Parliamentary questions

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

36. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education the average class size of primary schools, on a county-by-county breakdown, for the 2023-24 school year. [21975/24]

School Staff

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

337. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of reducing the appointment and retention figures for mainstream teachers in all primary schools including DEIS band 1 schools by two pupils from September 2025. [21743/24]

School Staff

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

338. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost to restore 250 assistant principal 1 posts and 1,450 assistant principal 2 posts to the primary school sector from 1 September 2025. [21744/24]

School Funding

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

339. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of increasing grants (details supplied) for the primary sector by 20% for the 2025/2026 school year. [21745/24]

Schools Building Projects

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

174. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education to provide a progress report on the extension to a school (details supplied); and the projected timelines for the project. [21017/24]

Schools Building Projects

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

175. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education to provide a progress report on the new secondary school in Cherrywood, to include a timeframe. [21018/24]

School Enrolments

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

176. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education the works taking place to ensure there will be sufficient secondary school places for the growing population of north Bray, Cherrywood and Shankill. [21019/24]

Health Strategies

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

524. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Health to outline the overarching strategy of the national outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy programme; and if it will be published. [20298/24]

Health Services

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

525. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Health if his Department has an assessment of the number of bed days have been saved in the past three years as a result of the national outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy programme. [20299/24]

Health Services

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

526. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Health the number of patients that have been treated over the past three years under the outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy team; and the breakdown of home OPAT, community OPAT and self OPAT. [20300/24]

Health Services

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

527. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Health if his Department will provide details on the future investment plans for the national outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy programme; and if the special delivery unit within the HSE is planning to expand the national OPAT and community intervention team service for patients. [20301/24]

Residency Permits

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

217. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice when the review of the Irish residence permit card fee will be completed and if a reduction of the fees is anticipated for this year’s budget. [20089/24]

School Staff

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

308. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education if her Department will consider allowing teachers previously registered with the Teaching Council to make an application for incremental credit assessment before they have obtained a teaching job (details supplied). [19036/24]

School Facilities

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

311. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education her Department’s views on whether guidelines on the use of school buildings outside of school hours prohibit the provision of sibling hour and afterschool facilities in a school building, as per the decision of the board of management at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19055/24]

European Union

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

499. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice the exact nature and current status with regard to the European Commission’s announcement of 7 February 2024 that it was sending Ireland a reasoned opinion for failing to comply with certain obligations under the Regulation on the dissemination of terrorist content online (INFR(2022)2121); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19065/24]

Crime Prevention

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

5. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice if she has considered the establishment of a knife amnesty to help address the problem of knife crime. [17752/24]

Legislative Measures

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

6. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice to restate her intention to pursue the passing of hate crime legislation this year. [17753/24]

An Garda Síochána

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

7. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice what measures have been put in place to address the unprecedented number of members resigning from An Garda Síochána. [17751/24]

An Garda Síochána

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

11. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice the number of community gardaí in the Dublin region compared with in 2019. [17754/24]

School Textbooks

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

302. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the roll-out of the primary school book grant scheme; and to confirm when the revised guidelines for 2024/2025 will be published. [17700/24]