446. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to recruit teachers qualified in Braille, Irish Sign Language and other ways of communication in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37900/25]
445. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to support people learning Braille, Irish Sign Language and other ways of communication in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37899/25]
443. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether TUSLA staff have been provided with a practice directive policy or internal guidance concerning the use of physical restraint in Irish schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37863/25]
239. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health the number of mental health patients currently receiving treatment in facilities in the United Kingdom funded by the HSE; the length of time each patient has been receiving such treatment; the total cost of these arrangements over the past 12 months; the reasons patients continue to be treated outside the State and whether there are any plans or strategies to repatriate these patients to appropriate services in Ireland, including timelines and resource planning to facilitate this. [36316/25]
885. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the apprenticeship courses available at third level; and the number of apprentices enrolled, in tabular form. [35975/25]
884. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the completion percentages in apprenticeship courses at third level, in tabular form. [35974/25]
865. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware of the current proposal to split Erasmus+ into a standalone mobility programme and a skills chapter of the competitiveness fund; the Irish position on this; the discussions that have taken place on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35205/25]
559. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of the new requirement for non-visa required international students to show €6,665 in financial support to study in Ireland for an eight-month programme; the impact it will have on students accessing education here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35437/25]
558. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reasons for non-visa required international students having to show €6,665 in financial support to study in Ireland for an eight-month programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35436/25]
516. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) was denied carer’s allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35593/25]
459. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the role of the Land Development Agency in relation to the purchasing of vacant sites and units that have the potential for significant residential development; the arrangements that exist for the purchase of such sites prior to them being placed on the open market in circumstances in which the ownership is under the control of the State or a State agency or in cases in which the State has a long standing relationship with the owner; and the plans of the Land Development Agency in relation a site (details supplied). [35473/25]
390. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she still expects to meet the target of 19 pupils per class as set out in the Programme for Government. [35949/25]
389. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) have a class of 35 pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35948/25]
332. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the percentage of children who left school in the past five years before completing the Leaving cert or LCA; and who continued on to a form of further education pathways. [35211/25]
331. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the percentage of children by age leaving school in the past five years that have left school before completing the Leaving Certificate or LCA, in tabular form. [35210/25]
330. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the percentage of children in the past five years that have left school before completing the Leaving Certificate or LCA; whether they were in mainstream school, special education, DEIS or private schools, in tabular form. [35209/25]
275. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Finance for his plans to address the current situation in a residential site (details supplied) in accessing home insurance which is preventing people buying the apartments. [35947/25]
131. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade how young adults who leave State care and have no access to their parents' citizenship documents due to no contact can access passports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35790/25]
120. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade how young adults who leave State care and have no access to their parents' citizenship documents due to no contact can access passports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35796/25]
942. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to support Muslim students in accessing financial support to continue their education in line with their faith. [33824/25]
786. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health her plans to increase the availability of mental health services in Ballyfermot, particularly for elderly people. [33826/25]
780. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health the plans to progress amending legislation that would give legal entitlement of both parents to be on the birth certificate of a child born via surrogacy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33786/25]
779. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health the plans to address the legal entitlement of both parents to be on the birth certificate of a child born via surrogacy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33785/25]
572. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Social Protection the reasons fuel allowance has not been awarded to a person (details supplied). [33901/25]
501. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide clarity on the regeneration of Basin Lane; and if he has a timeline for its completion. [33823/25]
500. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of all regeneration projects in Dublin south central, including any reasons for their delays or refusal. [33822/25]
499. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if Oliver Bond flats will be subject to the same rationalisation of the refusal to fund the regeneration of Pearse House; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33821/25]
402. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to support families who choose home schooling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33820/25]
399. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth why rural Deis schools are not given the same access to the Home School Liaison Scheme as urban schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33783/25]
398. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans to include rural DEIS schools in the Home School Liaison Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33782/25]
373. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason there are no survivors of institutional abuse representatives on the decision-making bodies, including legal and archival committees associated with the Centre for Research and Remembrance. [33430/25]
133. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to address the number of families who cannot access affordable childcare. [32989/25]
132. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to introduced targeted investments, in childcare, especially in early years education. [32988/25]
131. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will commission an impact assessment of accommodation overcrowding on children. [32987/25]
130. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the immediate and measurable actions she will take to reverse the increase of children living in poverty. [32986/25]
947. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of extending the current fee contribution grants for eligible undergraduate part-time students to part-time post-graduate students. [31793/25]
946. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of increasing the non-adjacent maintenance grant by €1,000 for full-time students at undergraduate and postgraduate level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31792/25]
945. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of increasing the student maintenance grant by €1,000 for full-time students at third level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31791/25]
448. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children that have left school before completing the Leaving Certificate or Leaving Certificate Applied, in the past five years, in tabular form. [32566/25]
447. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools providing summer education programme in the post code of Dublin 12. [32565/25]
377. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the projected demand for school places in special schools for pupils with special educational needs for the school year commencing September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31790/25]
376. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the projected demand for school places in mainstream secondary schools for pupils with special educational needs for the school year commencing September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31789/25]
375. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the projected demand for school places in mainstream primary schools for pupils with special educational needs for the school year commencing September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31788/25]
374. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of reducing the pupil teacher ratio by 1 point at second level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31787/25]
373. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of reducing the pupil teacher ratio by 1 point at primary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31786/25]
372. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated full year cost of increasing the capitation grant at primary and secondary level by 5%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31785/25]
227. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Transport if the CIÉ superannuation scheme's governance is compliant with the occupational retirement provision (IORP II Directive); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32244/25]