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Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Paul Kehoe
177. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education when a school (details supplied) can expect to receive appointments for NEPS assessments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43497/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Education Policy
Michael Ring
178. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education the reason a co-educational secondary school was refused at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43513/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Michael Fitzmaurice
179. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education the number of staff suffering from long-Covid who have had their employment terminated by her Department (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43525/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Teacher Training
Seán Canney
180. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if student teachers who have completed 240 ECTS in home economics and Irish secondary school teaching at a college (details supplied) and achieved a level 8 degree, are now qualified to teach; if this can be confirmed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43531/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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School Accommodation
Seán Canney
181. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education for an update in relation to the provision of school accommodation for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43541/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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School Accommodation
Seán Canney
182. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education for an update in relation to the provision of school accommodation for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43542/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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School Accommodation
Seán Canney
183. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education for an update in relation to the provision of school accommodation for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43543/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Eoin Ó Broin
184. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 78 of 27 September 2023, if a timeline is available for when her Department expects to receive and review the second tender report. [43573/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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School Transport
Cathal Crowe
185. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education the steps her Department is taking to address the school transport routes in County Clare that are currently without a driver; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43577/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Schools Refurbishment
Mark Ward
186. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education for an update on a school (details supplied); if her Department will start the process to immediately replace the fire-damaged and hazardous prefab buildings; if she will give a commitment to prioritise the school's infrastructure need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43581/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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School Admissions
Bernard Durkan
187. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education if all efforts are being made to secure a school place for a child (details supplied) who is non-verbal and currently has no school place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43582/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Educational Disadvantage
Seán Canney
188. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if she will meet with a person (details supplied) to discuss the allocation model used to distribute HSCL to secondary schools in the DEIS scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43587/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Bernard Durkan
189. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education if all efforts can be made to ensure that the daughter of a person (details supplied) has the appropriate SNA resources, who has just started in junior infants and whose parents have been advised that they require one-to-one SNA assistance; if a one-to-one SNA can be provided in this case; the procedure to apply for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43608/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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School Admissions
Seán Canney
190. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education when an appropriate secondary school placement will be found for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43631/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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School Transport
Darren O'Rourke
191. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the number of buses in the Bus Éireann school transport fleet for the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school term, in tabular form. [43634/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Defibrillators Provision
Neasa Hourigan
192. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Education her plans to provide funding to ensure that defibrillators are in place in all special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43662/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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School Accommodation
Mary Lou McDonald
193. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education when a response will be issued to correspondence from this Deputy (details supplied). [43684/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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School Accommodation
Mary Lou McDonald
194. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education if she will facilitate a meeting requested by a school (details supplied) in Dublin. [43685/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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School Funding
Neasa Hourigan
195. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Education the funding and grants available to schools for ICT infrastructure, such as desktop PCs, projectors and printers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43687/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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School Accommodation
Alan Dillon
196. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education for an update on a building (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43691/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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School Transport
Martin Browne
197. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of the current difficulties facing many parents in accessing school bus routes (details supplied); and if she plans to address the lack of capacity in the school bus service. [43694/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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School Transport
Niamh Smyth
198. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education for an update on the school transport review; when the review will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43697/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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School Admissions
Eoin Ó Broin
199. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education the efforts being made by her Department and the NCSE to ensure a person (details supplied) obtains a school place suitable to their specified educational needs for the 2024-2025 school year where the family have applied to all schools on the list provided by their local SENO but are unlikely to be offered a place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43721/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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School Transport
Claire Kerrane
200. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that a bus is sourced for a school (details supplied), to ensure that children with additional needs can get to and from school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43731/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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School Transport
Cathal Crowe
201. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will give consideration to a number of measures (details supplied) to tackle the school transport issues in County Clare at present. [43752/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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School Transport
Bernard Durkan
202. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education if any assistance in respect of school transport can be provided to a number of local families (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43762/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Citizens' Assembly
Ivana Bacik
203. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education if it is expected that a Citizens’ Assembly on the Future of Education will be established during the lifetime of the Government; and, if so, when it is expected that its terms of reference will be published. [43766/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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School Transport
Niamh Smyth
204. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding bus tickets for children. [43782/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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School Staff
Willie O'Dea
205. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education when a resolution will be reached (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43982/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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School Transport
Steven Matthews
206. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Education the position regarding school bus routes (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if there is a timeline for the provision of these services; if an explanation for the delays in these routes commencing can be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43825/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Alan Farrell
207. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43884/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Alan Farrell
208. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43890/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Alan Farrell
209. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43891/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Alan Farrell
210. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43892/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Bernard Durkan
211. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education the progress to date in the determination of the provision of an ASD unit at a school (details supplied), given plans were submitted in February 2023 for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43902/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Mark Ward
212. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 272 of 26 September 2023, when her Department expects to receive the 2nd tender report for a school (details supplied); when the school can expect to be contacted on this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43937/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Anne Rabbitte
213. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education the status of the works at a school (details supplied) for the provision of modular units on site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43940/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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School Accommodation
Gino Kenny
214. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education for an update on the replacement of prefabs at a school (details supplied). [43954/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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School Accommodation
Gino Kenny
215. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education to provide funding to replace the prefabs at a school (details supplied) as a matter of urgency due to serious health and safety concerns for students and teachers. [43955/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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School Enrolments
Patrick Costello
216. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the total number of 6th-class students currently enrolled in primary schools in the Dublin 8 SPA (2022-2023) in tabular form, specifying the number of students in Catholic, Church of Ireland, and multi-denominational primary schools; and the total number of first-year secondary school places that will be available next year (2023-2024) in the SPA, specifying the total number of spaces available in Catholic, Church of Ireland, and multi-denominational secondary schools. [43962/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Teaching Qualifications
Noel Grealish
217. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Education if an individual who completes an IPGCE with QTS in a UK university which requires students to complete their training in an Irish school setting, while completing the academic aspects online, will meet the induction requirements for the Irish Teaching Council when applying for registration; if a person who is registered with the UK Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) in Northern Ireland can teach in the south of Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43979/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Matt Carthy
218. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education when a school (details supplied) will receive approval to proceed with the proposed permanent extension comprising of three classroom SEN base, five additional classrooms, two special education tuition rooms, one music room, one textiles room, one science laboratory and preparation room, associated circulation and WC, and ancillary areas; the reason for the delay to date in this approval; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43988/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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School Patronage
Patrick Costello
219. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the number of places made available, by ethos that is, Catholic, Church of Ireland or multi-denominational, in first year in secondary schools in the Dublin 8 SPA in each of the years 2016 to 2022, in tabular form. [43990/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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School Enrolments
Patrick Costello
220. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the total number of 6th-class students enrolled in primary schools in the Dublin 8 SPA in each of the years from 2015-2016 to 2021-2022, specifying the number of students in Catholic, Church of Ireland, and multi-denominational primary schools. [43991/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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School Funding
Pauline Tully
221. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Education the reason a school (details supplied) has not received the ICT grant for this academic year; and the timeframe within which the grant will be issued. [43992/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Matt Carthy
222. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education when the modular building proposal for a school (details supplied) will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43993/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Thomas Gould
223. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education whether consideration has been given to the differing staffing needs of special schools, particularly regarding administrative deputy principals, resourcing for high and low-incidence needs and extra funding for additional CPD and health and safety training. [44001/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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School Facilities
Francis Noel Duffy
224. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Education the timeline for the roll-out of solar panels to all schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44005/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Seán Haughey
225. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education if appropriate planning will take place to ensure that there are a sufficient number of autism classes in mainstream schools provided in the Killester, Raheny and Clontarf school planning area to meet the anticipated demand for places in the 2024/2025 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44017/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Marc MacSharry
226. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education the reason the announced additional two modular buildings of 80 sq. m are not yet in place in a school (details supplied); the reason that in October of this school year, more urgency has not been placed on the installation of these buildings; when these much-needed class rooms will be installed and be fully functional; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44020/23]