Parliamentary questions

Education Policy

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

290. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education what the appeals process is for an administrative error resulting in the incorrect categorisation of a teacher's fee fund application resulting in a significant financial loss as happened in a case of a teacher (details supplied); and if her Department could make inquiries to help rectify the issue. [4231/24]

An Garda Síochána

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

422. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí, by division in each of the years 2018 to 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [4135/24]

An Garda Síochána

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

423. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice the number of new recruits to An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2018 to 2023 and to date in 2024; the number of retirements from An Garda Síochána in the corresponding timeframe; and the number of resignations from An Garda Síochána. [4136/24]

An Garda Síochána

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

424. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice the overall allocation to drugs units in each county in each of the years 2019 to 2023 and to date in 2024. [4137/24]

Disability Services

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

503. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Health what if any transport support schemes are available to disabled patients such as a person (details supplied) who attend the National Rehabilitation centre in Dun Laoghaire for rehabilitation. [3729/24]

Technological Universities

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

576. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on his Department's work on the borrowing framework for technological universities; if there is a proposed timeline for when such a framework would be published; if he recognises the disadvantage that the inability to borrow places on technological universities compared with traditional universities in respect of borrowing for the provision of student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3651/24]

Peace Commissioners

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

158. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice if applications to become a justice of the peace can be accepted by email or if there is an online mechanism for application; and if her Department will consider one if not already in place. [3103/24]

An Garda Síochána

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

258. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice the final numbers for recruitment, resignations and retirements in An Garda Síochána for 2023. [2283/24]

Departmental Schemes

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

104. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are any protections for deposits placed by customers with participants in schemes supported by the SEAI for solar energy projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1029/24]

Public Sector Pensions

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

377. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he is aware of the concerns expressed by an organisation (details supplied) of a threat to a discontinuation of a pay/pension parity between retired members and serving gardaí; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56393/23]

Energy Usage

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

482. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education the number of primary and second level schools that are dependent on fossil fuels for their heating requirements; and his Department’s plans to make the Irish school system fossil fuel free. [56531/23]

Special Educational Needs

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

483. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education the number of ASD and special school spaces at primary school level and at secondary school level, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56532/23]

Special Educational Needs

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

484. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education the number of ASD and special school spaces by primary school level and by secondary school level in Dublin, by post code, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56533/23]

Special Educational Needs

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

529. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education what mechanism can be used to ensure that pupils such as a pupil (details supplied) moving from a junior national school to a senior national school can be assured of maintaining the same level of SNA support after the move. [57124/23]

Building Energy Rating

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

595. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education to provide a breakdown of the BER ratings of publicly funded primary and secondary schools in Ireland respectively; when the last audit of the energy efficiency of school buildings was taken; how much funding has been allocated in each year since 2016 for specific retrofitting of existing schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1114/24]

Fire Safety

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

995. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice if owners of units covered by the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 are entitled under legislation to access fire safety reports; if she is aware of cases where sales of apartments are being delayed by refusal of management companies to provide such reports to owners; the steps she can take to ensure that fire safety report information is available to owners of apartments affected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56307/23]

Citizens' Assembly

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

276. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education when the terms of reference for the Citizens’ Assembly on the future of education will be published. [55922/23]

Citizens' Assembly

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

277. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education how her Department plans to integrate children’s voices into the Citizens’ Assembly on the future of education to ensure they are adequately represented at the assembly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55923/23]

School Accommodation

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

94. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 269 of 5 December 2023, if the data on the use of prefab buildings by 455 schools could be broken down on a county basis, providing the number of schools and spend per county. [55521/23]

An Garda Síochána

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

50. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice what progress has been made on the development of the Garda station in Dublin 13-Dublin 17; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55126/23]

An Garda Síochána

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

51. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice to provide a comparison in community gardaí numbers in the Dublin area between pre-pandemic and those available currently; and to address concerns over designated community gardaí being assigned to other duties. [55128/23]

An Garda Síochána

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

57. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice how many fully trained gardaí are projected to be available for duty at the end of 2023; and what the target is for the end of 2024. [55124/23]

An Garda Síochána

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

61. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice has a specific unit tasked with overseeing and implementing strategy to combat the far right. [55125/23]

An Garda Síochána

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

71. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice what measures are being taken to tackle the record number of Garda resignations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55123/23]

Departmental Data

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

564. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice how many persons have applied for orders under the Civil Law (Presumption of Death) Act 2019 in each year since its coming into operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55108/23]

School Accommodation

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

269. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education how many schools currently utilise temporary prefab accommodation for classrooms; how much was spent on leasing or rental of such buildings in 2022; how much is budgeted for them for 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53894/23]

An Garda Síochána

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

384. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice for a breakdown of overtime in An Garda Síochána from 2018 to 2022 and to date in 2023; and to detail if possible where the overtime is worked; and where the gardaí working the overtime are based. [53341/23]

School Staff

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

67. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education the actions she is taking to alleviate the teacher supply shortage across Irish education in light of a recent survey (details supplied). [52296/23]

School Enrolments

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

78. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education the measures her Department has in place to end the practice of non-fee-paying schools linking the payment of a fee with the acceptance of an enrolment place. [52250/23]

Citizens' Assembly

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

113. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education the progress that has been made on preparation for a citizens' assembly on education, as provided for in the programme for Government. [52249/23]

School Attendance

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

336. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education if she will review circular M02/95 to emphasise the duty of care a school has to accommodate their own pupils where there is a demonstrated justification for a child to repeat a year for educational, health, mental health or developmental reasons. [52901/23]

School Accommodation

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

361. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education if the provision of additional school accommodation for a school (details supplied) is expected to be completed in time for the current school year or for the year commencing September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53117/23]

Schools Building Projects

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

282. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education when the design team will be appointed for a new school building (details supplied), given that discussions about the site between the Department and the patron of the school in question have been ongoing since early 2020; as well as the expected date of completion of the building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52343/23]

Departmental Reviews

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

205. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the review of the critical skills list will be completed and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50693/23]

Education Policy

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

262. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education the reason no provision is made to schools for the deaf for ISL interpretation outside of the standard capitation grant; her views on whether her Department is compliant with the spirit and with the provisions of the Irish Sign language Act 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51036/23]

Legislative Measures

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

267. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education if she can provide an update on the Traveller History and Culture in Education Bill 2018; and when the Bill is expected to complete the next stage in the legislative process. [51135/23]

Work Permits

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

169. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on when the Employment Permits Bill 2022 is likely to be progress to report stage in Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49656/23]

School Funding

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

197. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education what funding allocations, if any, are made to schools for purchase of financing of educational technology. [49466/23]

School Funding

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

198. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education what funding, if any, is available to private companies from her Department for research and development of educational technologies and applications. [49467/23]

Teacher Training

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

40. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education if, in view of the current shortage of teachers, she will instigate a review of the evaluation of a UK postgraduate course by the Teaching Council in respect of the course's coverage of relevant modules which seem to match similar Irish courses (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48913/23]

School Funding

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

41. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education if she will work with a school (details supplied) so that it can be included in a public procurement framework for period products from which they are currently excluded, or if there is an alternative scheme for voluntary non-fee-paying schools to access similar supports. [48951/23]

Departmental Schemes

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

70. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a flood relief scheme for ordinary householders will be instigated by his Department similar to the enhanced emergency business flooding scheme; what scheme has been put in place for a location (details supplied); if he can ensure that the Dublin based flood damage victims will have the same access to financial support as rural flood victims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49055/23]

Special Educational Needs

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

97. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will examine a case (details supplied) of an individual in need of special needs education but who now has no service; and if he will ensure that this individual can access suitable services. [48932/23]

Research Funding

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

145. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he proposes to make up the shortfall in the PhD stipend, to ensure that PhD researchers funded by his Department either directly or through bodies such as the EPA, who have been excluded from the planned increase in stipends for PhD students, are treated in an equitable manner with other Government-funded PhD students by being given an increase in the stipend to €22,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47579/23]

Prison Service

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

793. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice the number of days that educational programmes in prisons were prevented from proceeding, including partial or full closures, due to staff shortages or for any other reasons, from 1 October 2022 to date, by prison institution, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47366/23]

An Garda Síochána

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

850. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice the number of stops and searches that have been carried out by gardaí in each of the past five years. [48388/23]

Cancer Services

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

1144. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Health if the mobile BreastCheck unit is still operating from Leopardstown Hospital; whether there were changes in its operation; if the service will be restored to previous levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47580/23]

Teaching Qualifications

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

299. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of the fact that experienced second level teachers such as a teacher (details supplied) who qualified in the UK are being lost to Irish teaching by what are perceived as onerous requirements to duplicate existing qualifications; and her views on whether there is scope for adjusting requirements to make it easier for schools to hire UK-qualified teachers to help meet the shortage that is needed. [46617/23]

Departmental Data

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

415. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice the number of people who have had charges entered against them for simple possession of a controlled drug for their own personal use in each of the years 2017 to 2022 and to date in 2023. [46656/23]

Departmental Funding

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

421. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many PhD researchers are funded by his Department, including those funded by agencies and bodies under the auspices of his Department, and who will not be receiving the increase in stipend to €22,000. [46158/23]