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Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Value for Money Reviews
Mattie McGrath
211. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the consultancy service providers engaged by his Department from 1 January 2018 to 1 January 2019; the costs associated with each (details supplied); the reason for each service engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43312/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Value for Money Reviews
Mattie McGrath
212. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the details of each value for money and policy review conducted by his Department from 1 January 2018 to 1 January 2019; the cost of each exercise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43329/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Special Educational Needs Data
Peadar Tóibín
213. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary and secondary schools in each county that have autism units; and the number of primary and secondary school students diagnosed with autism in each county. [43375/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Gaelscoil Issues
Peadar Tóibín
214. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new teachers needed each year for Gaelscoileanna; and the number of teachers that are graduating each year from teacher training colleges having undertaken their training completely in Irish. [43376/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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School Accommodation Provision
Thomas P. Broughan
215. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the urgent measures he is taking to arrange accommodation for all displaced students and staff at a school (details supplied); and his plans to urgently reconstruct the damaged property. [43404/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Jan O'Sullivan
216. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the actions he is taking to ensure that children on the autism spectrum for whom a place in a special class attached to a mainstream school is required can access such a place locally, particularly in County Limerick; if he will use his powers to insist that such provision is available within a reasonable distance of the homes of such children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43405/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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School Staff Appeals Mechanism
Michael Healy-Rae
217. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an appeal by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43424/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Fiona O'Loughlin
218. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there will be an increase in the places available in an ASD unit (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43434/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Fiona O'Loughlin
219. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there will be an increase in the places available in an ASD unit (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43435/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Fiona O'Loughlin
220. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there will be an increase in the places available in an ASD unit (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43436/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Special Educational Needs
Fiona O'Loughlin
221. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if funding is available for technology for children with disabilities who are home schooled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43441/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Education and Training Boards Administration
Michael Healy-Rae
222. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter regarding modules on a course (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43445/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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School Transport Expenditure
Michael Healy-Rae
223. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter regarding school transport (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43467/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
James Browne
224. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to the EAL teaching support appeal (details supplied) by a school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43480/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Sean Fleming
225. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 225 of 25 June 2019 (details supplied), when a reply will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43487/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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School Transport Review
Jack Chambers
226. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school transport scheme application by a person (details supplied) that has been ongoing for more than a month will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43508/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Dara Calleary
227. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated first and full-year cost of reinstating the pre-2012 pupil teacher ratio in two, three and four teacher primary schools following Budget 2020 changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43539/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Special Educational Needs Staff Data
Thomas Byrne
228. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants required to complete the roll-out of the new school inclusion model; if the posts have been provided for in budget 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43544/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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School Accommodation Provision
Thomas Byrne
229. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide alternative accommodation to the pupils of a school (details supplied). [43545/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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School Accommodation Provision
Seán Haughey
230. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure alternative accommodation and associated facilities will be provided as soon as possible for a school (details supplied) following a serious fire on 16 October 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43560/19]