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Thu, 10 Mar 2022
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Disadvantaged Status
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
62. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if she will report on the roll-out of the expansion of Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools, DEIS; and if she will meet with Opposition Deputies to provide an update on this expansion. [13480/22]
Thu, 10 Mar 2022
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School Textbooks
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
63. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education the status of the pilot free book scheme as announced in budget 2022; and when the scheme will be rolled out to all students. [13508/22]
Thu, 10 Mar 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
64. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the steps she is taking to ensure the equitable distribution of special needs assistants, SNAs, across the school system with particular regard to new and developing schools; and the status of the roll-out of the front-loaded allocation model. [13481/22]
Thu, 10 Mar 2022
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Legislative Programme
Gary Gannon
65. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the status of the Education (Health, Relationships and Sex Education) Bill 2021; and if she will expedite the work on the Bill. [13664/22]
Thu, 10 Mar 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Joan Collins
66. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education the opening date for autism classes in schools (details supplied) in Dublin 12; the reason for the delay in opening the classes; and if they will be open for September 2022. [13665/22]
Thu, 10 Mar 2022
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School Transport
Michael Moynihan
67. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Education the status of the review of the school transport system, including consultation; when the final report can be expected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13494/22]
Thu, 10 Mar 2022
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Schools Building Projects
Aindrias Moynihan
68. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education the-up-to-date position on the delivery of new building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13407/22]
Thu, 10 Mar 2022
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State Examinations
Niamh Smyth
69. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the junior cycle examinations; if she will clarify the position regarding same; if she will provide the breakdown of marks to teachers or outline when the State Examinations Commission will be issuing guidance to teachers and students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13323/22]
Thu, 10 Mar 2022
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Education Policy
Peadar Tóibín
70. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the number of Gaelscoileanna at both primary and secondary level nationally by county from 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and her plans to increase the number of Gaelscoileanna by 2030. [13169/22]
Thu, 10 Mar 2022
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Schools Building Projects
Brian Stanley
71. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education if funding for a school (details supplied) will be sufficient to provide a new building considering the level of inflation in the building sector. [13313/22]
Thu, 10 Mar 2022
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State Examinations
Matt Carthy
72. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education when the National University of Ireland, Galway is expected to complete its work analysing responses to the consultation on the new draft specifications for leaving certificate Irish; if the analysis will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12503/22]
Thu, 10 Mar 2022
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School Facilities
Paul Murphy
73. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to a letter from a union (details supplied) pointing out that the advice of her Department that CO2 concentrations of above 1,400-1,500 parts per million are likely to be indicative of poor ventilation was being publicly challenged by experts in the field and that the union noted that experts maintained that a concentration of 1,000ppm is a more appropriate upper limit for CO2 concentration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13319/22]
Thu, 10 Mar 2022
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School Staff
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
74. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education when the staffing schedule for 2022-23 will be published. [13510/22]
Thu, 10 Mar 2022
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Schools Building Projects
Catherine Connolly
75. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education further to Question No. 146 of 23 November 2021, the analysis her Department has carried out into the future acquisition of any privately owned vacant school properties in Galway city and county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13315/22]
Thu, 10 Mar 2022
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School Facilities
Neale Richmond
76. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education the work of her Department to ensure that full use is made of educational facilities outside of school hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13328/22]
Thu, 10 Mar 2022
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State Examinations
Bernard Durkan
77. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education if all concerns regarding the leaving certificate examinations have been addressed with reference to the disruption to the past two school years due to Covid-19; the plans that are in place to tackle remaining concerns with particular reference to children with special educational needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13454/22]
Thu, 10 Mar 2022
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State Examinations
Neasa Hourigan
78. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Education the forms of assistive technology available to students sitting their leaving certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12676/22]
Thu, 10 Mar 2022
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Bullying in Educational Institutions
Jackie Cahill
79. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education the status of progress on developing a new action plan on bullying; the planned consultation and timeframe for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13500/22]
Thu, 10 Mar 2022
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State Examinations
Matt Carthy
80. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education her views on the concerns of an association (details supplied) regarding the leaving certificate syllabus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12504/22]
Thu, 10 Mar 2022
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School Accommodation
Emer Higgins
81. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education the progress that has been made in delivering new school accommodation for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13476/22]