360. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education the total number of special needs' assistants employed at primary and at secondary level, distinguishing those in mainstream classes, special classes and in special schools; and the number of children receiving support in each case. [40356/23]
359. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education the total number of resource teachers employed at primary and at secondary level, distinguishing those in mainstream classes, special classes and in special schools; and the number of children receiving support in each case. [40355/23]
344. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education whether she has considered initiating, along with the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, a national dialogue on the reform of the Leaving Certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40280/23]
275. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education if there is a higher-than-usual number of full-time posts in schools which remain vacant this September; if she considers it appropriate that some of the rules surrounding who can act as a substitute in such roles should now be relaxed; if not, if other changes could be made to offer other possibilities to local school leaders to find ways to deliver services while these posts remain vacant after repeated advertising; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39698/23]
272. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of the delay in the planned opening of a school (details supplied); if she will indicate how this came about; and whether the issues can be quickly resolved. [39684/23]
270. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education whether modules in special education have become a mandatory element in teacher training; and if not, if she would consider such a change since it is of such growing importance in inclusive teaching skills. [39682/23]
265. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education if she will indicate her plans to open a school (details supplied) which has not yet opened as anticipated. [39658/23]
186. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers who make claims for unreimbursed medical expenses each year; whether the Revenue Commissioners have made any estimates of the amount of under-claiming in respect of medical expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40737/23]
185. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons who have claimed the new tax credit on unsupported private rents to date in 2023; the numbers that Revenue estimates are eligible; if he has considered whether obstacles exist to its full take-up, or whether information has not reached all eligible persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40736/23]
169. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the value of each tax exemption which can be claimed; and his latest estimate of the numbers claiming them (for example, the rent-a-room scheme, and so on). [40360/23]
168. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the value of each tax credit which can be claimed; and his latest estimate of the numbers claiming them. [40359/23]
1548. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health if the changes recommended on foot of the McHugh report on student nurses have been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37405/23]
1532. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health if he can put a framework in place along the lines of those in other progressive EU member states, in order that recovering health workers could have certainty of financial support and the possibility of trial re-entry to the workplace to develop a rehabilitation pathway. [37335/23]
1505. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health if he has received any reports on the long wait for infant blood tests even if they are needed for diagnostic purposes; and if steps can be taken to address this. [37207/23]
1380. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is planning to reform the system under which some AIM workers with children have to sign on for jobseeker’s benefit during school vacations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37490/23]
1301. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current amount of land being used in biomass production. [38271/23]
1026. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection the support available to people affected by flooding who do not have insurance. [38283/23]
1023. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection whether she has assessed the level of non-payment to single mothers of maintenance due, and the hardship it causes; if her Department has assessed the possibility of the state becoming more involved in the enforcement of such payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38207/23]
985. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the options that her Department supports to assist persons on disability allowance to make useful contributions to the community and to engage in improvement programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37416/23]
948. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if modifications can be made in the legislation underpinning local rates, so that concessions could be made to businesses which suffer long and sustained loss of business due to a major infrastructural project, such as in a case (details supplied). [38925/23]
918. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the means ceilings for the various housing grants for repairs and adaptations were last raised; when the ceilings for admissible costs under those schemes were last raised; if he has assessed the inflation which has occurred since then; and if he plans to review these ceilings. [38494/23]
896. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has considered shortening the period of vacancy necessary to trigger the vacant home grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38113/23]
841. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has considered applying orders which would restrict the planting of unsuitable species of trees in residential areas, which through their growth are likely to grow out of control and create a hazard for other dwellers. [37522/23]
733. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education if there are any plans to construct a new primary or post-primary school to serve the Northwood area of Santry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38876/23]
732. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education the status of all new-build and refurbishment projects, if any, in primary schools (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38875/23]
731. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education the status of all new-build and refurbishment projects, if any, in post-primary schools (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38874/23]
726. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education if she will examine the request by a school (details supplied) to modify its building plan to replace three proposed basketball courts with one multi-use games area, and to add equipment, long jump facilities and an all-weather track bearing in mind that these facilities will allow the leaving certificate curriculum to be delivered, will enhance sports participation in the school and will provide sporting facilities in a fast-growing community where facilities are very scarce. [38834/23]
599. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of a shortage of places for all Irish primary education in the Clontarf, Killester and Raheny catchment area; if she has any plans to increase the availability of places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37376/23]
594. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education if she has received correspondence from a school (details supplied); and if she is in a position to allocate resources for an adequate home school liaison service. [37232/23]
535. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the arrangements that are in place for remedial works in an area (details supplied) to ensure people in the area affected can get insurance in the future. [38284/23]
467. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance if he has assessed the gap that has emerged between deposit rates given by banks and the lending rates charged; and if he has plans to ensure that depositors and lenders are fairly treated. [38584/23]
170. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he would consider the replacement of a single-glaze window for stand-alone grant aid in the case of stone houses, for which wall insulation is not feasible; and if he would request the SEAI to model the costs and benefits of such work in those houses in terms of fossil fuel use and carbon emissions. [38918/23]
148. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications whether the trend in electricity prices have been tracked to ensure that customers are not being unfairly charged in situations where underlying forward contracts for fuel stocks remain undisclosed; if it is expected that intervention will be needed by public authorities to ensure falling costs are fairly shared; and how it is intended that the revenue from new caps on renewable energy prices and taxes on the profits of energy companies will be shared with customers. [38641/23]
131. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current installed capacity of wind power, broken down by commercial and domestic production. [38282/23]
130. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current installed capacity of solar, broken down by commercial and domestic production. [38281/23]
129. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications of projected level of renewable energy generate by wind by 2030, broken down by onshore and offshore. [38278/23]
128. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current level of renewable energy generated by wind, broken down by onshore and offshore. [38277/23]
123. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the breakdown in the use of biomass for electricity generation. [38272/23]
95. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount of excess heat being produced by data centres; and the percentage of excess heat being used in district heating systems. [37818/23]
94. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department have considered introducing obligations on new data centres to build heat export ability at the time of construction to supply district heating to local communities. [37817/23]
93. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department have considered introducing an obligation on existing data centres to use the excess heat produced for local district heating systems. [37816/23]