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Thu, 17 Oct 2019
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Schools Site Acquisitions
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
71. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the apparent overpayments by his Department in purchasing land intended for new schools in Dublin, specifically the purchase of sites in Harold's Cross and Sandymount; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42543/19]
Tue, 8 Oct 2019
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School Accommodation Provision
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
117. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of medium-term, temporary and long-term accommodation for educate together south city Cork. [41046/19]
Tue, 8 Oct 2019
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Schools Data
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
122. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the details of primary schools in an area in Cork (details supplied). [41119/19]
Tue, 8 Oct 2019
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Schools Data
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
123. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the details of secondary schools in an area in Cork (details supplied). [41120/19]
Tue, 8 Oct 2019
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Sentencing Policy
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
140. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the establishment of the sentencing guidelines and information committee; and when he expects draft sentencing guidelines to be published. [40583/19]
Wed, 2 Oct 2019
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Fuel Allowance Eligibility
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
242. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the fuel allowance can be paid on a discretionary basis to people participating in community employment schemes and of limited income despite not being on a qualifying payment prior to engaging with community employment. [40097/19]
Wed, 2 Oct 2019
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Fuel Allowance Eligibility
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
243. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the fuel allowance will be paid to recipients of carer's allowance should they satisfy a means test and are of limited income. [40098/19]
Tue, 1 Oct 2019
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Tionscadail Tógála Scoileanna
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
194. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire den Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna an bhfuil aon phlean aige cúnamh a thabhairt do Scoil (sonraí thíos), le hathchóiriú a dhéanamh ar a cuid foirgneamh, ina measc, Halla Spóirt a chur ar fáil; agus cad é stádas an iarratais seo. [39378/19]
Tue, 1 Oct 2019
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Schools Refurbishment
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
195. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide a retrofitting programme for education facilities, including primary, secondary, and third-level to ensure that they become more energy efficient and sustainable. [39379/19]
Tue, 1 Oct 2019
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Higher Education Authority Funding
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
196. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has received a request for funding for the renovation of the Kane Science Building in UCC; and the consideration given to it. [39380/19]
Tue, 1 Oct 2019
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Public Transport Initiatives
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
512. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce a leap 90 discount scheme in the wider Cork area to complement the proposals in the CMATS strategy. [39552/19]
Wed, 25 Sep 2019
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Home Tuition Scheme Administration
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
81. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to delays to the granting of home tuition hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38969/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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Third Level Funding
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
165. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full-year cost of increasing funding to third level institutions by 1%. [38561/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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Student Grant Scheme Expenditure
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
166. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full-year cost of restoring the non-adjacent SUSI grant level from 24 km to 30 km, 35 km and 40 km, in tabular form. [38562/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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Student Grant Scheme Expenditure
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
167. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full-year cost of restoring the SUSI grant scheme to pre-2011 levels. [38563/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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Immigration Status
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
225. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the immigration status of the persons who were adversely affected by the recent student recruitment agency closure; the measures to be put in place to ensure that international students are protected against another closure of this nature; the status of the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the closure of the agency which was carried out by the Garda National Immigration Bureau; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38746/19]
Tue, 17 Sep 2019
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Special Educational Needs Staff Data
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
176. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of SNAs employed by his Department. [37092/19]
Tue, 17 Sep 2019
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Special Educational Needs Staff Data
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
177. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of SNAs employed by his Department on a full-time basis. [37093/19]
Tue, 17 Sep 2019
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Special Educational Needs Staff Data
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
178. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of full-time equivalent posts for SNAs allocated by his Department. [37094/19]
Tue, 17 Sep 2019
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Student Grants Data
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
179. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of restoring grants for student teacher attendance at mandatory Gaeltacht courses. [37095/19]
Tue, 17 Sep 2019
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School Services Staff
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
180. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of achieving full pay equality amongst SNAs and school secretaries respectively. [37096/19]
Tue, 17 Sep 2019
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Teachers' Remuneration
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
181. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has engaged with a union (details supplied) since it announced its latest intention to explore the possibility of industrial action. [37097/19]
Tue, 17 Sep 2019
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Teachers' Remuneration
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
182. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of achieving full pay equality for teachers at both primary and post-primary level respectively. [37098/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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School Services Staff
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
245. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school secretaries paid through the ancillary grant; and the average wage of secretaries. [34697/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Capitation Grants
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
246. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing capitation for primary schools to 2011 rates per pupil. [34698/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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School Textbooks Rental Scheme
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
247. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of schoolbooks being provided by schools; and the estimated cost for schoolbook rental schemes to be provided by all schools. [34699/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Capitation Grants
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
248. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing capitation for primary schools by €20 per pupil. [34700/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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School Guidance Counsellors
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
249. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of reversing cuts to guidance counselling; and the estimated cost to ensure one counsellor for every 500 students. [34701/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Special Educational Needs Staff Data
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
250. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of an additional SENO or SNA. [34702/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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School Enrolments Data
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
251. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the expected number of children in primary and secondary schools in September 2019. [34703/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Autism Support Services
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
252. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the expected number of ASD unit places to be available in primary and secondary schools by county in September 2019. [34704/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Education Grants
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
255. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the effect the housing crisis has on applicants that apply for SUSI grants but cannot apply as independent students in view of the fact they cannot provide an address of their own will be considered. [34708/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Capitation Grants
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
291. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of each one point increase in the capitation grant for primary schools. [35211/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Capitation Grants
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
292. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of each one point increase in the capitation grant for post-primary schools. [35212/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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School Guidance Counsellors
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
293. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to restore guidance counsellors to one per 500 pupils ex-quota at post-primary level. [35213/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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School Guidance Counsellors
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
294. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to restore guidance counsellors to one per 500 pupils ex-quota for DEIS schools. [35214/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
295. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of each one point reduction in the pupil-teacher ratio at primary level. [35215/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
296. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of each one point reduction in the pupil-teacher ratio for junior, senior, first and second class. [35216/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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School Staff
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
297. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to reverse staffing cuts to small schools with less than 86 pupils to 2011/2012 levels. [35217/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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School Accommodation Provision
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
298. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to provide additional classroom accommodation in order to reduce primary school class sizes per each point reduction. [35218/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Teachers' Remuneration
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
299. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full year net saving of using newly qualified teachers for substitution duties rather than retired teachers. [35219/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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School Staff
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
300. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of additional teaching positions which would be required in primary schools to restore the appointment figures for the third and fourth mainstream teacher to the level they were at in 2010, that is, 49 and 81. [35220/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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School Staff
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
301. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools which had a teaching staff of one, two or three teachers in 2010 and which have since closed following the increase in the appointment figures. [35221/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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School Staff
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
302. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools which have teacher numbers (details supplied). [35222/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Special Educational Needs Staff Data
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
303. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of SNAs employed for the 2018/2019 school year; and the projected number of SNAs to be employed for the 2019/2020 school year. [35225/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Special Educational Needs Staff Data
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
304. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of the approximately 950 increased additional special needs assistants, SNAs, announced in budget 2019 that were employed for the period of 2018/2019. [35226/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Special Educational Needs Data
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
305. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that have appealed their SNA allocation for 2019/2020 by county in tabular form. [35227/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Special Educational Needs Data
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
306. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of SNA hours applied for and or sought by each county for the 2019/2020 school term in tabular form. [35228/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Special Educational Needs Data
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
307. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that have appealed their SNA allocation for 2019/2020 by county in tabular form. [35229/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Autism Support Services
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
308. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of autistic children enrolled at primary level for 2019/2020. [35230/19]