Parliamentary questions

Tax Code

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

124. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to tax relief or other forms of incentives on teleconferencing equipment with the objective of reducing emissions by minimising unnecessary travel to meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52965/19]

School Transport Data

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

167. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary and secondary school students, respectively, availing of the school transport scheme. [52641/19]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

169. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full-year cost of extending the school inclusion model nationwide. [52654/19]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

170. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full-year cost of the school inclusion model pilot scheme; the number of schools included; and the average full-year allocation per school. [52655/19]

Capitation Grants

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

171. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full-year cost of increasing the capitation grant for primary schools by 10%, 20%, 30%, 40% and 50%, respectively, in tabular form. [52656/19]

Capitation Grants

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

172. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full-year cost of increasing the capitation grant for post-primary schools by 10%, 20%, 30%, 40% and 50%, respectively, in tabular form. [52657/19]

School Staff

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

194. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full-year cost of employing ten new school secretaries. [53022/19]

Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

347. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for a child seeking access to a speech and language therapist; the number of children that have access to a speech and language therapist; and the average number of sessions the children receive per year. [52680/19]

Departmental Expenditure

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

660. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason €60 million was returned to the Exchequer from her Department; if efforts were made to ensure the funding was spent on the needs of children; if not, if she discussed with the Departments of Health and Education and Skills if there were purposes for which the funding could be used for children, for example, in assessments or special needs services and supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53066/19]

School Textbooks Rental Scheme

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

181. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full-year cost of increasing the funding of the school books scheme by 10%, 20%, 30%, 40% and 50%, in tabular form. [51322/19]

Special Educational Needs Staff Data

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

182. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of employing ten new resource teachers. [51323/19]

Special Educational Needs Staff Data

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

183. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of employing ten new SNAs. [51324/19]

National Educational Psychological Service Data

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

184. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of employing ten new educational psychologists. [51325/19]

Speech and Language Therapy Data

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

185. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of employing ten new speech and language therapists. [51326/19]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

186. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of reducing the student teacher ratio by one point. [51327/19]

School Services Staff

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

187. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full-year cost of bringing secretary pay in line with those employed directly by his Department. [51340/19]

School Transport Fees

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

188. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of waiving fees paid by students for school transport via the school transport scheme at primary and secondary level, respectively. [51341/19]

School Completion Programme

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

555. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated full-year cost of increasing the funding of the school completion programme by 10%, 20%, 30%, 40% and 50%, in tabular form. [51328/19]

Ombudsman for Children Expenditure

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

560. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated full-year running cost of the Office of the Ombudsman for Children. [51342/19]

Child Benefit Expenditure

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

615. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of making a one-off annual double payment of child benefit to all recipients in July 2020. [51321/19]