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Tue, 24 May 2022
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Schools Building Projects
Seán Sherlock
430. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education the start date for the construction a project (details supplied) given that the contracts have been signed; and the timelines that have been agreed. [26236/22]
Tue, 24 May 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Bríd Smith
431. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the lack of autism classes in secondary schools in the Dublin 12 area; her plans to increase the number of available places for autistic young people in post-primary education; the expected timeframe for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26259/22]
Tue, 24 May 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Denise Mitchell
432. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education the number of female ASD unit places in the Coolock and Kilmore areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26260/22]
Tue, 24 May 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Denise Mitchell
433. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education the number of primary schools within Dublin that have ASD units that have capacity available for the academic year 2022-2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26261/22]
Tue, 24 May 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Denise Mitchell
434. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education if the NCSE will commit to providing full-time special needs assistant support which has been recommended by the Disability Network Team for a person (details supplied). [26262/22]
Tue, 24 May 2022
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School Staff
Gary Gannon
435. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the latest average class size figure for primary schools in Ireland for 2021 and 2022 academic years (details supplied); if the average class size has reduced from 23.3 as detailed in her Department’s statistical bulletin from December 2021. [26263/22]
Tue, 24 May 2022
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School Enrolments
Gary Gannon
436. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the number of children enrolled in primary schools as of the 30 September 2021; and the number of pupils enrolled in special schools on the same date. [26264/22]
Tue, 24 May 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Mark Ward
437. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education the provisions and plans that are in place to supply additional ASD classes in secondary schools in the Rathcoole, Newcastle, Brittas and Saggart areas of Dublin. [26294/22]
Tue, 24 May 2022
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Schools Building Projects
Matt Carthy
438. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the proposed capacity of new buildings at a school (details supplied); the expected completion date with regard to the building works at this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26324/22]
Tue, 24 May 2022
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State Examinations
Emer Higgins
439. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education if adjustments will be made to the leaving certificate examination 2023 to compensate for the disruptions experienced by current fifth year students as a result of Covid-19 restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26326/22]
Tue, 24 May 2022
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Departmental Investigations
Peadar Tóibín
440. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the number of investigations, internal or external, commissioned by her Department into instances in which Departmental documents or information was leaked to the media, which were commissioned or conducted in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022; the nature of such leaks and investigations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26334/22]
Tue, 24 May 2022
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School Facilities
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
441. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of building a school hall. [26385/22]
Tue, 24 May 2022
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School Facilities
Ciarán Cannon
442. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Education the names of all post-primary schools that received funding for each of the years 2016 to 2021 for the purposes of developing a sports hall as part of their extension and or additional accommodation allocation; the amount allocated for each sports hall; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26390/22]
Tue, 24 May 2022
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Schools Building Projects
Catherine Murphy
443. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education the status of a school (details supplied) in Maynooth, County Kildare. [26405/22]
Tue, 24 May 2022
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School Transport
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
444. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of providing free school transport to all students currently using these services. [26419/22]
Tue, 24 May 2022
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School Transport
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
445. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of children who unsuccessfully applied for a seat on the school bus transport scheme in the 2021-2022 academic year. [26420/22]
Tue, 24 May 2022
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School Transport
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
446. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of providing free school transport for one child. [26421/22]
Tue, 24 May 2022
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School Staff
Brendan Griffin
447. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education if further advice will be provided on a matter (details supplied) in relation to a career break; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26426/22]
Tue, 24 May 2022
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Schools Building Projects
Darren O'Rourke
448. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the status of building works at schools (details supplied); the estimated start and completion dates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26427/22]
Tue, 24 May 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Sorca Clarke
449. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if she will review the decision to refuse an application for assistive technology for a pupil (details supplied). [26472/22]
Tue, 24 May 2022
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Schools Building Projects
Réada Cronin
450. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education the status of plans and buildings for a school (details supplied) that will have 100 students in first, second and third year in September 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26476/22]
Tue, 24 May 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Alan Dillon
451. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education if a child who is accepted for the summer provision can also be approved for summer tuition in a home-based programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26549/22]
Thu, 19 May 2022
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School Transport
Brendan Griffin
270. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education if a late application for a post-primary-school-transport grant will be accepted from a person in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25406/22]
Thu, 19 May 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Louise O'Reilly
271. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education if additional resources will be provided to a school (details supplied) in order that it can increase the number of places in specific learning disability classes for the 2022-2023 school year. [25425/22]
Thu, 19 May 2022
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School Funding
Louise O'Reilly
272. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education if additional resources will be provided to a school (details supplied) in order that it can roll-out the leaving certificate applied course for students in the school. [25426/22]
Thu, 19 May 2022
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Site Acquisitions
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
273. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education the steps that her Department is taking to work with the Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage and Fingal County Council to resolve the delay in providing a permanent site for a school (details supplied) due to the failure of a planning application on a site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25434/22]
Thu, 19 May 2022
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School Staff
Joe Carey
274. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Education if arrangements will be in place in summer 2022 for school secretaries and caretakers to be paid and that the practice of requiring these important workers to sign on for social welfare has been discontinued following agreement reached on this issue earlier in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25451/22]
Thu, 19 May 2022
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Site Acquisitions
Steven Matthews
275. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Education the details of the site acquisition process for a school (details supplied) since it was initiated; if she will provide all of the reports and technical assessments that were carried out by or on behalf of her Department on the site in relation to the proposed development of a secondary school that was previously announced by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25458/22]
Thu, 19 May 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
276. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the controversy over the refusal of an early intervention centre for autism in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25487/22]
Thu, 19 May 2022
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Special Educational Needs
James Lawless
277. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education if the issue of a student (details supplied) who is being refused a reader for their junior certificate exams will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25494/22]
Thu, 19 May 2022
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Site Acquisitions
Duncan Smith
278. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education the steps that her Department is taking to work with the Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage and Fingal County Council to resolve the delay in providing a permanent site for a school (details supplied) due to the failure of a planning application on the site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25507/22]
Thu, 19 May 2022
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Schools Building Projects
John Brady
279. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education the current status of a site acquisition for a new school building for a school (details supplied); the stage that matters are at with purchasing the site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25516/22]
Thu, 19 May 2022
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Schools Building Projects
John Brady
280. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education the current status of the construction of a new school building for a school (details supplied); the estimated timeframe from construction to completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25517/22]
Thu, 19 May 2022
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Schools Building Projects
John Brady
281. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education if a new school building for a school (details supplied) will be part of the National Development Finance Agency school bundles process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25518/22]
Thu, 19 May 2022
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State Examinations
Niall Collins
282. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education the process in obtaining an exemption from Irish; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25519/22]
Thu, 19 May 2022
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Departmental Properties
Catherine Murphy
283. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education the annual cost of cleaning and sanitising roofs of buildings under her Department’s control for the past five years to date in 2022. [25584/22]
Thu, 19 May 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Brendan Smith
284. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education if additional financial resources, both current and capital, are being provided in 2022 to enable the provision of additional special classes at primary and post primary level in areas in which there is an increasing demand for such classes (details supplied); if additional places will be available for the forthcoming school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25605/22]
Thu, 19 May 2022
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Site Acquisitions
Jennifer Whitmore
285. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the full purchase of the land relating to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25607/22]
Thu, 19 May 2022
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School Transport
Bernard Durkan
286. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education when school transport might be provided or restored in the case of a family (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25648/22]
Thu, 19 May 2022
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School Facilities
Neasa Hourigan
287. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 966 of 26 April 2022, if there are requirements for existing as opposed to new-build schools to have space for physical education. [25650/22]
Wed, 18 May 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Pádraig O'Sullivan
113. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education when a child (details supplied) will receive assistive technology for writing in school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25088/22]
Wed, 18 May 2022
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Schools Building Projects
James Lawless
114. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education the expected timelines for both the commencement and duration of construction on the building of a school (details supplied); the alternative accommodation plans that are being put in place while this construction begins; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24990/22]
Wed, 18 May 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Neale Richmond
115. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) is not participating in the Summer Education Programme for Children with Additional Needs given that it is not safe to do so; if she has engaged with the school to provide solutions to these issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24991/22]
Wed, 18 May 2022
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Schools Building Projects
James Lawless
116. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education if a series of matters in relation to the construction of a school (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24992/22]
Wed, 18 May 2022
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School Staff
Jim O'Callaghan
117. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if a school (details supplied) can regain a class teacher; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24993/22]
Wed, 18 May 2022
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Education Policy
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
118. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if the process of dividing the country into 314 school planning areas is underpinned by either primary or secondary legislation. [25000/22]
Wed, 18 May 2022
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School Accommodation
Mark Ward
119. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education if her Department has contacted South Dublin County Council to acquire land beside a school (details supplied) in order to aid the expansion of the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25021/22]
Wed, 18 May 2022
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Schools Building Projects
Paul McAuliffe
120. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education the status of the new building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25026/22]
Wed, 18 May 2022
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School Enrolments
John Lahart
121. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education the plans that her Department has put in place to accommodate students who have yet to be allocated a place for September 2022 while awaiting the building of a new school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25048/22]
Wed, 18 May 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Mary Butler
122. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Education if she will address matters raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in respect of the summer schools' programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25050/22]