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Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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School Transport
Michael Healy-Rae
729. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding a bus issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38841/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Teaching Qualifications
Michael Healy-Rae
753. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education the reason an application (details supplied) was rejected; the reason it is taking so long for a decision on the review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39120/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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School Transport
Michael Healy-Rae
758. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if any assistance can be given to pupils (details supplied) who need bus transport to school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39135/23]
Wed, 12 Jul 2023
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School Admissions
Michael Healy-Rae
119. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if a child (details supplied) will receive a place in a school in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34554/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Educational Disadvantage
Michael Healy-Rae
286. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if a school (details supplied) will qualify for DEIS status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33993/23]
Wed, 5 Jul 2023
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State Examinations
Michael Healy-Rae
102. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if she will introduce measures (details supplied) to assist exam candidates with dyslexia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33111/23]
Tue, 4 Jul 2023
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Departmental Records
Michael Healy-Rae
319. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if information will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32653/23]
Thu, 29 Jun 2023
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State Examinations
Michael Healy-Rae
241. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education her Department’s plans to address the difficult Leaving Certificate Maths higher level paper; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31778/23]
Tue, 27 Jun 2023
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School Staff
Michael Healy-Rae
282. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if the XEX status of guidance councillors will be restored in all secondary schools where their hours are based on the number of students in the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31304/23]
Tue, 27 Jun 2023
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School Staff
Michael Healy-Rae
329. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if she will reduce the ratio of full-time guidance counsellors in order to increase the amount of guidance counsellors available to students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31305/23]
Tue, 27 Jun 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Michael Healy-Rae
330. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if the case of a child (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31380/23]
Wed, 21 Jun 2023
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Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Michael Healy-Rae
90. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if she will address a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29904/23]
Tue, 20 Jun 2023
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School Accommodation
Michael Healy-Rae
332. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding an overcrowded school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29671/23]
Thu, 15 Jun 2023
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School Enrolments
Michael Healy-Rae
211. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education her views with regard to the schedule of enrolment of pupils governing in the appointment and retention of mainstream class teachers in ordinary schools, Gaelscoileanna and Gaeltacht national schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29010/23]
Wed, 14 Jun 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Michael Healy-Rae
83. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on an ASD class for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28668/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Michael Healy-Rae
590. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education the outcome of a review (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28159/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Gender Recognition
Michael Healy-Rae
282. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25894/23]
Wed, 17 May 2023
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School Transport
Michael Healy-Rae
69. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a school bus place for a pupil (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23394/23]
Tue, 9 May 2023
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State Pensions
Michael Healy-Rae
263. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if the case of a person (details supplied) will be investigated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21073/23]
Thu, 27 Apr 2023
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School Funding
Michael Healy-Rae
250. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if she will provide funding for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19977/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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School Transport
Michael Healy-Rae
246. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education the status of a bus service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18925/23]
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]
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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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 Accommodation
Michael Healy-Rae
581. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education the status of an application for additional school accommodation for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17718/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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School Facilities
Michael Healy-Rae
610. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education the reason a school canteen (details supplied) has not yet opened since Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18236/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Education and Training Boards
Michael Healy-Rae
670. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if the eligibility of a person (details supplied) for the supplementary panel will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16944/23]
Thu, 30 Mar 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Michael Healy-Rae
189. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if she will review a decision on a grant for assistive technology for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15824/23]
Tue, 28 Mar 2023
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Home Schooling
Michael Healy-Rae
398. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if home tuition will be offered in a situation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14918/23]
Thu, 23 Mar 2023
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School Admissions
Michael Healy-Rae
273. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if she will address the case of a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14561/23]
Tue, 21 Mar 2023
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School Transport
Michael Healy-Rae
616. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if she will provide school transport to pupils (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12433/23]
Tue, 21 Mar 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Michael Healy-Rae
619. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on an ASD unit for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12501/23]
Wed, 8 Mar 2023
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School Funding
Michael Healy-Rae
135. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if the minor works grant will be paid this year (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11766/23]
Wed, 8 Mar 2023
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School Admissions
Michael Healy-Rae
145. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if a school place will be offered in the correct establishment for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11989/23]
Tue, 7 Mar 2023
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School Transport
Michael Healy-Rae
369. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11032/23]
Thu, 2 Mar 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Michael Healy-Rae
228. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if a decision in the case of a person (details supplied) will be reconsidered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10687/23]
Thu, 2 Mar 2023
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School Funding
Michael Healy-Rae
237. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if additional resources will be provided to a school (details supplied) in view of the circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10645/23]
Tue, 14 Feb 2023
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Disadvantaged Status
Michael Healy-Rae
341. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if a primary school (details supplied) will be re-included in the DEIS scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6784/23]
Tue, 14 Feb 2023
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School Transport
Michael Healy-Rae
346. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 665 of 18 January 2022, when the family will receive the grant (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6915/23]
Tue, 14 Feb 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Michael Healy-Rae
361. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if she will provide details regarding places for students in the ASD unit in Ballybunion (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7193/23]
Wed, 8 Feb 2023
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School Transport
Michael Healy-Rae
188. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education her views on a matter (details supplied) concerning overtime for Bus Éireann drivers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5602/23]
Wed, 8 Feb 2023
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School Transport
Michael Healy-Rae
221. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education the position regarding a bus to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5867/23]
Wed, 8 Feb 2023
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Education Policy
Michael Healy-Rae
222. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if a series of matters (details supplied) will be clarified in relation to the newly announced changes to summer courses, requiring online courses to have eight hour synchronous time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5886/23]
Wed, 8 Feb 2023
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Education Policy
Michael Healy-Rae
223. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if a series of matters (details supplied) will be clarified with regard to newly announced changes to summer courses, requiring online courses to have eight-hour synchronous time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5901/23]
Wed, 25 Jan 2023
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School Transport
Michael Healy-Rae
111. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education the status of school bus transport for siblings (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3502/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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School Staff
Michael Healy-Rae
349. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2848/23]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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School Transport
Michael Healy-Rae
665. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education the status of an application for the special education school grant by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63280/22]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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School Staff
Michael Healy-Rae
688. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that the income of a person (details supplied) is corrected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63432/22]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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School Transport
Michael Healy-Rae
737. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if the pick-up for school transport for a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63959/22]
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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School Transport
Michael Healy-Rae
745. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 458 of 18 October 2022, if she will provide an update on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1162/23]