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Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
604. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Education if the three secondary schools (details supplied) in Dublin 15 that have agreed to open ASD classes for September 2022 will be provided with the relevant teaching staff, SNAs and other supports in time for the start of the academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33892/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
605. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Education if students entering the newly opened ASD secondary classes in schools (details supplied) will be entitled to have any existing SNA allocations they have from primary school immediately transferred to their new school or if the secondary schools will have to seek reviews of their existing SNA allocations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33893/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Departmental Policies
Seán Canney
606. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education the rationale behind her Department’s decision not to allow teachers on a career break to substitute teach for the full school year; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that many teachers who decided to move their location across the country while on a career break had planned on being able to teach as they got established in their new location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33942/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Flexible Work Practices
Peadar Tóibín
607. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the total number of persons who are employed by her Department; the number who are currently working remotely; and the estimated number of persons in her Department who ordinarily worked from home prior to the Covid-19 pandemic. [33971/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Paul Murphy
608. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 105 of 6 April 2022, if she will request the National Council for Special Education to provide a response given that none has issued to date. [34008/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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School Costs
Noel Grealish
609. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Education if she will provide additional funding to schools to help them cope with the increased costs of electricity and heating; if the Covid cleaning payment will be paid to schools in the next school year 2022/2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34013/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Scoileanna DEIS
Mattie McGrath
610. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education when a decision will be made in relation to DEIS appeals by schools (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34083/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Schools Building Projects
Paul Murphy
611. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education the schemes that exist for schools to apply for funding for more substantial structural work than would normally be covered by summer and emergency works schemes, for example replacement of roof, walls or the construction of new buildings. [34085/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Schools Building Projects
Michael Creed
612. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education if she will urgently review the design brief in respect of a new school (details supplied) in County Cork given the current enrolment and the projected population growth in the area and the demand for additional classroom accommodation in adjacent new primary school buildings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34091/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Departmental Priorities
Brendan Griffin
613. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education the steps that she is taking to ensure the survival of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34193/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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School Transport
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
614. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education if she has plans to raise the grant amount for school transportation in view of the huge increase in fuel prices and the lack of any increase in the past number of years [34213/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Willie O'Dea
615. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education her plans to address the lack of ASD units in primary schools in Limerick; the details of the new ASD units coming on stream in Limerick in September 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34223/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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School Transport
Willie O'Dea
616. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if she plans to include schools (details supplied) in the School Transport Programme.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34232/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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State Examinations
Willie O'Dea
617. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the consternation among pupils and teachers of Irish over the recent Junior Certificate exam paper; her views that the strong focus on literature and creative writing in the Irish exam with no oral element which could be detrimental to the language in the long run given that it could discourage students from opting for the higher-level Leaving Certificate paper; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34239/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Réada Cronin
618. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education the number of children with SEN that are currently sanctioned for home tuition on the grounds that they do not have a school placement or an early intervention class placement; the same data for the past five years in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34298/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Réada Cronin
619. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education the number of children with SEN who are awaiting assessment to be sanctioned for home tuition in the absence of a school placement or early intervention class placement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34299/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Réada Cronin
620. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education the number of children with SEN in County Kildare who are currently sanctioned for home tuition on the grounds that they do not have a school placement or an early intervention class placement; the same data for the past five years in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34300/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Réada Cronin
621. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education the number of children with SEN in County Kildare who are awaiting assessment for sanction for home tuition on the grounds that they do not have a school placement or an early intervention class placement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34301/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Réada Cronin
622. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education the cost to the Exchequer of providing home tuition to SEN children on the grounds that they are without a school placement or an early intervention class placement; if her Department can compare and contrast such cost with that of an in-school place per child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34302/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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School Inspections
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
623. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a detailed update on any audits carried out by the NCSE of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34310/22]