Results 121-140 of 1,477 for speaker:Grace Boland

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (14 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: 335. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has conducted an assessment of the fiscal and distributional impact of introducing an exemption from capital acquisitions tax for transfers including inheritance of principal private residences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54604/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (14 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: 409. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the projected timeline and steps her Department will take regarding the need for, planning and delivering of a new secondary schools or schools in an area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54606/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Special Education (14 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: 451. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the delays in decision-making by the NCSE following SERC reviews, particularly in cases where schools have clearly demonstrated urgent need for additional SNA support; the steps being taken to ensure timely responses to such applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55001/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: 452. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will investigate the case of a school (details supplied) that has waited over 130 days for a decision on an SNA review, despite escalating health and safety concerns in an autism class; if she will intervene to ensure appropriate resources are sanctioned without further delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55002/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: 453. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the remit of SNAs in relation to health and safety in special education settings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55003/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Special Education (14 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: 454. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the oversight mechanism in place to ensure that NCSE decisions regarding SNA allocations are transparent, timely and responsive to the complex needs of pupils in autism-specific classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55004/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: 455. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports available to schools dealing with high-risk behaviours in autism-specific classes, including pupils with PICA, elopement risks, and self-harming behaviour and whether additional resources will be provided to ensure staff and pupil safety; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55005/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: 456. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that schools are not penalised for adhering to inclusive admissions policies, and that adequate resources are provided to support all pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55006/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (14 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: 562. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if additional funding will be allocated to Uisce Éireann to meet the increased demand for water and wastewater connections arising from the Government's housing target of 50,000 homes per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54597/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (14 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: 563. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reforms that are being considered to streamline planning and consenting processes for critical water infrastructure projects, such as the Greater Dublin Drainage Project, which are essential to enabling housing delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54598/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (14 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: 564. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has engaged with Uisce Éireann regarding reports of substantial delays in commissioning utility connections for completed housing units; the measures that are being taken to improve coordination between developers and utility providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54599/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (14 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: 565. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has undertaken a review of utility infrastructure deficits in rural towns and villages; the way in which these deficits are currently limiting the delivery of rural housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54600/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Supply (14 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: 566. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the recourse that is available to an applicant to compel connection in cases where a residential property remains unconnected for a period exceeding two years following payment to Uisce Éireann; whether any enforcement, appeals, or redress mechanism exist under current legislation or regulatory frameworks; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (14 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: 787. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current status of the national childcare strategy; when a formal strategy document is expected to be published; if stakeholder consultation has been completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55253/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (14 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: 788. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the forward planning unit within her Department will publish outputs from its work on mapping childcare provision and identifying gaps; if this data will be made available, by county and constituency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55254/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (14 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: 789. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the timeline for implementing targeted measures to address the deficit of childcare places in constituencies such as Dublin Fingal West; if capital investment or capacity-building supports are planned for areas with sustained population growth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55255/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (14 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: 790. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the building blocks capital grant scheme will be reopened; the eligibility criteria which will be appliable; the way her Department intends to prioritise areas with limited availability of places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55256/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (14 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: 791. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way in which north county Dublin scored in the most recent round of allocations under the building blocks capacity grant scheme; if any applications from the area were successful; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55257/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (14 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: 914. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54605/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (9 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: 39. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider legislative reform to strengthen protections for families who are coerced into repaying drug debts or engaging in illegal activity under threat; if such cases are currently being prosecuted under coercion or extortion laws; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53467/25]