Parliamentary questions

Small and Medium Enterprises

Louise O'Reilly

71. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 249 and 258 of 23 January 2024, to provide an update on the percentage of Irish SMEs currently exporting services and the domestic value added in Irish service exports from SMEs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25736/24]

School Enrolments

Bernard Durkan

72. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that school places will be provided to children (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25622/24]

School Enrolments

Paul Murphy

73. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will request that a reason is provided explaining why a child was not accepted as a pupil at a school (details supplied); and the reason the newly built section is not being used to allow for a bigger capacity for pupils, given that there are waiting lists for entry. [25628/24]

Special Educational Needs

Brendan Howlin

74. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education if she will review the decision not to provide an additional ASD class at a school (details supplied), despite the school having been contacted by her Department in March asking if the school was interested in opening an additional class to cater for pupils in the school in need of ASD support, some of whom have now been advised to transfer to a school some distance outside of the town; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25632/24]

Special Educational Needs

Pádraig O'Sullivan

75. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if her Department will engage with the NCSE regarding the sanctioning of a special class at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25640/24]

Schools Building Projects

Steven Matthews

76. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Education the position regarding the Project Boyne school building initiative; how this bundle is being progressed; if it is to be split, how that will proceed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25641/24]

Special Educational Needs

Louise O'Reilly

77. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education the number of primary schools who agreed to open special classes in modular units for the school year starting September 2024; the number of these schools who had their request rejected by the Department; in tabular form by school name and county. [25651/24]

Special Educational Needs

Louise O'Reilly

78. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education the number of secondary schools who agreed to open special classes in modular units for the school year starting September 2024; the number of these schools who had their request rejected by the Department; in tabular form by school name and county. [25652/24]

Special Educational Needs

Louise O'Reilly

79. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education if her Department rejected the opening of a special class in a modular unit at a school (details supplied), citing that the area did not have the numbers for additional classes; how this decision was arrived at given the level of need which exists in the Swords area, and given that Fingal is the fastest growing area in Ireland. [25653/24]

Schools Building Projects

Michael Ring

80. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education the up to date position with applications for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25658/24]

Special Educational Needs

Bernard Durkan

81. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education if a dedicated SNA can be assigned to the child of a person (details supplied), given the combination of her autism diagnosis with her intellectual disability diagnosis are giving rise to extremely difficult in-school circumstances; the procedure to apply for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25660/24]

EU Meetings

Denis Naughten

82. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education the number of formal and informal Council of the European Union meetings that have been held since 27 June 2020 under the remit of his Department; and the number of formal and informal meetings, respectively held virtually and the corresponding number held in person; if he or his predecessor attended each meeting, or a Minister of State or ambassador represented the Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25666/24]

Flexible Work Practices

Denis Naughten

83. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education if her Department and each body and agency under the remit of her Department has achieved the Government-mandated public sector remote working target of 20%; when this was achieved in each instance; the current percentage of staff working remotely; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25684/24]

Special Educational Needs

Denis Naughten

84. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education if she will review the decision to withdraw five hours of special education teaching from a school (details supplied); the basis for this withdrawal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25699/24]

Grant Payments

Michael Healy-Rae

85. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on an application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25708/24]

School Transport

Bernard Durkan

86. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education if all is in order with the school transport application of the children of a person (details supplied); when confirmation of a bus ticket will be forthcoming for the next school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25710/24]

Special Educational Needs

Sean Fleming

87. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education when the circular on the allocation of special needs assistants for the coming school year will be published in order that each school will know which pupils with special needs they can enrol as they are waiting on the circular for clarification; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25720/24]

School Accommodation

James O'Connor

88. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education the position regarding two external works scheme applications for a school (details supplied); if every effort can be made to ensure that decisions are returned on both applications at the earliest possible opportunity to ensure that the approved ASD class can be facilitated following completion of necessary health and safety works and to ensure that efforts can commence on reconfiguring a space into a sensory room for the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25722/24]

Special Educational Needs

Sorca Clarke

89. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a breakdown, in relation to the summer programme, of the number of children in each of the primary inclusion scheme, post-primary inclusion scheme and special school scheme respectively in 2023 and expected in 2024, in tabular form. [25726/24]

Special Educational Needs

Sorca Clarke

90. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of increasing the rate of payment for the primary inclusion scheme and the post-primary inclusion scheme from €30 to €45 per week. [25727/24]