Results 161-180 of 1,477 for speaker:Grace Boland

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Security (8 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: 155. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if anti-drone technology been installed at other Irish airports such as Cork, Shannon, Knock or Belfast; if so, to provide details of the locations and operational status; if not, the timeline for the roll-out of anti-drone systems at other airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53954/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Security (8 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: 156. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of individuals that have been prosecuted for flying drones within restricted zones around Dublin, Cork, Shannon and Knock airports since 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53955/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Security (8 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: 157. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if further legislative changes are being considered to strengthen enforcement around drone activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53956/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Security (8 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: 158. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if anyone has been prosecuted for breaching laws of flying drones near Dublin, Shannon and Knock airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53957/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Security (8 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: 159. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the specific measures the IAA is taking to prevent drone incursions at airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53958/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Security (8 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: 160. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the IAA is involved in real-time monitoring or enforcement regarding drone activity; the way in which it is coordinating with An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53959/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Security (8 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: 161. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the annual running cost of the anti-drone system currently in place at Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53960/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Security (8 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: 162. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of staff employed or trained to operate the anti-drone system currently in place at Dublin Airport; whether these roles are managed by the DAA or another agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53961/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Security (8 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: 164. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the contingency plans that are in place to prevent similar incidents in Ireland, in light of recent drone-related hybrid attacks on airports in Denmark; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53977/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Security (8 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: 165. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has conducted any risk assessments or simulations to test Ireland’s airport resilience against coordinated drone incursions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53978/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Security (8 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: 166. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a designated state agency will be tasked with overseeing counter-drone operations nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53979/25]

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

Grace Boland: 206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in light of the Supreme Court ruling (details supplied) the steps her Department has taken to review and update its policies to ensure full compliance with the clarified duty to provide reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54095/25]

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

Grace Boland: 207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will revise its approach to explanatory notes on Leaving Certificates for students who receive accommodations, to avoid disclosing disabilities and prevent potential discrimination in future employment or education opportunities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54096/25]

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

Grace Boland: 208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the guidance that has issued to schools regarding the scope and nature of reasonable accommodations, particularly in relation to dyslexia, ADHD and other learning disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54097/25]

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

Grace Boland: 209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how her Department is ensuring that schools consistently apply reasonable accommodations across the country; the mechanisms in place to monitor compliance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54098/25]

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

Grace Boland: 210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the avenues available to students and families who believe they have been denied appropriate accommodations; if her Department will consider establishing a dedicated appeals process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54099/25]

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

Grace Boland: 211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has introduced or updated training programmes for school staff on disability rights and inclusive education following a Supreme Court judgment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54100/25]

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

Grace Boland: 212. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will publish data on the number of students receiving accommodations; the types of supports provided; any complaints or legal actions taken under the Equal Status Acts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54101/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: After-School Support Services (8 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: 213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school buildings in north County Dublin currently being utilised for after-school services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54108/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: After-School Support Services (8 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: 214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school buildings in north County Dublin currently being utilised for breakfast club services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54109/25]