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Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Robert Troy
266. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if she will provide details of all expansion and new school buildings planned for schools in Athlone town in order to cater for the rapidly increasing population. [19164/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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School Equipment
Holly Cairns
267. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education her views on a school having a mandatory scheme requiring students to purchase a particular type of educational aid through a specific company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19182/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Ukraine War
Alan Kelly
268. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a breakdown of the number of Ukrainian students being taken in by both primary and secondary schools across each Dublin postal district, in tabular form. [19230/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
269. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on plans to build the ASD pod at Dungarvan College, County Waterford; when she expects the pod to be open to students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19272/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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School Enrolments
Réada Cronin
270. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education for an update on the urgently awaited news of school places for children in Kilcock; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19285/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Réada Cronin
271. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education when the BFR for a school (details supplied) will be available, given the long wait for same by the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19286/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Alan Dillon
272. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education if she intends to progress a school (details supplied) for Westport; if these types of school have been established in Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19296/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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School Transport
Alan Dillon
273. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education if she will review proposals to establish a school bus transport service to support parents and pupils of a school (details supplied); if she will outline the guidelines to establish such a service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19302/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Sorca Clarke
274. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the criteria set for accessing the summer programme 2023 and the home-based programme. [19307/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Legislative Measures
Catherine Connolly
275. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 776 of 21 March 2023, the details of her Department's engagement with stakeholders in relation to the Education (Student and Parent Charter) Bill 2019 which is currently awaiting an order for Committee Stage; the expected timeline for the Bill to progress to Committee Stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19358/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Departmental Circulars
Catherine Connolly
276. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education what analysis her Department has carried out in relation to the efficacy of circular 0032/2017 in relation to reducing the cost of school uniforms; for details of any monitoring carried out by her Department in relation to the implementation of the circular; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19359/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Departmental Circulars
Catherine Connolly
277. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education her plans in relation to schools that do not allow generic options for uniforms; for details of any engagement her Department has had in 2022 and to-date in 2023 with schools that do not allow generic options for uniforms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19360/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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School Admissions
Eoin Ó Broin
278. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education if a school is held responsible for the delay in circumstances (details supplied) in the same manner as parents are held responsible when they do not meet the specified timeframes regarding appeals of this nature; and if she will provide advice in relation to further options for parents in this situation. [19398/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Pearse Doherty
279. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education the teaching measures that will be put in place for a student (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19509/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Direct Provision System
Neasa Hourigan
280. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Education the number of individuals currently residing in direct provision centres that are enrolled in primary and post-primary education respectively. [19556/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Verona Murphy
281. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the current status of an approved extension for a school (details supplied) to which a design team was appointed in January 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19572/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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State Examinations
Niall Collins
282. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education her views on an issue raised in correspondence (details supplied); if she can ask the State Examinations Commission to respond to the issue raised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19601/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Schools Building Projects
James Lawless
283. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education if phase 1 build approved for school (details supplied) will integrate a new staff canteen, as has been proposed by school management and put forward to her Department, as part of the modular building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19609/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Departmental Meetings
Catherine Murphy
284. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will confirm that her attention has been drawn to a request to meet a person (details supplied); and if she will acquiesce to that. [19615/23]
Thu, 20 Apr 2023
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Third Level Fees
Michael Healy-Rae
216. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if she will address a matter in relation to financial support to first year trainees (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18658/23]
Thu, 20 Apr 2023
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School Accommodation
James Lawless
217. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the additional accommodation application lodged by school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18624/23]
Thu, 20 Apr 2023
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School Accommodation
James Lawless
218. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the drawdown of funding by a school (details supplied) for a new extension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18625/23]
Thu, 20 Apr 2023
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Schools Building Projects
James Lawless
219. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education if her Department has considered an external engineering report raising issues with a school building (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18626/23]
Thu, 20 Apr 2023
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School Transport
Michael Creed
220. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education when transport arrangements can be put in place for a pupil (details supplied) who is attending a special class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18639/23]
Thu, 20 Apr 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Matt Carthy
221. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the current status of the new school construction project for a school (details supplied); if this project will proceed to tender stage; the expected timeframe for completion of the new school building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18665/23]
Thu, 20 Apr 2023
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Teacher Training
Richard O'Donoghue
222. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education if discussions are expected to change the circular for incremental credits so that teaching experience abroad in non-EU private schools is recognised in Ireland (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18708/23]
Thu, 20 Apr 2023
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School Accommodation
James Lawless
223. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the additional school accommodation scheme application lodged by school (details supplied); if her Department is considering the concerns recently raised by the school principal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18710/23]
Thu, 20 Apr 2023
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State Examinations
Cian O'Callaghan
224. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if the fees for the State examinations, both Leaving Certificate and Junior Certificate, will continue to be waived in 2024; when she will announce any provisions or changes to the Leaving Certificate in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18721/23]
Thu, 20 Apr 2023
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Departmental Consultations
Rose Conway-Walsh
225. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education the details of each time her Department, or public bodies under the aegis of her Department, enlisted the services of consultants in 2022; the purpose and value of each contract; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18728/23]
Thu, 20 Apr 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Joan Collins
226. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education when her Department will give the go ahead of the tender documents for a school (details supplied). [18753/23]
Thu, 20 Apr 2023
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School Staff
Darren O'Rourke
227. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the supervision and substitution scheme; if the scheme currently exists and is open to new applicants; the way she will address the shortage of cover for supervision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18761/23]
Thu, 20 Apr 2023
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School Staff
Sorca Clarke
228. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of middle management positions in primary schools which were removed or scaled back during the austerity years that have been reintroduced per county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18804/23]
Thu, 20 Apr 2023
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School Staff
Sorca Clarke
229. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of middle management positions in secondary schools which were removed or scaled back during the austerity years that have been reintroduced per county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18805/23]
Thu, 20 Apr 2023
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School Staff
Sorca Clarke
230. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of secondary schools that do not have a home economics teacher in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, by county, in tabular form. [18807/23]
Thu, 20 Apr 2023
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Departmental Data
Sorca Clarke
231. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the initiatives, if any, she intends to roll-out to ensure that the number of special needs teachers matches the number of students who need them. [18808/23]
Thu, 20 Apr 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Paul Kehoe
232. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education when the contractor for a school building project (details supplied) can expect to receive outstanding payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18848/23]
Thu, 20 Apr 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Bernard Durkan
233. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education the progress to date in relation to the triple school project incorporating replacement school for schools (details supplied); the extent to which all outstanding matters have been resolved in this regard; the number of issues outstanding; the timescale for the resolution of same; when it is expected the proposed new schools will be ready for occupation given the urgency of the situation driven by an increased population; the extent to which she and her Department continues to liaise with the relevant school authorities involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18895/23]
Thu, 20 Apr 2023
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School Transport
Bernard Durkan
234. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education the extent to which she continues to liaise with the parents and management of various schools throughout north Kildare, with a view to ensuring the availability of school transport in the widest form possible, whether on a concessionary or regular basis with particular reference to children attending schools in Maynooth from Straffan, Clane, Prosperous and Rathcoffey, given the present circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18898/23]
Thu, 20 Apr 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Bernard Durkan
235. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education the extent to which ongoing discussions are taking place in relation to the location and development of a school (details supplied); the progress to date, the discussions currently taking place in this regard, when it is expected that the process will conclude to the satisfaction of the school authorities and her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18899/23]
Wed, 19 Apr 2023
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Hospital Staff
Paul Murphy
47. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education in relation to funding for educational psychologists which will be considered in a report expected to be released in Q2, if she is aware that current trainees are advocating that this funding should match what the HSE offers to ensure equity in the profession; if she will guarantee that all trainees receive equitable financial support and opportunities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18360/23]
Wed, 19 Apr 2023
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Hospital Staff
Holly Cairns
48. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that participants in a psychology training programme (details supplied) are provided with the same funding and supports as persons pursuing similar programmes. [18455/23]
Wed, 19 Apr 2023
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Hospital Staff
Pa Daly
49. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education her views on the funding for current educational psychology students within Mary Immaculate College and UCD, in light of the supports offered to new entrants to these courses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18382/23]
Wed, 19 Apr 2023
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School Transport
Paul Kehoe
50. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education if a second-level student can appeal a decision to refuse special education school transport when the closest mainstream school is not meeting the specific needs of the student; what evidence is required for the appeal to prove this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18383/23]
Wed, 19 Apr 2023
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School Accommodation
Marian Harkin
51. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the application for additional school accommodation for a named school (details supplied); if she will provide a timeline for a letter of acceptance to this application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18384/23]
Wed, 19 Apr 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Mark Ward
52. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a guaranteed timeline for the beginning of the major building project for a school (details supplied); if she will estimate how long this will take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18387/23]
Wed, 19 Apr 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Mark Ward
53. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a guaranteed timeline for the beginning of the major building project for a school (details supplied); if she will estimate how long this will take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18388/23]
Wed, 19 Apr 2023
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Hospital Staff
Ged Nash
54. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education if she will outline her plans in relation to ensuring equitable treatment in the funding of the education of trainee psychologists (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18424/23]
Wed, 19 Apr 2023
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Curaclam Scoile
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
55. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education an bhfuil sí ar an eolas gur laghdaíodh an t-am do mhúineadh na Gaeilge sna bunscoileanna ó 5 uair an chloig sa tseachtain in 1971 go 3.5 uair an chloig sa tseachtain in 1999 agus go bhfuil sé molta anois é a laghdú go 3 uair an chloig sa tseachtain in 92% de scoileanna faoi Chreatchuraclam na Bunscoile (2023), agus ag an am céanna nár tháinig athrú ar na spriocanna foghlama don teanga ná ar an ról atá le himirt ag bunscoileanna i sealbhú teanga i gcaitheamh na tréimhse sin agus dá réir, an féidir leis an Aire aon taighde atá aici, ina léirítear nach raibh gá a thuilleadh leis an uair an chloig go leith a cailleadh in 1999, a roinnt, agus ar an gcaoi chéanna, an féidir léi aon taighde a roinnt ina léirítear nach raibh gá leis an leathuair an chloig atá le cailleadh faoi Chreatchuraclam na Bunscoile (2023) chun na spriocanna foghlama agus an sealbhú teanga céanna a bhaint amach ag an mbunleibhéal. [18426/23]
Wed, 19 Apr 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Niall Collins
56. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the proposed building programme at a school (details supplied); if she will confirm the schedule now being followed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18427/23]
Wed, 19 Apr 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Niall Collins
57. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education to confirm the contacts with the board of management of a college (details supplied) following her recent announcement giving the go-ahead to deal with the accommodation needs of the college; the details of the schedule now being followed, in view of the concerns of the college community that progress be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18428/23]
Wed, 19 Apr 2023
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Schools Building Projects
John Brady
58. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education to provide an update and estimated timeline for a school building project (details supplied); if the tender document for the school has been issued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18444/23]
Wed, 19 Apr 2023
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Schools Building Projects
John Brady
59. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education to provide an update and estimated timeline for a school building project (details supplied) to include a detailed schedule of works with proposed completion dates; when the additional temporary accommodation units will be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18445/23]
Wed, 19 Apr 2023
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Hospital Staff
Holly Cairns
60. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if he will ensure that participants in a psychology training programme (details supplied) are provided with the same funding and supports as persons pursuing similar programmes. [18454/23]
Wed, 19 Apr 2023
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Hospital Staff
Willie O'Dea
61. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if she will clarify if financial support will be forthcoming for the current cohort of students on the trainee educational and child psychologist programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18466/23]
Wed, 19 Apr 2023
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Departmental Policies
Cathal Crowe
62. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will consider a change in the way in which July Provision is considered as part of a teacher’s work (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18524/23]
Wed, 19 Apr 2023
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Hospital Staff
Róisín Shortall
63. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education if she will provide details of the funding that will be provided to incoming first-year trainee educational psychologists; if this funding will be provided to all first-year trainee educational psychologists from September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18573/23]
Wed, 19 Apr 2023
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Hospital Staff
Róisín Shortall
64. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education if she intends to provide funding for current trainee educational psychologists, separate to the one-off bursary for trainees in their third year of professional training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18574/23]
Wed, 19 Apr 2023
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Departmental Funding
Holly Cairns
65. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education when the ancillary grant will be paid to national schools; what advice is being issued to schools to cover staffing costs for the delay in the payment of the grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18602/23]
Wed, 19 Apr 2023
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Island Communities
Holly Cairns
66. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education to provide her response to the recommendation in the UCC report Housing and Sustaining Communities on the west Cork Islands to support young families on the islands through services and infrastructure, including free ferries where access to schooling is not available on the islands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18603/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Richard Bruton
497. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education the current status of a school building project (details supplied); and when it is expected that the project will be completed. [16328/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Child Abuse
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
498. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education the steps being taken to ensure that victims of historical abuse in non-Catholic day and boarding schools are included in the scoping inquiry into sex abuse in such schools, and in view of the concerns raised, that the inquiry will be incomplete unless extended to such schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16408/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
499. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education what action the parents of a child such as a person (details supplied) should take to ensure their child has access to a place in a reading school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16442/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Denise Mitchell
500. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education the number of schools affected by her Department's decision to pause school building works going to tender or construction phase in Dublin 5, Dublin 13 and Dublin 17 respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16445/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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School Staff
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
501. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education how many teachers, across all categories of schools, have been employed by her Department in each of the past four years. [16526/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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School Staff
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
502. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education how many teaching positions, across all categories of schools, have been sanctioned by her Department in each of the past four years. [16527/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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School Accommodation
Réada Cronin
503. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 358 of 28 March 2023, the actions that are being taken now to ensure capacity for the next school year in north Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16696/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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School Accommodation
Joan Collins
504. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education if she will address a matter in relation to accommodation for a school (details supplied); if the prefabs will be allowed to go ahead so that the school has the needed extra space on site for September and not elsewhere; if she will find a solution that gives the school and children the space they are entitled to in the future and if the Government will follow through on its promises to children with additional needs in mainstream schools. [16715/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Fee Paying Schools
Joan Collins
505. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education how many private schools there are in the State; if she will provide a list of them; and how many have provided special classes for children with disabilities and autism. [16749/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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School Admissions
Louise O'Reilly
506. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education what options are available to the family of a student (details supplied) who has withdrawn from school and is refusing to attend due to difficulties they have faced in the school, but who has applied to enrolled in a new school and has been denied a place in that school. [16809/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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School Curriculum
Sorca Clarke
507. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if her Department is considering aligning the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages for primary and secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16827/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Mental Health Services
Emer Higgins
508. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education what measures are in place to assist teachers in the south Clondalkin area to support high-risk students given the waiting lists for CAMHS are so long; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16846/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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School Funding
Louise O'Reilly
509. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education what options and funding streams are available to a school that wishes to start a school library and stock it with books. [16849/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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School Curriculum
Jim O'Callaghan
510. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if a response will issue to correspondence (details supplied). [16855/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Rights of the Child
Pauline Tully
511. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Education if her Department plans to publish rights-based guidance on restraint and the elimination of seclusion that will protect children and young people from harm and comply with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and the UN Convention on the Rights of People with disabilities (UNCRPD); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16864/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
512. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education the reason she has halted the long-promised development of school buildings (details supplied) which already has planning permission in place and a contractor ready to go; if she will explain the implications for the school and another school; the examination that took place of the implications for students and potential students as a result of this decision before it was made, particularly those with additional educational needs; the additional supports that will be put in place to support these students throughout the delay; and when she expects the development to recommence given the commitment by An Taoiseach that the delayed projects will recommence in 2023. [16906/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Official Engagements
Catherine Murphy
513. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education If she met the Governor of Pennsylvania during her recent visit to Philadelphia for St. Patrick’s Day. [16920/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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School Curriculum
Thomas Pringle
514. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education if she will bring swimming lessons and driving lessons into second level education in (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16938/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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School Staff
Michael Healy-Rae
515. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if the eligibility of a person (details supplied) for the supplementary panel for primary teaching will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16955/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Eoin Ó Broin
516. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education the efforts being made by her Department to ensure special school placements are available to all children who require them; and if she will provide advice for parents who cannot secure a place for their child for the coming school year. [16962/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Eoin Ó Broin
517. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education when a person (details supplied) will be provided with a place in a special school or class suited to their specified educational needs; and what assistance can be provided to the person's parents in navigating the application process to special schools and mainstream schools with special classes. [16963/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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School Accommodation
Patrick O'Donovan
518. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education if a decision on an application by a school (details supplied) could be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16965/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
519. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education how the parents of a pupil (details supplied) can be evaluated and access a suitable supported place in a mainstream school as a transfer from his existing place in a special school. [16975/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Joe O'Brien
520. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the building of the second phase of a school (details supplied) due to commence works in September 2023 and for completion by September 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17007/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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School Accommodation
Michael Lowry
521. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education if she will explain why a school (details supplied) has received communication from her Department that funding allocated to the school in 2021 to obtain two SEN classrooms and prefabbed rental accommodation is being completely revoked; if the decision to revoke funding to this school will be reviewed given the circumstances outlined in the attached documents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17008/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Michael Healy-Rae
522. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update regarding extensions to two national schools (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17011/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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School Transport
Pádraig O'Sullivan
523. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update with respect to a student in County Cork who is receiving school transport under the scheme for children with special educational needs (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17012/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Education Schemes
Paul Kehoe
524. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education the reasons the free schoolbook scheme has not been extended to private national schools; if she will consider reviewing this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17074/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Health Services
Paul Kehoe
525. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education the breakdown of schools by region or the number of schools that have received or introduced free period products or funding for similar initiatives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17083/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Bríd Smith
526. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Education if she can clarify whether a school (details supplied) is among the schools affected by the stalled school building programme; if the approval letter from her Department for the proposed works at the school will be issued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17135/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Educational Disadvantage
Michael Ring
527. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education if a school (details supplied) will be approved DEIS status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17137/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Gary Gannon
528. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the reasons for the delay in the progression of the permanent building for a school (details supplied), before and since inflationary issues have arisen. [17147/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
written
School Accommodation
Gary Gannon
529. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the date on which a school (details supplied) will move from temporary accommodation. [17148/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
written
Schools Building Projects
Gary Gannon
530. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the support measures in place for schools or neighbouring schools, impacted by the hold on 58 school building projects; if such extenuating circumstances impact re-allocation of teachers and/or prefabs; and which schools have been impacted in this way. [17149/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
written
School Staff
Gary Gannon
531. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the reason a decision has been taken to suppress a ninth teaching post for a school (details supplied), given that it is a developing school and projected enrolment numbers exceed both the required 215 and 231 pupils required to be eligible for an additional post. [17150/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
written
School Accommodation
Gary Gannon
532. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the rationale for reversing the decision to allow a school (details supplied) permission to put in place a second block of prefabs for the 2023-2024 term. [17151/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
written
Teacher Training
Michael Ring
533. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education if teaching experience could be treated similarly to industry experience for the calculation of incremental credits (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17165/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Education Welfare Service
Steven Matthews
534. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Education the details regarding resources for educational welfare officers allocated to County Wicklow; if all posts are currently filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17205/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
written
Schools Building Projects
Michael Fitzmaurice
535. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education if an application under the school building programme, submitted by a school, (details supplied), can be fast-tracked to take account of the increase in the number of students enrolled for the 2023/2024 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17242/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
written
School Accommodation
Michael Fitzmaurice
536. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education if she will assess and address the needs of a school, (details supplied), for an indoor sports/multipurpose facility, changing rooms and general-purpose area to accommodate the increase in numbers enrolled for the 2023/2024 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17243/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
written
School Accommodation
Michael Fitzmaurice
537. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education if she will consider the allocation of temporary accommodation for a school (details supplied) to ensure the safe, orderly and efficient provision of physical education and extracurricular activities to accommodate the increase in numbers enrolled for the 2023/2024 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17244/23]