Results 841-860 of 1,477 for speaker:Grace Boland

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (8 Sep 2025)

Grace Boland: 1018. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps her Department is taking to ensure consistency across schools in how special education needs classes are delivered, including minimum standards of teacher training, supports and access to specialist resources; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47049/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (8 Sep 2025)

Grace Boland: 1016. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department is considering expanding mandatory training modules on special education, literacy and numeracy interventions in teacher training programmes, so that all teachers entering the system have a baseline specialist knowledge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47047/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (8 Sep 2025)

Grace Boland: 1017. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has examined outcomes for children in special education needs classes taught by teachers with specialist training compared to those either without such training or not qualified teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47048/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (8 Sep 2025)

Grace Boland: 1020. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the eligibility requirement is for pupils with dyslexia to access technology supports at primary and post primary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47109/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Misuse of Drugs (8 Sep 2025)

Grace Boland: 1021. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of recent data indicating a rise in illicit drug use, particularly among young people; the plans her Department has to enhance drug education and prevention programmes in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47118/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Misuse of Drugs (8 Sep 2025)

Grace Boland: 1022. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline any planned or ongoing collaborations her Department has with An Garda Síochána, Department of Health, HSE, or community groups to deliver targeted awareness campaigns highlighting the detrimental physical, mental, and social impacts of drug use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47119/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Strategies (8 Sep 2025)

Grace Boland: 1023. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports available in schools and through the education system to assist families who discover that a young person is in debt to a criminal organisation, including counselling, guidance, and links to external supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47120/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Strategies (8 Sep 2025)

Grace Boland: 1024. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline any confidential reporting or safeguarding mechanisms in place within schools to support students and families affected by criminal gang debt and related intimidation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47121/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Strategies (8 Sep 2025)

Grace Boland: 1025. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will detail any recent or planned school-based programmes or awareness campaigns aimed at preventing young people from becoming involved in criminal activity or accruing debt to criminal organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47122/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (8 Sep 2025)

Grace Boland: 1034. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the progress of school building projects under the remit of the Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board, DDLETB, the timelines for completion and any barriers to delivery, particularly in areas of high population growth such as Dublin Fingal West; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47304/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (8 Sep 2025)

Grace Boland: 1035. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether the feasibility study for a shared education campus proposed by the DDLETB has been completed; the next steps in terms of planning and funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47305/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (8 Sep 2025)

Grace Boland: 1036. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures that are being taken to ensure DDLETB services are inclusive and responsive to the needs of ethnic minority learners and those with additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47309/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (8 Sep 2025)

Grace Boland: 1037. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to publish performance indicators and outcomes from the DDLETB’s Statement of Strategy 2022–2026, and how these are being monitored across its 100+ locations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47310/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (8 Sep 2025)

Grace Boland: 1038. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the engagement that has taken place between the DDLETB and local authorities to align education planning with regional demographic trends, particularly in rapidly growing areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47311/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Sites (8 Sep 2025)

Grace Boland: 1295. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department provides or plans to provide dedicated funding streams for the purchase and preservation of historic buildings of national or regional significance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47138/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Sites (8 Sep 2025)

Grace Boland: 1297. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the engagement his Department has with local authorities regarding identifying and protecting historic buildings and small heritage sites in their areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47140/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Sites (8 Sep 2025)

Grace Boland: 1296. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has funding available for the preservation of small sites of local historical or cultural significance for example historic wells, monuments or community heritage features; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47139/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Sites (8 Sep 2025)

Grace Boland: 1298. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if additional resources will be made available to support voluntary or community groups involved in the conservation of historic and archaeological sites of local significance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47141/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (8 Sep 2025)

Grace Boland: 1419. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will address the delays in processing social welfare claims for Early Years Educators during the summer months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47178/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Schemes (8 Sep 2025)

Grace Boland: 1696. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the supports available to families who discover that a loved one is in debt to a criminal organisation, including advice, protection and assistance in engaging with law enforcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47114/25]