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Tue, 28 May 2024
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Budget Targets
Louise O'Reilly
183. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the funding allocated to any measure falling under the National AI Strategy for 2023; the projected funding for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23586/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Departmental Funding
Louise O'Reilly
184. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department will engage with the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science regarding funding for a new national supercomputer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23587/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Education and Training Provision
Louise O'Reilly
185. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the funding provided by his Department, either directly or through a State agency, for upskilling, reskilling, and further education of the workforce in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and to date in 2024, in tabular form.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23588/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Trade Promotion
Louise O'Reilly
186. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the funding provided for the trading online voucher in 2023; the cost for the State to provide 90% funding based on 2023 data, in tabular form.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23589/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Wage-setting Mechanisms
Paul Donnelly
187. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the delays in bringing forward the ERO for security officers in 2024. [23672/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Work Permits
Paul Murphy
188. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether the abrupt implementation of substantial salary hikes for employment permits (details supplied) without adequate transitional measures for existing permit holders has plunged them into upheaval and despair, given that employers may not accommodate these increases, numerous families face the devastating prospect of job losses and being forced to uproot their lives in Ireland; if he will reconsider this change in thresholds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23768/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Business Supports
Louise O'Reilly
189. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses, broken down by each local authority area in the State, that registered for the increased cost of business grant by close of scheme, as a percentage of all eligible or estimated eligible businesses, to date, in tabular form. [23785/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Business Supports
Darren O'Rourke
190. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the supports available from his Department for businesses to decarbonise; if he will provide a breakdown of schemes; the amount of funding available to be drawn down per scheme ; the amount of funding drawn down per scheme; the number of grants awarded per scheme; the average amount awarded in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, per scheme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23844/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Economic Policy
Niamh Smyth
191. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he plans to publish the next report on the Shannon Estuary Economic Taskforce. [23846/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Business Supports
David Cullinane
192. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will advise on a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) relating to the payment of the increased cost of business grant where rates are paid via a landlord; if he will permit payment in such situations; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24032/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
193. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education the definitive timeline for the completion of the permanent buildings for a school (details supplied); what stage the development is currently at; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23528/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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School Enrolments
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
194. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education if the forward planning unit in her Department has identified the potential shortfall in primary school places in the Carrickmines area due to the large amount of development taking place in the area; the plans to address same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23530/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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School Enrolments
Seán Crowe
195. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education the number of individuals who failed to secure a place in their preferred secondary school in the Dublin south west area; and whether an assessment has been made to determine the level of additional places required in the area. [23549/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Jackie Cahill
196. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education the supports available to a school (details supplied) to purchase land adjacent to it for a carpark; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23567/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Education Costs
Eoin Ó Broin
197. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education if she intends the digital strategy ICT grant to be an annual payment to ensure continuity for pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23572/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Education Schemes
Eoin Ó Broin
198. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education the reason the school books grant was reduced by €16 this year; if she will consider reinstating the higher amount; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23573/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Education Welfare Service
Eoin Ó Broin
199. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education if it is intended to extend the cost-of-living measure to support increased school running costs past the current academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23574/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Education Policy
Eoin Ó Broin
200. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education if she will consider increasing the capitation grant at primary school level, given the reduction in the pupil-teacher ratio; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23575/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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School Staff
Joe McHugh
201. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on salary and pensions for caretakers in school settings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23577/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Mattie McGrath
202. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education to confirm the number of children in south Tipperary who are currently engaged with the SENO and NCSE and who are yet to have a school placement confirmed for September 2024; the number of children who require a placement in a special school in south Tipperary and have yet to receive confirmation of placement for September 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23584/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Michael Ring
203. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education the position regarding the provision of suitable accommodation for a primary school (details supplied); when the project will progress; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23585/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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School Staff
Eoin Ó Broin
204. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education if she is aware that the reduction in ancillary grant funding to schools which do not employ grant-funded secretaries is having a negative impact on the financial situation of some schools; if consideration will be given to reviewing this in advance of the next school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23593/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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School Accommodation
Niall Collins
205. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education for an update on a school project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23605/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Louise O'Reilly
206. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education the reason for delays in commencing the building of a new school (details supplied); if she will ensure that the project can move to stage 3 immediately; and if she will commit to a timeline for the completion of the new school. [23612/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Information and Communications Technology
Louise O'Reilly
207. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 145 of 15 May 2024, the capital investment by his Department in computer and data infrastructure projects, by investment in each of the years since 2011, in tabular form. [23619/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Réada Cronin
208. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education the urgent measures she will take to tackle the critical lack of designated ASD school places for children in north Kildare, with children numbering up to 15 on waiting lists when there are only six places; if she will examine the situation in schools (details supplied) in particular where parents wish siblings to attend together; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23623/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Schools Amalgamation
Rose Conway-Walsh
209. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education in a situation where two primary schools have amalgamated but the new base school is further away than other primary schools in the area, if the children will qualify for school transport such as in the case of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23629/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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School Enrolments
Louise O'Reilly
210. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education how the catchment area for a school (details supplied) was decided; and if the area can be slightly extended to incorporate the Holywell area of Swords, where another school is situated.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23633/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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School Facilities
Pearse Doherty
211. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update for the proposed autism unit for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23634/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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School Management
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
212. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 547 of 9 April 2024, if she will consider correspondence between a parent and a patron body and a board of management (details supplied); if she considers the response of the board of management is in all respects acceptable, or if she contends that the school, by requiring a parent or adult to remove a student during a withdrawal period from a specific subject, in fact negates the parental right of conscience to withdraw their child from any subject; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23638/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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School Funding
Mattie McGrath
213. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education her response to the concerns raised by the staff of a school (details supplied) in relation to the lack of resources and supports and the impact on the school community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23689/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Gaeltacht Policy
Catherine Connolly
214. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 306 of 16 April 2024, her plans to develop a new policy on Gaeltacht education, to follow on from the 2017-2022 policy that was extended to the end of the 2023/2024 school year; the status of the research and evaluation study currently being undertaken by the Educational Research Centre to assess the impact and effectiveness of the Gaeltacht school recognition scheme in order to inform future policy and practice in schools; if the ERC will produce a final report of the study; the timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23690/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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School Staff
Cathal Crowe
215. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will urgently review the situation whereby teachers who were initially on the pre-2013 pension (legacy scheme) and were forced to temporarily leave service are now being left on the post-2013 pension, despite joining their profession prior to this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23724/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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School Admissions
Bernard Durkan
216. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education when an ASD school place will be provided for the daughter of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23732/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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School Curriculum
Martin Kenny
217. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of the clash between State exams in Ireland and the equivalent exams in Ukraine; the number of students affected by the clash; and the contingency plan in place for students wishing to sit both exams. [23759/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Schools Building Projects
John Lahart
218. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on works for a school (details supplied). [23783/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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School Accommodation
Seán Crowe
219. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to a situation between two schools (details supplied); if the matter will be examined and an agreeable solution for both schools implemented in the short term; if an additional school hall space will be made available in the long term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23817/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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School Transport
Aindrias Moynihan
220. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education her engagement to date with Bus Éireann in reviewing the age requirement currently in place under school transport for bus drivers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23834/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Mark Ward
221. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education if there are plans to open a special school in the Citywest area of Dublin; if so, when this would take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23839/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Catherine Murphy
222. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education if the national list of SNAs can be released in a more efficient and transparent manner in view of the fact that persons are left wondering if they will have a job for the new school term; and if she will engage with the NCSE on this matter urgently. [23845/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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School Accommodation
Niall Collins
223. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education the status of a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23848/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Joan Collins
224. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that a young child receives a school placement by September 2024 (details supplied). [23851/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Colm Burke
225. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education the steps she will take to address the substantial shortfall of educational places in Cork city for children with autism spectrum disorder, and if she will set out her proposals for dealing with this shortfall; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23861/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Francis Noel Duffy
226. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Education when her Department will issue the letter of intent for a new school build for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23862/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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School Admissions
Bernard Durkan
227. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education if every effort can be made to ensure a school place in a local Gaelscoil is accommodated and confirmed for September 2024 in the case of the daughter of a person (details supplied) who has completed two years of an ECCE programme, and whose teachers have advised they are ready to proceed to primary school education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23874/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Fergus O'Dowd
228. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education to provide a timeline for the expected commencement date for a school (details supplied) in Drogheda which received planning permission in January; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23876/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Cian O'Callaghan
229. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 212 of 21 March 2024, if she will provide a decision to a school on a multi-use games area where they still have not received an answer (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23924/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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School Accommodation
Pat Buckley
230. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of the overcrowded conditions in the Educate Together National School in Fermoy, County Cork, which have resulted in some classes being held in a corridor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23928/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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School Accommodation
Pat Buckley
231. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education her plans to address overcrowded conditions in the Educate Together National School in Fermoy, County Cork, in the short term to improve the learning environment for students while plans for a more adequately sized facility are developed. [23929/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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School Enrolments
Pat Buckley
232. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education her long-term plans for the development of national schools in the Fermoy and east Cork area generally to avoid overcrowding and promote the best learning environment for students now and into the future. [23930/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Pat Buckley
233. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education what provisions are in place, or planned, to ensure the best supports possible are provided for schools which have a high number of students with additional learning needs, for example the Educate Together National School in Fermoy, County Cork, in which 62% of students have an identified additional learning need but are experiencing overcrowded classrooms at present. [23931/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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School Facilities
Pat Buckley
234. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education to outline the process for identifying and selecting facilities for national schools, the basic requirements and additional criteria which are desired and what consideration is made for future growth and development of these facilities to meet demand and ensure the best educational and work environments for students and teachers. [23932/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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School Accommodation
Pat Buckley
235. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education to outline the rationale for housing the Educate Together National School in Fermoy, County Cork, in the basement of a shared building which is wholly inadequate for the school's size and needs and provides no space for growth or development of this school service into the future; if this meets the standards for a positive school environment; and if there are plans to address concerns that the location is detrimental to the educational success of the school. [23933/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Teacher Training
Michael Ring
236. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education to outline the long-term plan for upskilling for post-primary teachers (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23943/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Paul Donnelly
237. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education the status of the new building for a school (details supplied) to accommodate additional places for students with autism. [22404/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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School Staff
Michael Lowry
238. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education if she will review an issue in relation to a school (details supplied); if she will consult with this school directly to rectify the issues raised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23967/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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School Transport
Michael Lowry
239. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education if matters raised in correspondence from parents of children who require a school bus service (details supplied) will be reviewed and assistance provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23968/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Sean Fleming
240. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education the up-to-date position regarding a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23990/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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School Funding
Kathleen Funchion
241. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education her views on the cuts her Department has applied to the school ancillary and capitation grants, especially for schools that have additional classrooms and pupils; if she will ensure schools providing summer classes and camps will receive additional grant support for this period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23994/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Mairéad Farrell
242. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education the date for the publication of the next circular in relation to SNA allocation to schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24018/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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School Admissions
Patricia Ryan
243. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Education if she will take steps to ensure a place in primary school for a child (details supplied). [24022/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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School Funding
Claire Kerrane
244. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education if a school (details supplied) will be able to access a grant; when the next round of grants will open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24040/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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School Transport
Seán Sherlock
245. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education if a school bus service can be provided for an area in County Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24050/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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School Transport
Seán Sherlock
246. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education the up-to-date position regarding an application for a school bus ticket by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24051/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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School Textbooks
Ivana Bacik
247. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education the reason the funding awarded for schoolbooks was reduced to €80 per pupil from €96 in 2023; the savings to her Department from this reduction; if schools are allowed to pass on higher costs to parents; if she plans to reduce it further; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24053/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Bernard Durkan
248. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education the progress in recent months in respect of the provision of extra classroom accommodation/spaces at a school (details supplied), with particular reference to the time by which she can anticipate the completion of the school in line with specification; and when she expects this accommodation to be completed and made available. [24112/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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School Admissions
Bernard Durkan
249. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education the efforts in hand to ensure that all students in Kill secure a school place in September 2024, in view of the fact that a number of primary school children have so far been refused a place for the coming year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24113/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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School Enrolments
Bernard Durkan
250. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education if she is satisfied that all primary and second level school places required for September 2024 are available throughout County Kildare, including but not limited to, Prosperous, Clane, Naas, Maynooth, Leixlip, Celbridge, Kilcock and Straffan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24114/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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School Enrolments
Bernard Durkan
251. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education the extent to which emergency measures are being taken to ensure the availability of the adequate number of school places at primary and second level in September 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24115/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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School Enrolments
Bernard Durkan
252. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education the extent to which ongoing dialogue continues between her Department, the KWETB and the relevant school authorities in Prosperous, County Kildare at pre-primary, primary and post-primary levels, with a view to ensuring that sufficient places are being made available to meet the demand of the current and subsequent years without interruption either in respect of continued building where required, the planning of any new schools, or the acceleration of ongoing work in all schools; if satisfactory results can be achieved before the new school year; if she is satisfied that work in progress or steps yet to be taken can proceed without interruption; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24116/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Bernard Durkan
253. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education the progress to date in 2024 in the provision of a new school building (details supplied), in view of the fact that the current premises was only intended to be temporary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24117/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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School Staff
Bernard Durkan
254. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education the extent to which she expects to be in a position to address issues of teacher shortages at all primary and or second-level schools throughout the country, with particular reference to the need for locums; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24118/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Public Sector Pensions
Willie O'Dea
255. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if a review will take place regarding the overpayment taken from the lump sum pension of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24121/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Sports Organisations
Fergus O'Dowd
256. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media his views with regard to a briefing (details supplied) which seeks to create a full time, sustainable football industry that benefits young people, society in general as well as the local and national economy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23702/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Sports Facilities
Robert Troy
257. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason it is taking so long to repair the lifts in the National Aquatic Centre (details supplied). [23993/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Údarás na Gaeltachta
Mairéad Farrell
258. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to Parliamentary Question No. 295 of 29 March 2022, the details and total cost to date of the development constructed at the Údarás na Gaeltachta industrial estate at An Tulach, Baile na hAbhann, Indreabhán, Contae na Gaillimhe; the number of staff employed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24006/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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EU Programmes
Barry Cowen
259. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to outline her Department’s commitment to the delivery of the EU Work Plan for Sport 2024-2027. [24046/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Vacant Properties
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
260. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a report on the initiatives being taken to bring vacant properties back into use in Carlow; the number brought back into use in Carlow; the number of properties that applied for the vacant property scheme by town in Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24204/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Vacant Properties
Marian Harkin
261. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of Croí Cónaithe grants that have been approved in each Donegal local electoral area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24213/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Departmental Reviews
Violet-Anne Wynne
262. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the progress made in respect of the review into the differential rent administered by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23553/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Housing Schemes
Richard Boyd Barrett
263. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what grants or supports are available to a person with intellectual disabilities owing to an injury (details supplied), where the individual received a substantial compensation award on foot of this injury and whose assessed income therefore disqualifies them for social housing; whether this award can be excluded for the purposes of income assessment; what non-means tested housing supports are available to the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23561/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Departmental Data
Mattie McGrath
264. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details of all funding provided by his Department to Clonmel town under the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23568/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Departmental Data
Mattie McGrath
265. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details of all funding provided by his Department to Nenagh town under the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23569/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Departmental Data
Mattie McGrath
266. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details of all funding provided by his Department to Clonmel town since the abolition of the borough council ten years ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23570/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Departmental Data
Mattie McGrath
267. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details of all funding provided by his Department to Nenagh town since the abolition of town councils ten years ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23571/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Local Authorities
Róisín Shortall
268. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will respond to the contents of a news article (details supplied) regarding Dublin City Council tenants having to live with extensive mould and damp in their homes for long periods of time; the steps his Department is taking to ensure that local councils can better address these issues for their tenants; if he has engaged with Dublin City Council in recent times in relation to this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23591/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Legislative Measures
Louise O'Reilly
269. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Planning and Development Bill 2023 provides that applicants seeking planning permission to build one-off family homes on land owned by them will have a legal right to pre-planning meetings with local planners and to necessary site visits from them. [23595/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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National Parks and Wildlife Service
Michael Lowry
270. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 194 of 16 May 2024, the progress made to date in implementing the actions, committed to in the Strategic Action Plan for the Renewal of the National Parks and Wildlife Service 2022-2024, relating to the establishment of a structured stakeholder forum, and first meeting of forum held which was due to be implemented by September 2022; the membership and terms of reference of the forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23643/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Housing Schemes
Thomas Gould
271. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average all-in development costs for one-bed bungalows and low-rise apartment blocks delivered under the SHIP, Part V, CALF and CAS schemes in 2023, in tabular form. [23680/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Local Authorities
Thomas Gould
272. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason Cork County Council has been limited to only taking a €75,000 equity share in Rathealy Close, Fermoy. [23681/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Departmental Data
Pa Daly
273. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown, in tabular form, of the number of targeted and delivered social and affordable homes in Kerry for the years 2021 to 2023 and to date in 2024. [23709/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Animal Culls
Brendan Smith
274. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure that persons licensed to cull deer will be able to continue such services and that such licences will not just be made available to large-scale operators and exclude one-person licensed services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23719/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Sport and Recreational Development
Steven Matthews
275. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 369 of 14 May 2024, the position regarding the licence for a club (details supplied) applied for through his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23726/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Fire Service
John Brady
276. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on plans to move all retained firefighters to a fortnightly pay cycle; if he can provide, in tabular form, details on each fire authority when they moved to a fortnightly cycle; when it is planned to be implemented for all outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23733/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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National Parks and Wildlife Service
John Brady
277. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details on plans to complete the removal of invasive species such as cherry laurel from the Glen of the Downs nature reserve; to provide details of financial costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23734/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Invasive Species Policy
John Brady
278. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details on plans to remove invasive species in the State; to provide, in tabular form, the projects undertaken for each of the years 2020 to 2023 and to date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23735/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Departmental Policies
John Brady
279. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details on plans for nature rewilding; the details of State-funded projects between 2020 and 2023 and to date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23736/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Turbary Rights
Thomas Pringle
280. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is any restriction on the exercise of the turbary right of turf cutting on lands included in Lough Nillan Bog (Carrickatlieve) SAC and Lough Nillan Bog SPA, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23743/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Departmental Programmes
Denise Mitchell
281. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when funding for the caravan loan scheme for 2024 will be allocated to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23776/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Departmental Data
Patrick Costello
282. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of full and part-time staff, broken down by grade, working in the Residential Tenancies Board for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23777/24]