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Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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National Educational Psychological Service
Sorca Clarke
126. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education her plans to address the staffing crisis within the National Educational Psychological Service. [16338/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Departmental Programmes
Sorca Clarke
197. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport to outline the proportion of the funding allocated to the safe routes to school programme that has been expended for the purposes of improving walking and cycling infrastructure in each of the years 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; and to provide a breakdown of the projects funded to date and the nature of works carried out. [15977/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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School Transport
Sorca Clarke
268. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education to outline the first- and full-year current cost of increasing capacity on school transport by 1,000 places, in tabular form. [15978/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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School Transport
Sorca Clarke
269. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education to outline the capital cost of increasing capacity on school transport by 1,000 places. [15979/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Sorca Clarke
270. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education to provide a breakdown of the estimated first and full-year current cost and one-off capital cost of reducing the pupil teacher ratio by one point at primary level in academic year 2024/2025 and by a further one point in academic year 2025/2026, in tabular form. [15980/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Sorca Clarke
271. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education to provide a breakdown of the estimated first and full-year current cost and one-off capital cost of reducing the pupil teacher ratio by one point at post-primary level in academic year 2024/2025 and by a further one point in academic year 2025/2026, in tabular form. [15981/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Sorca Clarke
272. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the estimated first and full-year cost of increasing the number of special needs assistants by 500, 1,000 and 1,500 respectively, in tabular form. [15984/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Sorca Clarke
273. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education to provide a breakdown of the first and full-year cost of recruiting 100, 500, and 1,000 special education teachers respectively, in tabular form. [15985/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Sorca Clarke
274. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the cost of increasing the salary of special education teachers by 1%, 2% and 5%, in tabular form. [15986/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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School Funding
Sorca Clarke
275. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the estimated net savings from withdrawing the annual State subsidy to private schools. [15987/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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School Funding
Sorca Clarke
276. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the estimate cost of increasing the minor works grant ceiling by 1%, 5% and 10% respectively, in tabular form. [15988/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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School Textbooks
Sorca Clarke
277. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the estimated first and full-year cost of extending the free schoolbooks to all pupils in public secondary schools, in tabular form. [15989/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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School Facilities
Sorca Clarke
278. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the estimated first and full-year cost of restoring the school libraries fund of €10 per child in academic year 2024-2025 and increasing this by a further €2.50 per child in academic year 2025-2026, in tabular form. [15990/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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School Facilities
Sorca Clarke
279. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the estimated first and full-year cost of providing €10 per child to each primary and post-primary school library. [15991/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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School Funding
Sorca Clarke
280. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the estimated first and full-year cost of increasing the guidance counselling funding by 5%, 10% and 20% respectively, in tabular form. [15992/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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School Transport
Sorca Clarke
281. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education to provide a breakdown of the total projected demand for mainstream transport services and the additional demand for services compared to the as-is scenario respectively in each of the school years 2024/2025 to 2029/2030, in tabular form, if recommendation 4.1a of the phase 3 report of the review of the school transport scheme is implemented in full from the start of the 2024/2025 school year. [16004/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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School Transport
Sorca Clarke
282. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education to provide a breakdown of the total current cost to meet the additional demand for mainstream transport services and the total projected demand for services, respectively in each of the school years 2024/2025 to 2029/2030, in tabular form, if recommendation 4.1a of the phase 3 report of the review of the school transport scheme is implemented in full from the start of the 2024/2025 school year. [16005/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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School Transport
Sorca Clarke
283. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education to provide a breakdown of the total capital cost to meet the additional demand for mainstream transport services and the total projected demand for services, respectively in each of the school years 2024/2025 to 2029/2030, in tabular form, if recommendation 4.1a of the phase 3 report of the review of the school transport scheme is implemented in full from the start of the 2024/2025 school year. [16006/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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School Staff
Sorca Clarke
369. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education for an update regarding the issue of salary credit for teachers that have returned from teaching abroad; and if she has plans to resolve this long-outstanding issue. [16756/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Derelict Sites
Sorca Clarke
401. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of sites in County Longford added to the derelict sites register in 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; the number of sites that were restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16574/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Derelict Sites
Sorca Clarke
402. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of sites in County Westmeath added to the derelict sites register in 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; the number of sites that were restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16575/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Housing Schemes
Sorca Clarke
403. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the budget for the repair and leasing scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16576/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Disease Management
Sorca Clarke
631. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of paediatric diabetes services that closed to new pump patients in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [16002/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Health Services
Sorca Clarke
688. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of paediatric diabetic clinics and the number of people availing of these services, respectively, by county in tabular form. [16220/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Health Services
Sorca Clarke
696. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the national diabetes paediatric clinical audit. [16249/24]
Thu, 11 Apr 2024
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Housing Policy
Sorca Clarke
63. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide details of his engagements with local authorities in counties Longford and Westmeath regarding provisions for older person's dwellings. [15022/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Bus Services
Sorca Clarke
177. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport if he can explain in detail why route 706 and 706X, run by a company (details supplied) will cease to exist in April 2024; if he will reconsider this decision and maintain this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13697/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Road Safety
Sorca Clarke
200. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the capital and current funding allocated to the safe routes to school programmes in each of the years 2022, 2023 and 2024. [14120/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Road Safety
Sorca Clarke
201. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the proportion of the funding allocated to the safe routes to school programme that has been expended for the purposes of years 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024. [14121/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Teaching Qualifications
Sorca Clarke
401. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if the CLÁR programme for teachers with qualifications abroad will be reintroduced for the next school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13679/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Ministerial Responsibilities
Sorca Clarke
402. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education when her diary would allow her to attend an official opening of an extension for a school (details supplied) in County Galway. [13682/24]
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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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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Housing Schemes
Sorca Clarke
694. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many homes were delivered through the repair and lease scheme in Longford for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [15070/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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School Meals Programme
Sorca Clarke
754. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of students at primary and post-primary respectively provided with free school meals in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [14224/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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School Meals Programme
Sorca Clarke
755. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated average cost of providing school meals per child in primary and post-primary schools respectively, in the academic years 2022-2023 and to date in 2023-2024, in tabular form. [14225/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
Sorca Clarke
816. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice further to her commitment in raising the sourcing of a new site for an establishment (details supplied) during Questions on Policy or Legislation on 28 February 2024, what engagements has she had on this; and what progress has been made. [15308/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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International Protection
Sorca Clarke
1106. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth , further to Parliamentary Question No. 514 of 23 January, if, given the recent changes announced by Government, this property is now being considered for IPAS. [14214/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Disability Services
Sorca Clarke
1221. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant posts, per CDNT, per post, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13672/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Disability Services
Sorca Clarke
1222. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of staff members who are on maternity leave, paternity leave and parental leave, expected to last longer than 4 weeks, per CDNT, in tabular form; and the action that is being taken by these teams to ensure established needs of children are met. [13673/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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General Practitioner Services
Sorca Clarke
1223. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health what plans are in place to ensure GP cover, given the imminent closure for Coole medical centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13674/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Hospital Services
Sorca Clarke
1556. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if he will take the necessary measures to ensure that the paediatric diabetes service in the Regional Hospital Mullingar will be kept open for those 145 children who avail of this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15088/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Hospital Staff
Sorca Clarke
1557. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health what plans he has in place to address the staffing crisis impacting the paediatric diabetes service in Regional Hospital, Mullingar, thereby ensuring the children of the Midlands are afforded the option to receive the best care close to home and not put under unnecessary stress. [15089/24]
Thu, 21 Mar 2024
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Bus Services
Sorca Clarke
155. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport what engagement he or his Department have had with a company (details supplied) the cessation from 8 April 2024 of route 706/706x which serves Galway, Athlone, Maynooth and Dublin Airport and if he will make a statement on the impact this closure will have on commuters and students attending Maynooth University.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13332/24]
Thu, 21 Mar 2024
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School Transport
Sorca Clarke
197. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on incorporating electric vehicles and other low-emission vehicles into the school transport fleet in accordance with the Phase 2, p11, Climate Action Plan 2021 of the review of the school transport scheme; to provide projected timelines and targets for the expansion of low-emission vehicles within the fleet, in tabular form; the total cost of the incorporating EVs and low-emissions vehicles; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13294/24]
Thu, 21 Mar 2024
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School Transport
Sorca Clarke
198. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education to provide a breakdown of the total current cost to meet Climate Action Plan 2021 and National Mobility Policy, as outlined in Phase 2 of the school transport scheme, in each of the school years 2024/2025 to 2029/2030, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13295/24]
Thu, 21 Mar 2024
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School Transport
Sorca Clarke
199. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education to provide a summary of projects or initiatives planned collaborations between the school transport scheme and the Connecting Ireland bus programme; to provide a summary of projects or initiatives planned with timelines and expected outcomes; to provide a breakdown of these collaborations in each of the school years 2024/2205 to 2029/2030, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13296/24]