Parliamentary questions

School Accommodation

Sorca Clarke

1. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if she will provide the appropriate space for students in a school (details supplied) as per her Department's buildings manual. [23803/24]

Special Educational Needs

Sorca Clarke

3. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of children with special educational needs who are currently without a school place. [23804/24]

Teaching Qualifications

Sorca Clarke

4. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an alternative for teachers who completed their teaching qualifications in England to complete their induction period in Ireland, as was done under the Covid-19 amendment regulation. [23805/24]

School Transport

Sorca Clarke

37. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the school transport pilot projects, including the selection criteria and details of potential areas to be included in the pilot scheme. [23807/24]

Mental Health Services

Sorca Clarke

41. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education when the counselling supports pilot scheme that was rolled out to a number of primary schools across seven counties will be reviewed, fully implemented and extended to the rest of the counties. [23806/24]

Irish Language

Sorca Clarke

62. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education when the long-awaited policy on Irish medium education outside the Gaeltacht will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23808/24]

An Garda Síochána

Sorca Clarke

343. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the initial and ongoing training provided to members of An Garda Síochána and any civil support staff in communicating and interacting with individuals with ADHD and ASD. [24009/24]

International Protection

Sorca Clarke

399. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are any new plans for the relocation of people seeking international protection to a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23704/24]

State Examinations

Sorca Clarke

285. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education to provide a list of alternative leaving certificate courses recommended for students with ASD and learning disabilities that do not include the leaving certificate applied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22447/24]

School Staff

Sorca Clarke

288. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that breastfeeding breaks for teachers are supported by extra resources to avoid knock-on effects of workload for other staff members; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22490/24]

School Textbooks

Sorca Clarke

296. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if she will explain the reasoning behind the reduction of the money allocated for the schoolbook scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22516/24]

International Protection

Sorca Clarke

505. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of people currently being accommodated at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22529/24]

International Protection

Sorca Clarke

506. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if more appropriate lines of communication be opened between IPAS and the local community of Kinnegad. [22530/24]

EU Meetings

Sorca Clarke

178. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the next date scheduled of the EU Transport Ministers Council meeting; and if he will attend this meeting. [21410/24]

Office of Public Works

Sorca Clarke

251. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of wholetime equivalent, WTE, fire and security engineers at grades 1 and 2 who are employed by the OPW in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [21416/24]

State Bodies

Sorca Clarke

262. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if IDA Ireland put out a tender for a full-time United Arab Emirates based business development consultant in 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [21417/24]

School Funding

Sorca Clarke

290. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the amount of capital funding her Department has provided to a school (details supplied) in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [21400/24]

Schools Building Projects

Sorca Clarke

291. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education when refurbishment works at a school (details supplied) will be completed; and the estimated cost for these works. [21401/24]

Schools Building Projects

Sorca Clarke

292. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education when refurbishment works at a school (details supplied) will move to detailed design stage. [21402/24]

Schools Building Projects

Sorca Clarke

293. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education when refurbishment works at a school (details supplied) will be completed; and the estimated costs for these works. [21403/24]