Parliamentary questions

School Staff

Sorca Clarke

43. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 499 of 20 March 2024, the date for when she expects the survey to commence; when the survey will be completed; and when action, if any, can be expected to be taken in response to the findings of the survey. [16901/24]

School Staff

Sorca Clarke

44. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on any engagements her Department has had with a union (details supplied) regarding the issue of caretakers. [16902/24]

Special Educational Needs

Sorca Clarke

46. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the measures and solutions that can be offered in the case of a child with additional needs who is receiving the home tuition grant but cannot source a tutor as tutors are not willing to travel the distance to the child living in rural Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16945/24]

State Examinations

Sorca Clarke

54. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education to address the concerns raised by organisation (details supplied) in relation to the 2023 draft specifications in leaving certificate biology, chemistry and physics. [16255/24]

School Accommodation

Sorca Clarke

56. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education her plans to tackle the oversubscription of secondary schools across Ireland. [16256/24]

School Admissions

Sorca Clarke

58. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education her plans to ensure that no child is left without an appropriate school place. [16257/24]

Teaching Qualifications

Sorca Clarke

76. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if she plans to remove the Catholic certificate that is required to teach in most schools in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16253/24]

School Transport

Sorca Clarke

88. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the engagements her Department has had with the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform in relation to the school transport scheme. [16339/24]

School Staff

Sorca Clarke

103. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if she will provide the latest update on the pay negotiations deal between her Department and a union (details supplied) in respect of increased salaries and additional leave entitlements for school caretakers; when her Department will publish the study her Department had committed to as a means to understanding the current working patterns as well as the terms and conditions of work for school caretakers; when her Department will implement a similar pay and conditions package for grant-funded school caretakers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16337/24]

Departmental Programmes

Sorca Clarke

104. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the engagements her Department has had with the Department of Transport in relation to the safe routes to school programme. [16254/24]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]