts they have and/or had with a company in the past 25 years to date (details supplied); the agreed contract cost; the ultimate contract cost including extras, design changes, conciliation, claims etc; project name/title; and the name of the body responsible for the delivery of projects where responsibility has been devolved. [25480/24]

Public Procurement Contracts

Denis Naughten

224. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the steps he is taking to amend the procurement regulations to incentivise the enhanced use of wood in public construction projects including glulam and cross-laminated timber to replace steel fabrication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25500/24]

Labour Market

Catherine Murphy

225. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, given the skills shortage in areas such as construction, healthcare, teaching, farming, and caring, there are plans to progress a skills audit of people in the international protection system, with a view to harmonising skills and qualifications here; how much this would cost in the first year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24626/24]

Departmental Data

Carol Nolan

226. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Minister to provide details of any anti-racism or unconscious bias training and presentations made available to staff in his Department during the period 2021 to date; the content of such training and presentations; the provider of any such training and presentations and the costs incurred for each event; if attendance at such training and presentations is mandatory or voluntary for staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24667/24]

Employment Rights

Joan Collins

227. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he or the Minister for State with responsibility for Business, Employment and Retail has received a proposal from the Labour Court on the amendment of the Employment Regulation Order (Security Industry Joint Labour Committee) 2023. [24682/24]

Legislative Measures

Carol Nolan

228. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department will be prioritising the progression of any specific pieces of legislation prior to the Dáil summer recess; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24699/24]

Employment Rights

Pa Daly

229. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures from a report (details supplied) that have been implemented; the measures still outstanding;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24730/24]

Employment Rights

Richard Boyd Barrett

230. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has plans to sign a proposal (details supplied); if so, when he plans on signing it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24741/24]

Export Controls

Catherine Connolly

231. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 71 of 23 May 2024, the names of the companies in respect of which fourteen individual dual-use export licences with a value of €52 million to end users in Israel in the period 7 October 2023 to 23 May 2024 were granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24835/24]

Trade Data

Louise O'Reilly

232. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total value of trade between Ireland and Northern Ireland for the years 2018 to 2023, broken down by exports and imports per year, in tabular form. [24844/24]

Trade Data

Louise O'Reilly

233. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the value of trade in goods between Ireland and Northern Ireland for the years 2018 to 2023, broken down by exports and imports per year, in tabular form. [24845/24]

Trade Data

Louise O'Reilly

234. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the value of trade in services between Ireland and Northern Ireland for the years 2018 to 2023, broken down by exports and imports per year, in tabular form. [24846/24]

Employment Rights

Michael Moynihan

235. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on the implementation of the new Employment Regulation Order for workers in the security sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24855/24]

Workplace Relations Commission

Richard Boyd Barrett

236. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the plans that are in place to update legislation and policy governing the Workplace Relations Commission in relation to self-employment status given the recent Supreme Court case (details supplied); whether this ruling will impact Workplace Relations Commission decisions on employer PRSI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24863/24]

Workplace Relations Commission

Richard Boyd Barrett

237. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of workplace inspections the Workplace Relations Commission carried out in 2023, broken down by month; the number of these inspections resulted in a contravention notice; the number that resulted in a fixed payment notice and/or a compliance notice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24864/24]

Workplace Relations Commission

Richard Boyd Barrett

238. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide a sectoral breakdown of workplace inspections carried out by the Workplace Relations Commission in 2023, broken down by month; the number of these inspections that resulted in a contravention notice, by sector; how many resulted in a fixed payment notice and/or a compliance notice, by sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24865/24]

Workplace Relations Commission

Richard Boyd Barrett

239. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the plans that are in place to make employees aware of their recourse to anonymous complaints through the Workplace Relations Commission inspection service; whether any plans are in place to make employees who do not speak English as a first language aware of their recourse to anonymous complaints through the Workplace Relations Commission inspection service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24866/24]

Trade Agreements

Alan Kelly

240. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the last time discussions on strengthening ties between the EU and Indonesia were discussed. [24879/24]

Grant Payments

Michael Fitzmaurice

241. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason the hair and beauty sector that are primarily small businesses in the retail sector, have been excluded from the second payment of the increased cost of business grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24907/24]

Legislative Measures

Ged Nash

242. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he intends to sign and lay before both Houses of the Oireachtas the draft Security Employment Regulation Order which has been submitted to him by the Labour Court; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24925/24]

Business Supports

Kathleen Funchion

243. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if early years and childcare providers are entitled to the second round of ICOB payments (details supplied). [24931/24]

Legislative Measures

Jennifer Whitmore

244. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason for the delays in bringing forward the Employment Regulation Order for security officers; when the EROs will be signed into legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24972/24]

EU Directives

Mark Ward

245. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the EU Directive on adequate minimum wages will be implemented by the Government; if apprentices will be included in this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25060/24]

Grant Payments

Francis Noel Duffy

246. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware that a county council (details supplied) was not made aware that the increased cost of business grant was extended, which resulted in them missing the deadline; if he will extend the grant deadline to account for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25071/24]

Homeless Accommodation

Bríd Smith

247. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in relation to the Dublin Simon Community 100 bed health and addiction care facility located at Usher's Island, Dublin 8, if he can now confirm that the operational funding required will be in place before the opening of this critical and much needed development in Dublin city centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25118/24]

Employment Rights

Imelda Munster

248. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status regarding the Employment Regulation Order for security officers in 2024; if he has received a proposal from the Labour Court in relation to a new ERO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25124/24]

Departmental Data

Leo Varadkar

249. Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide the most up to date numbers on the opening of new hospitality businesses and closures of such businesses; and whether there is any evidence of an increase in closures, net and gross. [25145/24]

Departmental Data

Leo Varadkar

250. Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide the most up to date numbers on the opening of new retail businesses and closure of such businesses; and whether there is any evidence of an increase in net or gross closures. [25146/24]

Employment Rights

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

251. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the recent Employment Regulation Order for the Contract Cleaning Industry, which provides for a pay increase for the sector that she signed, will involve backdating the pay increase to 1 April 2024 when the agreed payment increase was due to take effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25422/24]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

252. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a schedule of all contracts they have and/or had with a company in the past 25 years to date (details supplied); the agreed contract cost; the ultimate contract cost including extras, design changes, conciliation, claims etc; project name/title; and the name of the body responsible for the delivery of projects where responsibility has been devolved. [25472/24]

Employment Rights

Bríd Smith

253. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has read the communication from an organisation (details supplied) regarding the delay in signing the new Employment Regulation Order for security officers; if he acknowledges that security officers are some of the most poorly paid workers in the State and are struggling to pay their bills as a result; if he will commit to signing the ERO immediately ensuring that security workers are granted the increase they are entitled to; if he will confirm when this will happen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25528/24]

Industrial Development

Catherine Murphy

254. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of Turkish companies IDA Ireland has engaged with in relation to setting up within the State in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [25534/24]

Special Educational Needs

Frankie Feighan

255. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Education the reason a girl based in County Leitrim (details supplied) cannot access a full-time SNA given the severe difficulties experienced by the young girl and the progressive nature of this condition; and if she agrees that Leitrim children’s disability network should be allocated a physiotherapist for its client base. [25222/24]

Schools Building Projects

Robert Troy

256. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education the status of an application for additional accommodation by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24605/24]

Schools Building Projects

John Brady

257. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education the status of a building project for a school (details supplied); to confirm if a site has been identified; and when it is anticipated that this project will commence. [24620/24]

Schools Building Projects

John Brady

258. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the building project for a school (details supplied); to confirm at what stage matters are currently at; and when it is anticipated that building works will commence. [24621/24]

Schools Building Projects

John Brady

259. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education when it is likely that building works will commence for a school (details supplied).; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24622/24]

School Enrolments

John Brady

260. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the allocation of the remaining secondary school places for those pupils in Greystones, County Wicklow, who are still awaiting confirmation of a secondary school place (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24623/24]

School Staff

Alan Farrell

261. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education if her Department will sanction an additional teacher for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24631/24]

Special Educational Needs

Pa Daly

262. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education the additional supports that will be in place for a child (details supplied) who is beginning junior infants in September 2024 and has a full diagnosis of autism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24632/24]

Special Educational Needs

Brendan Griffin

263. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education if a child in County Kerry (details supplied) will be allocated a special needs assistant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24635/24]

Departmental Data

Carol Nolan

264. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education to provide details of any anti-racism or unconscious bias training and presentations made available to staff in her Department during the period 2021 to date; the content of such training and presentations; the provider of any such training and presentations and the costs incurred for each event; if attendance at such training and presentations is mandatory or voluntary for staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24666/24]

Special Educational Needs

Seán Sherlock

265. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education the number of SENO vacancies currently in north Cork. [24688/24]

Special Educational Needs

Seán Sherlock

266. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education the number of SENOs in north Cork and their allocated caseload, by SENO. [24689/24]

Special Educational Needs

Seán Sherlock

267. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education the number of autism units currently operating in north Cork; and the amount of places available in each unit, in tabular form. [24690/24]

Special Educational Needs

Duncan Smith

268. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education her views on the need for additional space to safely accommodate ASD special classes at a school (details supplied); the resources that can be provided in order to open the ASD classes while addressing the schools issues with requiring additional learning support teachers, car parking spaces, a secure play area accessible from the classroom, adequate storage, a sensory area and an activities room with a daily living skills space connected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24692/24]

Special Educational Needs

Bernard Durkan

269. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education when a place in an ASD unit can be facilitated in the case of the son of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24694/24]

Legislative Measures

Carol Nolan

270. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education if her Department will be prioritising the progression of any specific pieces of legislation prior to the Dáil summer recess; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24698/24]

Schools Building Projects

Cathal Berry

271. Deputy Cathal Berry asked the Minister for Education when she expects the design of a new school (details supplied) to progress to planning permission and tendering stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24723/24]

School Textbooks

Niamh Smyth

272. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education to review correspondence from Monaghan County Council (details supplied); and if she will address the issues highlighted and respond to same. [24728/24]

Grant Payments

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

273. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education when a grant (details supplied) will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24734/24]

Special Educational Needs

Jim O'Callaghan

274. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education when a child (details supplied) will be granted a special school place. [24738/24]

Grant Payments

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

275. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education the status of a payment (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24744/24]

Grant Payments

Carol Nolan

276. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education if the capitation grant for primary schools is being reduced; if so, the reasons for this, given the increased challenges this will create for schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24752/24]

Grant Payments

Carol Nolan

277. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education the overall annual capitation grant funding provided by her Department for the period 2019 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24753/24]

Grant Payments

Carol Nolan

278. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education the overall annual ancillary grant funding provided by her Department for the period 2019 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24754/24]

Schools Building Projects

Niall Collins

279. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education the status of a land transfer (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24761/24]

School Enrolments

John McGuinness

280. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if a school place will be provided for a child (details supplied); and if the matter will be expedited. [24789/24]

School Funding

Louise O'Reilly

281. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education if her Department will provide immediate funding and investment for a school (details supplied) to ensure it can deliver the best possible learning environment for all students including the opening of new special classes, as has been requested by her Department;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24832/24]

School Transport

Steven Matthews

282. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to an ongoing case (details supplied); the actions she will take to ensure that this child is accommodated on a school bus in the coming school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24838/24]

School Facilities

Noel Grealish

283. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Education the current status of furniture and IT grants for a new ASD unit at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24862/24]

Capitation Grants

Alan Kelly

284. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education the estimated full-year cost if the capitation grant increased to €205 per pupil at primary level. [24883/24]

School Staff

Holly Cairns

285. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to reports from schools that this year's ancillary grant is insufficient to cover the cost of staff not on her Department’s payroll that is, cleaners; how the reduction in the ancillary grant has been calculated; if it took into consideration the move of school secretaries to her Department’s payroll; and the details of the process followed in the recalculation of this grant. [24895/24]

School Staff

Holly Cairns

286. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if the cost-of-living grant awarded to schools can be used to cover shortfalls in the ancillary grant [24896/24]

School Funding

Holly Cairns

287. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education to provide a schedule of all upcoming grants for national schools; and if this schedule has been provided to schools. [24897/24]

School Funding

Holly Cairns

288. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if there are multi-annual financial plans open to national schools; and if not, if she will consider implementing such a measure in order to allow schools to plan ahead financially [24898/24]