Ní féidir ach ceisteanna agus freagraí a foilsíodh tar éis Iúil 2012 a amharc anseo. Is féidir amharc de réir téarma nó dátaí ar leith ó Mhárta 2016 ar aghaidh do Ranna Rialtais. Foilsítear freagraí scríofa de réir mar a fhaightear iad ó Ranna. Chun ceisteanna parlaiminte a foilsíodh roimh Iúil 2012 a fheiceáil, cuardaigh Díospóireachtaí na Dála.
Ceisteanna agus freagraí le haghaidh gach suí
Leathanach 3 de 200
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Christopher O'Sullivan
67. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education to provide an overview of the timescale for the approval of school building projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23835/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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Pleananna Oideachais
Catherine Connolly
68. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Oideachais de thoradh Cheist Pharlaiminte Uimh. 102 den 16 Aibreán 2024, an dtabharfaidh sí soiléiriú ar an dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir leis an bplean chun beartas cuimsitheach don Ghaeilge sa chóras oideachais, idir leibhéal an oideachais réamhscoile agus leibhéal an oideachais do mhúinteoirí, a fhorbairt agus a fhoilsiú; cathain a fhoilseofar an beartas nua; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [23691/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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Special Educational Needs
David Stanton
69. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education if there is a way that people who are not qualified as teachers, but who are highly experienced and qualified in other ways in working with children with exceptional special needs, can work with such students in special schools and in special classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23863/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
193. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education the definitive timeline for the completion of the permanent buildings for a school (details supplied); what stage the development is currently at; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23528/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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School Enrolments
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
194. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education if the forward planning unit in her Department has identified the potential shortfall in primary school places in the Carrickmines area due to the large amount of development taking place in the area; the plans to address same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23530/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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School Enrolments
Seán Crowe
195. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education the number of individuals who failed to secure a place in their preferred secondary school in the Dublin south west area; and whether an assessment has been made to determine the level of additional places required in the area. [23549/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Jackie Cahill
196. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education the supports available to a school (details supplied) to purchase land adjacent to it for a carpark; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23567/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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Education Costs
Eoin Ó Broin
197. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education if she intends the digital strategy ICT grant to be an annual payment to ensure continuity for pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23572/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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Education Schemes
Eoin Ó Broin
198. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education the reason the school books grant was reduced by €16 this year; if she will consider reinstating the higher amount; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23573/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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Education Welfare Service
Eoin Ó Broin
199. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education if it is intended to extend the cost-of-living measure to support increased school running costs past the current academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23574/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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Education Policy
Eoin Ó Broin
200. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education if she will consider increasing the capitation grant at primary school level, given the reduction in the pupil-teacher ratio; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23575/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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School Staff
Joe McHugh
201. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on salary and pensions for caretakers in school settings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23577/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Mattie McGrath
202. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education to confirm the number of children in south Tipperary who are currently engaged with the SENO and NCSE and who are yet to have a school placement confirmed for September 2024; the number of children who require a placement in a special school in south Tipperary and have yet to receive confirmation of placement for September 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23584/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Michael Ring
203. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education the position regarding the provision of suitable accommodation for a primary school (details supplied); when the project will progress; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23585/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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School Staff
Eoin Ó Broin
204. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education if she is aware that the reduction in ancillary grant funding to schools which do not employ grant-funded secretaries is having a negative impact on the financial situation of some schools; if consideration will be given to reviewing this in advance of the next school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23593/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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School Accommodation
Niall Collins
205. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education for an update on a school project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23605/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Louise O'Reilly
206. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education the reason for delays in commencing the building of a new school (details supplied); if she will ensure that the project can move to stage 3 immediately; and if she will commit to a timeline for the completion of the new school. [23612/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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Information and Communications Technology
Louise O'Reilly
207. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 145 of 15 May 2024, the capital investment by his Department in computer and data infrastructure projects, by investment in each of the years since 2011, in tabular form. [23619/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Réada Cronin
208. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education the urgent measures she will take to tackle the critical lack of designated ASD school places for children in north Kildare, with children numbering up to 15 on waiting lists when there are only six places; if she will examine the situation in schools (details supplied) in particular where parents wish siblings to attend together; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23623/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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Schools Amalgamation
Rose Conway-Walsh
209. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education in a situation where two primary schools have amalgamated but the new base school is further away than other primary schools in the area, if the children will qualify for school transport such as in the case of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23629/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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School Enrolments
Louise O'Reilly
210. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education how the catchment area for a school (details supplied) was decided; and if the area can be slightly extended to incorporate the Holywell area of Swords, where another school is situated.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23633/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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School Facilities
Pearse Doherty
211. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update for the proposed autism unit for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23634/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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School Management
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
212. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 547 of 9 April 2024, if she will consider correspondence between a parent and a patron body and a board of management (details supplied); if she considers the response of the board of management is in all respects acceptable, or if she contends that the school, by requiring a parent or adult to remove a student during a withdrawal period from a specific subject, in fact negates the parental right of conscience to withdraw their child from any subject; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23638/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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School Funding
Mattie McGrath
213. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education her response to the concerns raised by the staff of a school (details supplied) in relation to the lack of resources and supports and the impact on the school community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23689/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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Gaeltacht Policy
Catherine Connolly
214. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 306 of 16 April 2024, her plans to develop a new policy on Gaeltacht education, to follow on from the 2017-2022 policy that was extended to the end of the 2023/2024 school year; the status of the research and evaluation study currently being undertaken by the Educational Research Centre to assess the impact and effectiveness of the Gaeltacht school recognition scheme in order to inform future policy and practice in schools; if the ERC will produce a final report of the study; the timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23690/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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School Staff
Cathal Crowe
215. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will urgently review the situation whereby teachers who were initially on the pre-2013 pension (legacy scheme) and were forced to temporarily leave service are now being left on the post-2013 pension, despite joining their profession prior to this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23724/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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School Admissions
Bernard Durkan
216. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education when an ASD school place will be provided for the daughter of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23732/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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School Curriculum
Martin Kenny
217. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of the clash between State exams in Ireland and the equivalent exams in Ukraine; the number of students affected by the clash; and the contingency plan in place for students wishing to sit both exams. [23759/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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Schools Building Projects
John Lahart
218. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on works for a school (details supplied). [23783/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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School Accommodation
Seán Crowe
219. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to a situation between two schools (details supplied); if the matter will be examined and an agreeable solution for both schools implemented in the short term; if an additional school hall space will be made available in the long term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23817/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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School Transport
Aindrias Moynihan
220. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education her engagement to date with Bus Éireann in reviewing the age requirement currently in place under school transport for bus drivers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23834/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Mark Ward
221. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education if there are plans to open a special school in the Citywest area of Dublin; if so, when this would take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23839/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Catherine Murphy
222. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education if the national list of SNAs can be released in a more efficient and transparent manner in view of the fact that persons are left wondering if they will have a job for the new school term; and if she will engage with the NCSE on this matter urgently. [23845/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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School Accommodation
Niall Collins
223. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education the status of a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23848/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Joan Collins
224. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that a young child receives a school placement by September 2024 (details supplied). [23851/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Colm Burke
225. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education the steps she will take to address the substantial shortfall of educational places in Cork city for children with autism spectrum disorder, and if she will set out her proposals for dealing with this shortfall; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23861/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Francis Noel Duffy
226. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Education when her Department will issue the letter of intent for a new school build for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23862/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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School Admissions
Bernard Durkan
227. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education if every effort can be made to ensure a school place in a local Gaelscoil is accommodated and confirmed for September 2024 in the case of the daughter of a person (details supplied) who has completed two years of an ECCE programme, and whose teachers have advised they are ready to proceed to primary school education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23874/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Fergus O'Dowd
228. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education to provide a timeline for the expected commencement date for a school (details supplied) in Drogheda which received planning permission in January; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23876/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Cian O'Callaghan
229. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 212 of 21 March 2024, if she will provide a decision to a school on a multi-use games area where they still have not received an answer (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23924/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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School Accommodation
Pat Buckley
230. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of the overcrowded conditions in the Educate Together National School in Fermoy, County Cork, which have resulted in some classes being held in a corridor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23928/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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School Accommodation
Pat Buckley
231. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education her plans to address overcrowded conditions in the Educate Together National School in Fermoy, County Cork, in the short term to improve the learning environment for students while plans for a more adequately sized facility are developed. [23929/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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School Enrolments
Pat Buckley
232. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education her long-term plans for the development of national schools in the Fermoy and east Cork area generally to avoid overcrowding and promote the best learning environment for students now and into the future. [23930/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Pat Buckley
233. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education what provisions are in place, or planned, to ensure the best supports possible are provided for schools which have a high number of students with additional learning needs, for example the Educate Together National School in Fermoy, County Cork, in which 62% of students have an identified additional learning need but are experiencing overcrowded classrooms at present. [23931/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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School Facilities
Pat Buckley
234. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education to outline the process for identifying and selecting facilities for national schools, the basic requirements and additional criteria which are desired and what consideration is made for future growth and development of these facilities to meet demand and ensure the best educational and work environments for students and teachers. [23932/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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School Accommodation
Pat Buckley
235. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education to outline the rationale for housing the Educate Together National School in Fermoy, County Cork, in the basement of a shared building which is wholly inadequate for the school's size and needs and provides no space for growth or development of this school service into the future; if this meets the standards for a positive school environment; and if there are plans to address concerns that the location is detrimental to the educational success of the school. [23933/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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Teacher Training
Michael Ring
236. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education to outline the long-term plan for upskilling for post-primary teachers (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23943/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Paul Donnelly
237. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education the status of the new building for a school (details supplied) to accommodate additional places for students with autism. [22404/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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School Staff
Michael Lowry
238. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education if she will review an issue in relation to a school (details supplied); if she will consult with this school directly to rectify the issues raised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23967/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
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School Transport
Michael Lowry
239. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education if matters raised in correspondence from parents of children who require a school bus service (details supplied) will be reviewed and assistance provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23968/24]