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Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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School Transport
Aindrias Moynihan
436. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education the areas in Cork north west that are being considered under the pilot schemes under the new school transport scheme to be rolled out in September 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14079/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Bus Services
Jackie Cahill
437. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 424 of 11 October 2022, if Bus Éireann will reconsider an alternative stop for students at a destination (details supplied) now that the students using this pick-up/drop-off point are now attending secondary school and are no longer on concessionary tickets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14086/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Disadvantaged Status
Jackie Cahill
438. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education what financial supports are available to DEIS schools to run breakfast clubs and after school clubs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14088/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Schools Refurbishment
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
439. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education the status of a school application for works funding (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14099/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Schools Refurbishment
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
440. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education the status of a school application for works funding (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14100/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Sorca Clarke
441. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education to outline the estimated first- and full-year cost of increasing the number of special needs assistants by 5%, 10% and 20%, in tabular form. [14122/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Sorca Clarke
442. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education to outline the cost of increasing the salary of special needs assistants, in mainstream schools and special classes respectively, by 1%, 2% and 5%, in tabular form. [14123/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Capitation Grants
Sorca Clarke
443. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education to specify the cost of increasing capitation rates for primary school pupils and post-primary school pupils respectively by 10% in the academic year 2024/2025 and by a further 10% in the academic year 2025/2026, in tabular form. [14126/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Capitation Grants
Sorca Clarke
444. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education to specify the cost of increasing capitation rates for primary school pupils and post-primary school pupils respectively by an additional €10 per pupil in the academic year 2024/2025 and by a further 10% in the academic year 2025/2026, in tabular form. [14127/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Rose Conway-Walsh
445. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education to outline what progress has been made for the relocation of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14132/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Departmental Advertising
Jackie Cahill
446. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education if her Department uses community radio for advertising and public awareness campaigns; if not, the reason, given the vital role community radio often plays in the dissemination of information to local communities; if her Department will consider using community radio for public awareness campaigns in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14165/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Robert Troy
447. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure an ASD place is allocated to a student (details supplied). [14186/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Duncan Smith
448. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education in the context of condition 4(c) of planning permission (details supplied), does she accept that the transfer of ownership of the school site to the Department of Education needs to take place urgently, to enable the planning process for the proposed school to commence and on behalf of parents and their children of the peninsula will she raise this issue with both Fingal County Council and the applicant/developer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14188/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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School Staff
Bríd Smith
449. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of the significant delays in processing teachers’ service papers from abroad and the impact on teachers who have returned to teach in Ireland; if she will acknowledge the welcome return of much-needed teachers but concede to the fact that the higher cost of living and exorbitant rents, especially in Dublin and other cities, puts huge financial pressure on teachers who are placed on step 1 of the pay scale while they wait for their prior service papers to be processed; if there are any plans to speed up the process and/or if there are ways in which to expedite particular cases (details supplied), especially in areas that urgently need teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14208/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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School Admissions
Bernard Durkan
450. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education if and when a school place can and will be facilitated in the desired school of a child (details supplied); if all efforts can be made to ensure a school place in the required school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14242/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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School Funding
Alan Dillon
451. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education when an ancillary grant for a school (details supplied) will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14245/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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School Funding
Alan Dillon
452. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education when the capitation grant for a school (details supplied) will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14246/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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School Staff
Louise O'Reilly
453. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of the current staffing crisis facing a school (details supplied); if there is any scope for the school to increase their staffing complement to alleviate pressure on class sizes at infant level and meet their needs due to exceptional accommodation difficulties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14249/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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School Accommodation
David Stanton
454. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on a request for additional accommodation for a school (details supplied), if she will ensure that such accommodation is in place for the beginning of the 2024/2025 school term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14250/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Departmental Schemes
David Stanton
455. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 441 of 20 March 2024, to outline the status with regards to per cent for arts scheme funding for a project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14251/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Brendan Griffin
456. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education if an educational assessment will be provided to a primary school pupil (details supplied) attending an ASD unit, given his last assessment was 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14276/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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School Staff
Eoin Ó Broin
457. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education why the key factor for determining the level of staffing resources for a school is based on enrolments on the previous 30 September 2024 given children can and do enrol in schools throughout the school year; and if this will be taken under review in light of the impact it is having on teaching allocations for schools that have currently surpassed their target figure for retaining a teacher but not before the date provided. [14277/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Patricia Ryan
458. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Education the date for the official opening of the new primary school in Monasterevin, County Kildare. [14305/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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School Enrolments
Patricia Ryan
459. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Education the number of pupils the new primary school soon to be opened in Monasterevin, County Kildare will accommodate. [14306/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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School Transport
James Lawless
460. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education to examine whether it could be possible to put a new school bus on a route where there is a lack of school bus places currently (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14321/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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School Accommodation
Éamon Ó Cuív
461. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education when the provision of extra accommodation will be approved for a school in County Galway (details supplied); the reason for the delay in making a decision on the school’s application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14329/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Schools Refurbishment
Paul Donnelly
462. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education the status of the works and renovations at a school (details supplied). [14334/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Schools Refurbishment
Paul Donnelly
463. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education the status of the works and renovations at a school (details supplied). [14335/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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School Facilities
Colm Burke
464. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education if funding will be made available for a school (details supplied) to demolish an existing structure and build a new facility to accommodate ASD classes. [14347/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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School Discipline
Michael Creed
465. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 521 of 20 March 2024, if the reason boards of management cannot act on cases of confirmed assault are to do with GDPR (details supplied); if she will specifically address these issues in new guidelines to schools Cinnealtas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14362/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Peter Burke
466. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if a building unit site visit can be facilitated for two schools (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14364/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Seán Sherlock
467. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education the reason funding for pupils in special classes for summer programme has been reduced from €60 per pupil in 2022 to €45 in 2023 and €30 in 2024, and what evidence was used to inform this 50% cut. [14372/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Eoin Ó Broin
468. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education the reason funding for pupils in special classes for the summer programme has been reduced from €60 per pupil in 2022 to €45 in 2023 and €30 in 2024, and what evidence was used to inform this 50% cut. [14374/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Eoin Ó Broin
469. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education to outline the process of planning, construction and delivery of major projects for schools, including the typical timeframes for each stage of the process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14375/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Chris Andrews
470. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education the reason funding for pupils in special classes for the summer programme has been reduced from €60 per pupil in 2022, to €45 in 2023 and €30 in 2024; what evidence was used to inform this 50% cut; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14376/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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School Facilities
Mattie McGrath
471. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education to provide details on the provision of a modular unit for a school (details supplied) for the provision of an additional ASD classroom given the current demand in south Tipperary; when this school will be provided with a modular unit; the plans to increase provision of ASD places in south Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14399/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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School Accommodation
Carol Nolan
472. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education if the concerns of a school (details supplied) regarding accommodation capacity will be urgently addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14408/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Ivana Bacik
473. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education her views on the summer programme 2023 in relation to funding for autism classes; and the rationale for reducing funding for pupils in special classes in each of the years 2022, 2023 and 2024. [14444/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Paul Kehoe
474. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education for a full update on the remediation and retrofitting work on a school (details supplied), including timings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14488/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Departmental Correspondence
Sean Fleming
475. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education if a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14497/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
476. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education the reason a child (details supplied) who is 13 years of age has been refused a SENO grant for their school. [14499/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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School Facilities
Niamh Smyth
477. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education her plans to assist with the shrinking play area at a school (details supplied) due to extensions and a growing school population in the area; if she will record the current situation regarding inadequate parking space at the school and the ongoing safety issues presenting due to same; if she will review this case urgently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14532/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Departmental Correspondence
Réada Cronin
478. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education for an update on the development situation regarding (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14541/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Special Educational Needs
John Brady
479. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education the reason the special education teaching allocation for students who are blind or vision-impaired has been removed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14550/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Special Educational Needs
John Brady
480. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education the reason the special education teaching allocation for students who are blind or vision-impaired has been removed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14551/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Special Educational Needs
John Brady
481. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education if impact studies have been carried out to determine the effect on students of the decision to reduce special education teaching allocation hours for schools by 30% for students who are blind or vision-impaired; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14552/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Special Educational Needs
John Brady
482. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education if impact studies have been carried out to determine the effect on students of the decision to reduce special education teaching allocation hours for schools by 30% for students who are blind or vision-impaired; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14553/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Matt Carthy
483. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the special schools for children with disabilities currently operating in each county; the number of children currently enrolled in each; the number of children on waiting lists in each; the criteria for admission in each, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14555/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Scoileanna Lán-Ghaeilge
Catherine Connolly
484. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Oideachais an é an tAonad um Oideachas Gaeltachta atá ag stiúradh an bheartais don oideachas lán-Ghaeilge atá le foilsiú in 2024, ar beartas é a bhaineann le taighde agus taithí agus le comhairle ar phróiseas oifigiúil a bheidh ag an Roinn Oideachais chun scoil a iompú ina scoil lán-Ghaeilge, nó chun soláthar lán-Ghaeilge nua a bhunú laistigh de scoil reatha; an dáta a fhoilseofar an taighde sin; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [14589/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Education Schemes
Robert Troy
485. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if she will approve an application under the pilot physical activity in teaching and learning scheme for a school (details supplied). [14606/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Sorca Clarke
486. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the amount of funding per child allocated to the July programme for 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [14619/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Paul Kehoe
487. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education the number of new special classes that will be opened for September 2024 in Dublin 15 at secondary school level where seven students will require places, at primary senior level where 11 places are required for students entering third class, and at primary school level, listing the schools the NCSE and her Department are currently in discussions with, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14621/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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School Facilities
David Stanton
488. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 462 of 17 January 2024, to provide an update on the review of the guidelines of the use of school buildings outside of school hours; when she expects new procedures for the use of school buildings to be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14635/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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School Transport
Niamh Smyth
489. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education to review a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14636/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Special Educational Needs
David Stanton
490. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure a child (details supplied) will be allocated a place in a second level ASD class closer to their home address; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14638/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Seán Sherlock
491. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education to account for the lack of ASD classes in north Cork and to advise what a family should do (details supplied). [14639/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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School Transport
Niamh Smyth
492. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14652/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Public Sector Pensions
Niamh Smyth
493. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; if assistance will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14657/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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School Transport
Pearse Doherty
494. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 424 of 20 March 2024, where the answer claimed that children who have attended an all-Irish-language primary school may be eligible for school transport to an all-Irish secondary school if it is outside of the provisions included in the post-primary school transport scheme, if she will provide the exact criteria for this provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14659/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Public Sector Pensions
Michael Moynihan
495. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Education to clarify if a retiring teacher who previously served as a principal, but was not a principal at the time of retirement, can receive the principal’s allowance on their teacher’s pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14667/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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School Funding
Peadar Tóibín
496. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education if there is any financial assistance available to a school (details supplied). [14694/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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School Accommodation
John Lahart
497. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education to outline the details of the works at a school (details supplied) approved by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14695/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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School Funding
Alan Dillon
498. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education to provide information on the specific amount and the date for payment of the ancillary grant for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14696/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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School Funding
Alan Dillon
499. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education when the remaining capitation grant will be disbursed for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14697/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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School Accommodation
Eoin Ó Broin
500. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education her Department's plans to increase capacity at primary school level in the Dublin 22 area to meet demand in the coming years. [14712/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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School Transport
Seán Sherlock
501. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education if she will approve a new school bus route (details supplied). [14723/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Departmental Data
Joe Flaherty
502. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Education the number of Church of Ireland patronage national schools, by county. [14725/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Departmental Data
Joe Flaherty
503. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Education the number of Church of Ireland patronage national schools that have been funded for SEN capital development, by county, in tabular form; and the timeframe for the data would be most beneficial such as the past five or ten years. [14726/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Niamh Smyth
504. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education if children (details supplied) will be provided places in the local ASD unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14740/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Educational Disadvantage
Pauline Tully
505. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Education the reason a school (details supplied) was denied DEIS status given that all other primary schools in Cavan town have DEIS status; if this decision can be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14750/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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State Examinations
Pauline Tully
506. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Education what State exams supports exist for students who have experienced traumatic events in the run up to the exams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14751/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Departmental Correspondence
Fergus O'Dowd
507. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education to respond to urgent concerns relating to a child’s enrolment in an ASD unit in Dundalk (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14753/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Cian O'Callaghan
508. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education why her Department has cut the funding for the Summer Programme for children with complex special educational needs from €60 per pupil in 2022 to €45 in 2023 and €30 in 2024; if she will restore this essential funding to the 2022 level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14757/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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School Staff
Marian Harkin
509. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Education if a decision on an application for redeployment could be brought forward for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14769/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Special Educational Needs
John McGuinness
510. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if she will give approval for two ASD rooms in schools (details supplied). [14779/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Educational Reform
Jennifer Whitmore
511. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education the reason the use of assistive technology for students is only tested for in third year for the purposes of State exams; the reason it is not granted to first years in need of the technology to learn and prepare on the three-year cycle; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14784/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Ruairí Ó Murchú
512. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education the reason a school (details supplied) is not able to open an additional autism unit at the school in September 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14810/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Departmental Correspondence
Niamh Smyth
513. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education to review correspondence (details supplied) and if she will provide an update on the matter. [14841/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Departmental Correspondence
Niall Collins
514. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 508 of 20 March 2024, if she can advise in relation to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14845/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Paul Kehoe
515. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education the status of a new autism class at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14856/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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School Staff
Paul Kehoe
516. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education if the twelfth teacher will be retained at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14857/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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School Textbooks
Robert Troy
517. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education when the schoolbook scheme moneys will be paid out to schools; the full criteria for the scheme and the specific allocation per pupil; and if additional resources will be made available to schools for the administration of the scheme. [14876/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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School Transport
Pearse Doherty
518. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education if school transport can be extended for children (details supplied) in Creeslough, County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14877/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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School Accommodation
Brendan Griffin
519. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education further to the recent approval of an additional classroom for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry when the supplementary funding for the additional works will be approved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14878/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Pa Daly
520. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education if a national school (details supplied) will be provided with extra supports including extra special education hours given that out of 143 pupils it has 66 children accessing supports which represents 46% of the school community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14884/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Mark Ward
521. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education the process involved in issuing a letter of intent for a school building project; the average time required for issuing a letter of intent; the current delay in issuing the letter of intent for an extension building project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14887/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
522. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education her views regarding a six-year-old child with special needs who cannot obtain a school placement for junior infants (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14923/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Teaching Council of Ireland
Paul Murphy
523. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if an exception will be made in relation to the case of a person (details supplied) given the error made by the Teaching Council. [14927/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Niall Collins
524. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education when construction will commence on the temporary building for a school (details supplied); if she will note that the school is in a high level of disrepair and is on the ADAPT 2 programme; if she will give assurances to the school management which has heard nothing recently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14931/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Richard Bruton
525. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education the status of the planning for a new secondary school (details supplied), and if her Department has had an update on new developments under construction or in the pipeline which will drive pupil numbers. [14944/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Richard Bruton
526. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education the status of the masterplan for the new build for a school (details supplied) in Swords; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14945/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Education Costs
James O'Connor
527. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education if funding is available through her Department to assist parents in paying fees of dedicated music schools in the UK for musical students since Irish residents are no longer entitled to apply for the scheme (details supplied) following Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14951/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Jennifer Whitmore
528. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education for an update and estimated timeline for the development of a new school at (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14978/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Jennifer Whitmore
529. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education for an update and estimated timeline for the development of a new school at (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14979/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Departmental Data
Matt Carthy
530. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education if she will list the agencies under her aegis; and the appropriate email address for the Oireachtas liaison. [14989/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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School Transport
Michael Lowry
531. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 88 of 10 May 2023, if she will provide an update concerning the school bus transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15007/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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School Transport
Michael Lowry
532. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on plans to overhaul the school transport system and the abolishing the "nearest school" rule, which requires a student applying to the school transport scheme to attend the school closest to their home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15008/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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School Transport
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
533. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education when the review of the school transport scheme will be brought to cabinet and published; and if this will include a resolution to the unfair pay, terms and conditions endured by school transport escorts. [15024/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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School Transport
Niamh Smyth
534. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education if the case regarding school transport for a student (details supplied) and their bus escort will be reviewed. [15053/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Seán Canney
535. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if a secondary school (details supplied) planned for Oranmore, County Galway, has received a determination of the application for confirmation of the CPO for the project; if so, if a design team has been appointed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15063/24]