Parliamentary questions

Construction Industry

Sorca Clarke

381. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has studied the cost of construction review conducted by an organisation (details supplied) that compares the cost of construction across different countries; his views on the comparative costs of construction in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21873/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Sorca Clarke

484. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide clarity on the percentage of commanage that can be active turbary without negatively affecting the ACRES payment available to farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21302/23]

Civil Registration Service

Sorca Clarke

603. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if his Department plans to provide the HSE civil registration service at the primary care centre, Athlone, County Westmeath as it had been. [21301/23]

Rail Network

Sorca Clarke

13. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on his Department's engagements to date on the reopening of Killucan train station, County Westmeath. [20741/23]

Departmental Consultations

Sorca Clarke

164. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the date and mechanism which an organisation (details supplied) was formally requested by her Department to extend its remit and support post-primary parents and the engagement before said date with the individual member organisations of the National Council of Public-Private Partnerships. [20917/23]

Foreign Conflicts

Sorca Clarke

43. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when he expects all Irish citizens impacted by the conflict in Sudan to be exfiltrated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20759/23]

Foreign Conflicts

Sorca Clarke

44. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the engagement he has had with Irish Aid agencies whose staff are still in Sudan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20761/23]

Departmental Expenditure

Sorca Clarke

62. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the expenditure incurred in relation to Columb Barracks, Mullingar, per expense type and including a description of the works undertaken, for 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [20234/23]

Departmental Reports

Sorca Clarke

63. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the last report produced by his Department in relation to the architectural significance and historical significance of Columb Barracks, Mullingar. [20235/23]

Health Services

Sorca Clarke

480. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if the addiction service for those under 18 years in the midlands counties, which was delivered by the Midlands Regional Drug and Alcohol Taskforce in counties Laois, Offaly, Longford and Westmeath, is now fully staffed and operational. [20760/23]

School Discipline

Sorca Clarke

261. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of students who have been expelled from primary schools by county in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [20055/23]

School Discipline

Sorca Clarke

262. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of students who have been expelled from secondary schools by county in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [20056/23]

Departmental Funding

Sorca Clarke

136. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on potential funding for a feasibility study and environmental study in relation to the proposed boardwalk in Lanesboro, County Longford, and Ballyleague, County Roscommon. [18936/23]

Public Transport

Sorca Clarke

164. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the engagement he has had with Irish Rail regarding the ongoing overcrowding on trains from Sligo via Mullingar to Dublin. [18937/23]

Driver Test

Sorca Clarke

165. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the number of people awaiting a driving test in counties Longford and Westmeath; the current staffing level of the testing centres; and the average waiting time per centre, in tabular form. [18939/23]

Special Educational Needs

Sorca Clarke

247. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of notices served under section 25 of the Education Act 1998 in each of the years 2018 to 2022, and to date in 2023, and the number that referred to students with an additional education need and or a requirement to have access and support of an ASD unit. [18930/23]

Special Educational Needs

Sorca Clarke

248. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of students with additional educational needs that were not provided with transport for the 2022-2023 school year. [18931/23]

Schools Building Projects

Sorca Clarke

249. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the schools that have been given revised timelines for the completion of building works, given the recent announcement of the restarting of school building projects; and the revised timelines per school, in tabular form. [18932/23]

School Staff

Sorca Clarke

250. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of teaching posts vacant per county in national, primary and secondary schools, per county, in tabular form. [18940/23]

School Staff

Sorca Clarke

251. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of permanent teaching post contracts issued to teachers in national, primary and secondary schools in 2022, and to date in 2023. [18941/23]

Disadvantaged Status

Sorca Clarke

253. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education what funding that is available to DEIS schools to assist in meeting the costs for school trips to facilitate further learning, integration and social development. [18968/23]

Special Educational Needs

Sorca Clarke

274. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the criteria set for accessing the summer programme 2023 and the home-based programme. [19307/23]

Housing Schemes

Sorca Clarke

301. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of individuals and families per local authority who are supported via HAP, RAS, leases and long-term rentals, in tabular form. [18934/23]

Community Development Projects

Sorca Clarke

464. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason those who are undertaking community service have had their access to Columb Barracks, Mullingar removed, given the ongoing work that they were participating in on that site. [18929/23]

Hospital Staff

Sorca Clarke

505. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current vacancies in Mullingar Regional Hospital per department and speciality; and the length of time each post has been vacant, in tabular form. [18938/23]

School Staff

Sorca Clarke

228. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of middle management positions in primary schools which were removed or scaled back during the austerity years that have been reintroduced per county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18804/23]

School Staff

Sorca Clarke

229. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of middle management positions in secondary schools which were removed or scaled back during the austerity years that have been reintroduced per county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18805/23]

School Staff

Sorca Clarke

230. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of secondary schools that do not have a home economics teacher in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, by county, in tabular form. [18807/23]

Departmental Data

Sorca Clarke

231. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the initiatives, if any, she intends to roll-out to ensure that the number of special needs teachers matches the number of students who need them. [18808/23]

Housing Provision

Sorca Clarke

260. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable housing units delivered via the cost rental equity loan, the affordable housing fund and project Tosaigh in County Westmeath in each of the years, 2016 to 2022; and the number planned to be delivered in 2023 with a breakdown of units per scheme and average price of units by unit size, in tabular form. [18699/23]

Housing Provision

Sorca Clarke

261. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable housing units delivered via the cost rental equity loan, the affordable housing fund and project Tosaigh in County Longford in each of the years, 2016 to 2022; and the number planned to be delivered in 2023 with a breakdown of units per scheme and average price of units by unit size, in tabular form. [18700/23]

Waterways Issues

Sorca Clarke

282. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage regarding the development of two marinas at Nutgrove Marina, Williamstown, and Whitegate, County Clare, as these marinas appear to be outside the jurisdiction line; and if there is either an encroachment licence or a lease in place with Waterways Ireland. [18806/23]

An Garda Síochána

Sorca Clarke

311. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the number of sexual assaults reported in Irish hospitals in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [18810/23]

Third Level Staff

Sorca Clarke

415. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of vacant lecture positions per National University and subject in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [18809/23]

Official Engagements

Sorca Clarke

157. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has contacted the new leader of the Scottish National Party, Mr. Humza Yousaf, with a view to meeting with him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16456/23]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Sorca Clarke

174. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the recently released 2023 report by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which calls for emissions to be reduced by half by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16455/23]

School Curriculum

Sorca Clarke

507. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if her Department is considering aligning the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages for primary and secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16827/23]

School Transport

Sorca Clarke

583. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education given the profound difficulties experienced with the school transport system in 2022, the changes she plans to introduce for primary, post primary, children with special education needs and the special transport grant for the upcoming 2023/2024 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17765/23]

Schools Refurbishment

Sorca Clarke

642. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of schools in Counties Longford and Westmeath that have had school buildings/refurbishment/extension works approved; and the number of those approved works that are delayed at present, in tabular form. [16477/23]

Immigration Status

Sorca Clarke

1043. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice if he will review in its entirety the application under the regularisation of the long-term undocumented migrants scheme by a person (details supplied). [18262/23]

Health Services

Sorca Clarke

1421. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health in relation to the mobile breast screening units that will not return to Mullingar and Athlone until the end of 2023, the number of women who were scheduled to attend these units for screening who will now have to make the trip to Tullamore to avail of this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16658/23]

Health Services Staff

Sorca Clarke

1471. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm that healthcare assistants who are qualified above QQI level 5 do not need to repeat or obtain a QQI level 5 qualification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16825/23]

Dental Services

Sorca Clarke

1472. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists who provide services under the general medical card scheme, by county, in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [16826/23]

School Staff

Sorca Clarke

406. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education what engagement her Department has had with a school (details supplied) regarding behaviour analyst funding, given that the funding for this post has not been amended since 2005. [15145/23]

School Staff

Sorca Clarke

407. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education is she will ensure that a school (details supplied) is provided with earlier confirmation of funding for its behaviour analyst for the upcoming school year as the current process of the school being informed in May, a matter of weeks before the end of the school year, is making it increasingly difficult to fill these positions and plan for the new school year. [15146/23]

School Staff

Sorca Clarke

408. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if she will approve the request for the behaviour analyst post at a school (details supplied) to be made permanent. [15147/23]

Departmental Meetings

Sorca Clarke

568. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice if the Minister of State with responsibility for law reform will meet a group (details supplied) as a matter of urgency in order that the views and the real concerns of license holders can be fully taken into account. [14956/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Sorca Clarke

714. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list for 8-16 year olds in CHO8, per test centre, age, and the length of time on the list, in tabular form. [15237/23]

Naval Service

Sorca Clarke

1. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence given that the ceremonial handover of two inshore patrol vessels from New Zealand has taken place, the estimated additional crew, by rank, required to put these vessels to sea; and the duration and location of any familiarisation and training for crew before they can enter service. [13837/23]

Defence Forces

Sorca Clarke

10. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the steps that have been taken to date regarding the Workplace Relations Commission ruling in December 2020 to roll out anti-discrimination training course and materials for all Defence Forces personnel with staff responsibilities due to be completed by the end of 2022. [13839/23]

Defence Forces

Sorca Clarke

36. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide a detailed update on the current status of the report from the Independent Review Group into allegations of abuse in the Defence Forces. [13838/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Sorca Clarke

286. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the way a person (details supplied) can adequately complete a disability allowance application. [14445/23]

Voluntary Sector

Sorca Clarke

287. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development what her Department has done in relation to the provision of multi annual funding for meals on wheels service providers to allow for planned growth in line with increasing demand; and the progress that has been made to date in relation to standardisation of funding across the sector. [14318/23]

Voluntary Sector

Sorca Clarke

288. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of meals on wheels services that were excluded from any measures introduced by this Government to meet the exceptional growth in the cost of electricity overheads. [14319/23]

Rental Sector

Sorca Clarke

484. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide further details on the plan recently announced in the media, of a scheme similar to the tenant in situ for households that are above the social housing income limits. [13538/23]

Schools Building Projects

Sorca Clarke

640. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the current status of the Phase 1 application from December 2022 by a school (details supplied) for proposed essential works to this growing school where places are in increasing demand. [12615/23]

School Accommodation

Sorca Clarke

641. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the application by a school (details supplied) for the urgent provision of additional accommodation, which the school was informed in December 2022 was in the final stage of its assessment given the nature of the application. [12616/23]

Ukraine War

Sorca Clarke

722. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of children from Ukraine currently living in Mullingar, County Westmeath who are availing of school transport and to which school, in tabular form. [13262/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Sorca Clarke

859. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of letters issued to recipients of any payments authorised by her Department, per month in the years 2022 to date in 2023, and all associated costs, requesting the recipient transfer to bank payment from collection via the Post Office Network, in tabular form. [13875/23]

Pension Provisions

Sorca Clarke

1024. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress that has been made on the issue of pension provision for research staff grades who do not have access to public service pensions in higher education Institutions, particularly in relation to the technological university sector (details supplied). [13110/23]

Health Services

Sorca Clarke

1457. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health when the mobile BreastCheck unit last operated in Mullingar; the reason it will not return to this highly populated area until late in 2023, given that the journey to Tullamore is a 40km roundtrip with irregular and infrequent transport links. [13577/23]

Medicinal Products

Sorca Clarke

220. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current status of ampligen for treatment of myalgic encephalomyelitis, ME; and the engagement he has had with the European Medicines Agency, EMA, on the issue of authorisation. [11745/23]

Medicinal Products

Sorca Clarke

221. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of occasions, per year, that the drug ampligen has been applied for, denied access or approved via the exempt medicines scheme, in tabular form. [11749/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Sorca Clarke

274. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine he maximum funding available for TAMS via the Rural Development Programme and CAP Strategic Plans over the 2023 to 2027 period; the amount allocated in Budget 2023; the amount remaining to be allocated across 2024 to 2027. [11761/23]

Agriculture Industry

Sorca Clarke

275. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will commission a social, economic and environmental impact assessment of factory-controlled feedlots. [11762/23]

Agriculture Industry

Sorca Clarke

276. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his proposals to support the production of agricultural hemp. [11763/23]

Agriculture Supports

Sorca Clarke

277. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagements he has had with his Cabinet colleagues to support and encourage women farmers. [11764/23]

Schools Building Projects

Sorca Clarke

402. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on an Emergency Works Application 1732 from 19 April 2022 by a school (details supplied). [11493/23]

Dental Services

Sorca Clarke

649. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of children aged between eight to 12 years inclusive, 13 to 15 inclusive, and 16 to 18 inclusive, who have been referred to the National Treatment Purchase Fund for dental treatment in each of the years 2020 to 2022, and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [11440/23]

Taxi Licences

Sorca Clarke

85. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the reason working taxi licence owners cannot pass on their licence until death; and the proposals to amend this to facilitate transfer of ownership during the lifetime of the owner upon incapacitation or retirement. [10269/23]

Trade Missions

Sorca Clarke

127. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if Enterprise Ireland will have a trade mission to Spain in Quarter 2 2023. [9587/23]

Rail Network

Sorca Clarke

176. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the amount that Iarnród Éireann spent on personnel security within its stations and trains in 2022; and the additional funding that will be allocated for same in 2023. [9588/23]

Official Engagements

Sorca Clarke

313. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he spoke formally with his South Korean counterpart during the recent Munich Security Conference. [9585/23]

Defence Forces

Sorca Clarke

322. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the refurbishment works that were carried out at both Cathal Brugha and McKee Barracks in 2021, 2022, and to date in 2023; the nature of these works; and if each capital works project is completed or still ongoing. [9589/23]

Departmental Data

Sorca Clarke

459. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of applicants to the commis chef apprenticeship level 6 programme in 2021, 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [9590/23]

Prison Service

Sorca Clarke

478. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the ratio of psychologists to prisoners, per prison, at the end of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9522/23]

Prison Service

Sorca Clarke

479. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the number of prisoners who were on waiting lists to access psychology services at the end of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9523/23]

An Garda Síochána

Sorca Clarke

481. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí, by rank attached to each divisional public service vehicle inspectors as of 20 February 2023. [9586/23]

Health Services

Sorca Clarke

553. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health If he will provide details of all autism-specific services available for adults in County Westmeath; the types of services available; and the waiting list for each service for each appointment type. [9581/23]

Health Services Staff

Sorca Clarke

554. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE ophthalmologist registrars working in Mullingar Regional Hospital in 2021, 2022, and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [9582/23]

Health Services Staff

Sorca Clarke

555. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE vacancies by job title at St. Joseph's Campus, Longford; and when each vacancy will be filled, in tabular form. [9583/23]

Health Services Staff

Sorca Clarke

556. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the list of Hospitals that used outsourced private cardiology services for both diagnosis and treatment. [9584/23]

Ukraine War

Sorca Clarke

497. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline the reported issues previously highlighted in Middletown House, Castletown Geoghegan, County Westmeath when an expression of interest for accommodation for Ukrainian families was made; if these issues have been resolved; if a contract has been entered into by his Department in relation to this building; and his Department’s future intentions are regarding its use for those seeking international protection. [8140/23]

Defence Forces

Sorca Clarke

101. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if the temporary pause on post 1994 corporals and privates that have reached or are approaching mandatory retirement age for discharge remains in effect or if following any review, has been cancelled [7621/23]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Sorca Clarke

194. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if given the population, Athlone is being considered as a location for the provision of a hospital. [7622/23]

Defence Forces

Sorca Clarke

302. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of complaints of sexual assaults, sexual harassment or rape made against serving members of the Defence Forces per rank, by other members, in 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [7092/23]

Defence Forces

Sorca Clarke

303. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of bullying complaints that have been made against serving members of the Defence Forces, per rank, by other members in 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [7093/23]

Defence Forces

Sorca Clarke

304. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the total number of complaints made against serving members of the Defence Forces, per rank, by other members in 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [7094/23]

Prison Service

Sorca Clarke

489. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice if his attention has been drawn to the official figures published by the Irish Prison Service which indicate that the combined capacity across Irish prisons has reached 100%; and his Department's plan to deal with this issue. [6498/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Sorca Clarke

546. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the total number of people on outpatient waiting lists at Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar in 2022. [6496/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Sorca Clarke

547. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of children on outpatient waiting lists at Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar in 2022. [6497/23]

Social Welfare Payments

Sorca Clarke

25. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps being taken to process the applications for the exceptional needs payment and supplementary welfare allowance and clear the backlog. [6178/23]

Sports Facilities

Sorca Clarke

76. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the engagement there has been with sports stadiums with regard to accessibility for those with a disability, including hidden disability. [6176/23]

Departmental Strategies

Sorca Clarke

90. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the engagement that he has had with the Department of Education, with a view to progressing integration of students from new communities in primary and post primary schools. [6177/23]

Environmental Policy

Sorca Clarke

68. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the average tree cover in the 100 largest towns in Ireland; if he plans to increase tree cover to counteract higher temperatures in the summer months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5905/23]

Northern Ireland

Sorca Clarke

177. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to provide an update on the post-Brexit Northern Ireland protocol. [5906/23]

Departmental Properties

Sorca Clarke

182. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the land and buildings owned or leased by his Department in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023. [5904/23]

School Staff

Sorca Clarke

191. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of vacant home economics teacher positions in secondary schools in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, by county in tabular form. [5621/23]

School Staff

Sorca Clarke

192. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the survey published by an organisation (details supplied) in October 2022, which found that home economics is the second most difficult subject for which to find a teacher; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5622/23]

Teacher Training

Sorca Clarke

193. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if post-primary teachers who decide to upskill in order to teach home economics will be given the same financial assistance as those upskilling to teach mathematics, physics and Spanish; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5623/23]