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Louis O'Hara

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Question· writtenPQ 1236asked

1236. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to her replies to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 414 to 417, inclusive, of 2026, the mechanisms her Department uses to monitor whether schools and Education and Training Boards are complying in practice with the eligibility rules for Contracts of Indefinite Duration set out in Circulars 20/2026 and 21/2026, particularly in cases where a teacher has provided recurring teaching for more than one year but has not been awarded a CID; whether her Department conducts any compliance checks, audits or monitoring of such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61555/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026

1236. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to her replies to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 414 to 417, inclusive, of 2026, the mechanisms her Department uses to monitor whether schools and Education and Training Boards are complying in practice with the eligibility rules for Contracts of Indefinite Duration set out in Circulars 20/2026 and 21/2026, particularly in cases where a teacher has provided recurring teaching for more than one year but has not been awarded a CID; whether her Department conducts any compliance checks, audits or monitoring of such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61555/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1516asked

1516. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a letter of intent has been issued for a new school building (details supplied); when a letter of acceptance is expected to be issued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63722/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026

1516. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a letter of intent has been issued for a new school building (details supplied); when a letter of acceptance is expected to be issued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63722/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1179asked

1179. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the supports available to families who cannot afford to purchase digital devices for their child attending school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60958/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026

1179. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the supports available to families who cannot afford to purchase digital devices for their child attending school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60958/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1235asked

1235. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question Nos 414 to 417 of 16 June 2026, the number of teachers in each of the past five years who appealed a decision by a school or Education and Training Board not to award them a contract of indefinite duration; the number of such appeals that were successful; the number of successful appeals that resulted in the teacher subsequently being awarded a CID; the principal reasons for decisions not to award a CID being overturned on appeal; if this information is not collected, the reason for not doing so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61562/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026

1235. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question Nos 414 to 417 of 16 June 2026, the number of teachers in each of the past five years who appealed a decision by a school or Education and Training Board not to award them a contract of indefinite duration; the number of such appeals that were successful; the number of successful appeals that resulted in the teacher subsequently being awarded a CID; the principal reasons for decisions not to award a CID being overturned on appeal; if this information is not collected, the reason for not doing so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61562/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1446asked

1446. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she supports the extension of the temporary suspension of the 90-day limit for primary school teachers on career breaks undertaking substitute teaching work for the upcoming school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63169/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026

1446. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she supports the extension of the temporary suspension of the 90-day limit for primary school teachers on career breaks undertaking substitute teaching work for the upcoming school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63169/26]

Question· writtenPQ 733asked

733. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide a breakdown of the total amount of VRT relief, VAT relief, and fuel grants delivered under the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme for 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60424/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026

733. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide a breakdown of the total amount of VRT relief, VAT relief, and fuel grants delivered under the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme for 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60424/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1178asked

1178. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she intends to reduce costs for families being required by schools to purchase expensive digital technology including laptops and iPads; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60952/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026

1178. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she intends to reduce costs for families being required by schools to purchase expensive digital technology including laptops and iPads; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60952/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1230asked

1230. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 416 of 16 June 2026, the number of permanent and CID-holding teachers redeployed in each of the past five school years; the number of permanent teaching vacancies filled through the redeployment process in each year; if her Department records the number of fixed-term, temporary or substitute teachers who taught in schools affected by redeployment and who subsequently were not retained, had their hours reduced or lost access to teaching work as a consequence of the redeployment process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61559/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026

1230. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 416 of 16 June 2026, the number of permanent and CID-holding teachers redeployed in each of the past five school years; the number of permanent teaching vacancies filled through the redeployment process in each year; if her Department records the number of fixed-term, temporary or substitute teachers who taught in schools affected by redeployment and who subsequently were not retained, had their hours reduced or lost access to teaching work as a consequence of the redeployment process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61559/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1233asked

1233. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 417 of 16 June 2026, the reason no further review or reform of the CID and fixed-term employment arrangements is required given her Department has acknowledged that it does not hold the information necessary to establish the extent to which teachers are working recurring teaching hours on successive temporary or substitute contracts; the evidence or assessment that supports the decision not to undertake a further review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61556/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026

1233. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 417 of 16 June 2026, the reason no further review or reform of the CID and fixed-term employment arrangements is required given her Department has acknowledged that it does not hold the information necessary to establish the extent to which teachers are working recurring teaching hours on successive temporary or substitute contracts; the evidence or assessment that supports the decision not to undertake a further review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61556/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1331asked

1331. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which school transport routes are designed; if parents are consulted on route design; if the design process is computerised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62645/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026

1331. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which school transport routes are designed; if parents are consulted on route design; if the design process is computerised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62645/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1333asked

1333. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth when construction will commence on a new school building (details supplied); the timeline for completion of the works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62668/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026

1333. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth when construction will commence on a new school building (details supplied); the timeline for completion of the works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62668/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1444asked

1444. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has plans to review the conditions placed on primary school teachers undertaking substitute teaching work while on career break such as the 90-day limit, the 40-day flat rate rule and all other conditions of career breaks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63171/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026

1444. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has plans to review the conditions placed on primary school teachers undertaking substitute teaching work while on career break such as the 90-day limit, the 40-day flat rate rule and all other conditions of career breaks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63171/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1445asked

1445. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth when her Department will issue its decision on whether it will extend the temporary suspension of the 90-day limit for primary school teachers on career breaks undertaking substitute teaching work for the upcoming school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63170/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026

1445. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth when her Department will issue its decision on whether it will extend the temporary suspension of the 90-day limit for primary school teachers on career breaks undertaking substitute teaching work for the upcoming school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63170/26]

Question· writtenPQ 488asked

488. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to address the sharp increase in waiting times for driving tests at Loughrea driving test centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62423/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026

488. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to address the sharp increase in waiting times for driving tests at Loughrea driving test centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62423/26]

Question· writtenPQ 513asked

513. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport his plans to improve the accessibility of public transport for people who require the use of a wheelchair; his plans to improve the accessibility of bus stops for people who require the use of a wheelchair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62732/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026

513. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport his plans to improve the accessibility of public transport for people who require the use of a wheelchair; his plans to improve the accessibility of bus stops for people who require the use of a wheelchair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62732/26]

Question· writtenPQ 738asked

738. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide a breakdown on the total cost of the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme for each of the years 2024 and 2025; the amount budgeted for 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60419/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026

738. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide a breakdown on the total cost of the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme for each of the years 2024 and 2025; the amount budgeted for 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60419/26]

Question· writtenPQ 974asked

974. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will consider designating the south Galway flood relief scheme as critical infrastructure to accelerate its delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63431/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026

974. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will consider designating the south Galway flood relief scheme as critical infrastructure to accelerate its delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63431/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1228asked

1228. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 416 of 16 June 2026, if her Department has assessed whether the operation of the redeployment arrangements can result in teachers who have accumulated significant service in recurring teaching work repeatedly losing access to that work because of the redeployment of permanent or CID-holding teachers; if so, the findings of that assessment; if not, the reason for this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61560/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026

1228. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 416 of 16 June 2026, if her Department has assessed whether the operation of the redeployment arrangements can result in teachers who have accumulated significant service in recurring teaching work repeatedly losing access to that work because of the redeployment of permanent or CID-holding teachers; if so, the findings of that assessment; if not, the reason for this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61560/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1229asked

1229. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 414 of 16 June 2026, if her Department has considered requiring schools and Education and Training Boards to record and report whether temporary, substitute and part-time teaching hours relate to genuine temporary absences, recurring curricular requirements, allocation-based hours, special educational needs or English as an additional language provision, or other continuing teaching requirements; if not, the reason her Department has decided not to collect such information; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61561/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026

1229. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 414 of 16 June 2026, if her Department has considered requiring schools and Education and Training Boards to record and report whether temporary, substitute and part-time teaching hours relate to genuine temporary absences, recurring curricular requirements, allocation-based hours, special educational needs or English as an additional language provision, or other continuing teaching requirements; if not, the reason her Department has decided not to collect such information; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61561/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1231asked

1231. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 414 to 417 of 16 June 2026, the way in which her Department defines a “viable post” for the purposes of Circulars 20/2026 and 21/2026; who determines whether a post is viable; the criteria applied in making that determination; the oversight her Department has of such decisions; the safeguards in place to ensure that recurring teaching requirements are not repeatedly treated as temporary requirements where the teaching work itself continues to exist and a CID-eligible post should be in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61558/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026

1231. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 414 to 417 of 16 June 2026, the way in which her Department defines a “viable post” for the purposes of Circulars 20/2026 and 21/2026; who determines whether a post is viable; the criteria applied in making that determination; the oversight her Department has of such decisions; the safeguards in place to ensure that recurring teaching requirements are not repeatedly treated as temporary requirements where the teaching work itself continues to exist and a CID-eligible post should be in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61558/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1232asked

1232. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 414 to 417 of 16 June 2026, the responsibility her Department retains for monitoring compliance by schools and Education and Training Boards with the CID and redeployment arrangements outlined by Department Circulars; the number of investigations, compliance interventions, directions or other actions her Department has undertaken in each of the past five years in response to alleged or identified failures to comply with CID eligibility rules; the outcomes of any such interventions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61557/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026

1232. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 414 to 417 of 16 June 2026, the responsibility her Department retains for monitoring compliance by schools and Education and Training Boards with the CID and redeployment arrangements outlined by Department Circulars; the number of investigations, compliance interventions, directions or other actions her Department has undertaken in each of the past five years in response to alleged or identified failures to comply with CID eligibility rules; the outcomes of any such interventions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61557/26]

Question· writtenPQ 217asked

217. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the actions his Department is undertaking to assist in reducing the administrative load on small businesses having to engage with or register for packaging schemes in other EU countries prompted by the recent EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63325/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026

217. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the actions his Department is undertaking to assist in reducing the administrative load on small businesses having to engage with or register for packaging schemes in other EU countries prompted by the recent EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63325/26]

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